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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
ES Review
ES Review: Selections From 2007
From the promise of virtual schooling to the plight of Sallie Mae, the second edition of the ES Review brings together, in one setting, some of our best work from 2007. Abridged versions of our research reports, outside articles and op-eds, book reviews, Charts You Can Trusts, and more—they are all here in one downloadable PDF.
If you are new to Education Sector, the ES Review is the perfect place to get to know us and our commitment to offering independent analysis and innovative ideas. If you are a regular Education Sector reader, it's a convenient reminder of our original research and ongoing effort to translate complex ideas for a wide audience.
The 2007 edition features:
- Selections from our K–12 Accountability work: Laboratories of Reform: Virtual High Schools and Innovation in Public Education; Labeled: The Students Behind NCLB's 'Disabilities' Designation; Where Education Is a Matter of Prestige; A Turn Toward National Standards; and more ...
- Selections from our Educational Choice work:
A Sum Greater Than the Parts: What States Can Teach Each Other About Charter Schooling; Information Underload: Florida's Flawed Special-Ed Voucher Program; and Smart Charter School Caps
- Selections from our Teacher Quality work:
Leading the Local: Teachers Union Presidents Speak on Change, Challenges; Frozen Assets: Rethinking Teacher Contracts Could Free Billions for School Reform; and more …
- Selections from our Undergraduate Education work:
Leading Lady: Sallie Mae and the Origins of Today's Student Loan Controversy; Built to Teach; Hidden Details: A Closer Look at Student Loan Default Rates; and more …
- Selections from Politics of Education and the Best of the Blogs...
Download the full PDF of "ES Review: Selections From 2007" (above right).
