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Sector Spotlight
Report Release: Reforming Teacher Pensions for a Changing Work Force
New Education Sector report examines teacher pensions and details the problems facing current state pension programs.
Sport or Not? A Question for the Courts
Senior Policy Analyst Elena Silva interviewed by the New York Times on Title IX.
Teachers Unions as Agents of Reform
Brad Jupp, an architect of Denver's landmark performance-based teacher pay system, ProComp, is an outspoken advocate of both labor organizing and quality education for disadvantaged kids. In this interview, Jupp talks about ProComp, his views on teacher unionism, and the future of the teaching profession.
Education Sector Welcomes Three New Board Members
Education Sector's board of directors names three prominent leaders in the fields of education and journalism to the board: David W. Breneman, Richard Lee Colvin, and Peter McWalters.
For-profit colleges: Do they shortchange students?
Policy Director Kevin Carey comments on a recent Senate HELP Committee hearing on for-profit colleges.
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.