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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 2008 and 2009
From measuring 21st century skills to plotting school choice, the third edition of the ES Review brings together, in one setting, some of our best work from 2008–09. 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 2008/2009 edition features:
- Selections from our K–12 Accountability work: Measuring Skills for the 21st Century; Beyond the Bubble: Technology and the Future of Student Assessment; Testing the Limits; Salvaging Accountability; and more ...
- Selections from our Educational Choice work: Plotting School Choice: The Challenges of Crossing District Lines; Food for Thought: Building a High-Quality School Choice Market; Fair Trade: Five Deals to Expand and Improve Charter Schooling; and more ...
- Selections from our Teacher Quality work: Rush to Judgment: Teacher Evaluation in Public Education; Waiting to Be Won Over: Teachers Speak on the Profession, Unions, and Reform; Ladders of Success: Keeping Teacher Pay on Schedule; and more ...
- Selections from our Undergraduate Education work: Graduation Rate Watch; Drowning in Debt: The Emerging Student Loan Crisis; Ready to Assemble; and more ...
- Selections from our Blogs, Online Discussions, and more...
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