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Sector Spotlight
Kevin Carey on Washington Journal
Policy Director Kevin Carey appeared on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" to talk about the education proposals put forth during President Obama's State of the Union address.
Co-founder Andrew Rotherham is featured in CBS's "Where America Stands," a news special on the current state of the nation's schools.
For Release: New Education Sector Report Offers a New Look at High School Accountability
"College- and Career-Ready" focuses on using outcomes data to hold high schools accountable for student success.
Holding Colleges Accountable: Can Success Be Measured?
TIME magazine education reporter Gilbert Cruz sits down with Policy Director Kevin Carey to discuss why parents and public officials should demand more accountability from colleges.
Miller on Federal Student Loan Changes
Education Sector Policy Analyst Ben Miller talks with Inside Higher Ed and The Chronicle of Higher Education about changes to the federal student loan program.
Education Governance
Education Governance
Leading the Local: Teachers Union Presidents Speak on Change, Challenges
Presidents of 30 local teachers unions in six states speak candidly about their views on a number of education issues, revealing that they are focused on far more than the traditional union priorities of wages, hours, working conditions, and due process for their members.
Eight for 2008: Education Ideas for the Next President
Education Sector offers eight education ideas for our next president. These are pragmatic solutions to real problems that both parties can support.
Frozen Assets: Rethinking Teacher Contracts Could Free Billions for School Reform
In an era of limited resources, public school districts under intense pressure to boost student achievement will have to be creative in looking for ways to fund improvements. One often overlooked source of funds: common provisions in teacher contracts.
The Future of Charter Schools and Teachers Unions: Results of a Symposium
Over the past fifteen years, charter schools and teachers unions have battled in state legislatures, the courts, and the media. This new report provides recommendations for how both groups might coexist while maintaining their most valued principles.
ES Review, Fall 2006
The first edition of the ES Review, a compilation of our best work over the past several months, features abridged versions of our recent reports, interviews, debates, and commentary—all in one downloadable PDF.
L.A. Story: Can a Parent Revolution Change Urban Education's Power Structure?
In 1990 Steve Barr "rocked the vote" in America by helping to engineer an upswing in voting among 18-to 24-year-olds with the help of musicians and other pop culture icons. Now the political operative and education entrepreneur is tapping into the frustrations of working-class parents in Los Angeles to rock the city's public schools to their core.
Measured Progress: A Report on the High School Reform Movement
New studies on the impact of the wide-ranging efforts over the past half-decade to reform the nation's public high schools have produced important—and encouraging—findings.
Collective Bargaining in Education
Collective bargaining shapes the way public schools are organized, financed, staffed, and operated. Edited by Education Sector's Andrew Rotherham and Jane Hannaway of the Urban Institute, Collective Bargaining in Education takes an in-depth look at the controversial world of teacher collective bargaining.