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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.
Research and Reports
The Future of Charter Schools and Teachers Unions: Results of a Symposium
A National Charter School Research Project Report by Paul T. Hill, Lydia Rainey, and Andrew J. Rotherham
- Authors:
- Paul T. Hill
- Andrew J. Rotherham
- Publication Date:
- October 1, 2006
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- Educational Choice and Charter Schools
The Future of Charter Schools and Teachers Unions: Results of a Symposium summarizes the opinions expressed at a convening of local, state, and national leaders from both the charter school and teachers union communities. It provides recommendations for how both groups might coexist while maintaining their most valued principles.
Please download the full report from the Center on Reinventing Public Education (PDF file).
Also read the analysis of this proceeding, A One-Day Cease Fire, by Paul T. Hill, Lydia Rainey, and Andrew J. Rotherham (PDF file). The analysis is part of the Center for Reinventing Public Education report, A Balanced Look at American Charter Schools in 2006.