Mathematica

All We Are Saying Is Give Math a Chance

Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Education, Mathematica, Math, Middletown, Smarter Ideas, Ibm, Janet Perna, Charles and Ray Eames, Video, Technology News

By Janet Perna former General Manager, IBM Information Management When I was a young math teacher fresh out of college in my hometown of Middletow...

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Joy Resmovits

Student Performance Measurement Used In Education Policy Flunks -- Paper

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Test Scores, Dcps, Education, Mathematica, Washington DC Public Schools, No Child Left Behind, Standardized Tests, Education Reform, Nclb Reauthorization, Nclb, Education Research, Education News

Education policies that affect millions of students have long been tied to test scores, but a new paper suggests those scores are regularly misinterpr...

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The Charter School Debate: KIPP And Its Critics Are Both Right

John Thompson | Posted 06.17.2011

Read More: Kipp, Mathematica, Gary Miron, Jay Mathews, Education, Poverty, Charter Schools, Education Reform, KIPP Charter Schools, Education News
John Thompson

By pretending that KIPP serves our most vulnerable students, society is given an excuse for starving alternative services for our most traumatized kids.

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Study: KIPP Charter Schools Pull In More Cash Than Other Schools

Sarah Garland | Posted 06.03.2011

Read More: Education, Mathematica, KIPP Charter Schools, Student Retention, Charter Schools, Privatization, Student Attrition, Education Reform, Western Michigan University, Kipp, Education News
Sarah Garland

A new study attempts to prove KIPP provides unfair advantages over traditional public schools, including more advantaged students and more private money at their disposal.

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What can New Orleans teach us about charter schools?

Susan Sawyers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Independently Run Schools, New Orleans Charter Schools, Brian Williams, New Orleans, Education, Charter Schools, Nola, Mathematica, Education Reform, Policy, Hurricane Katrina, Politics News
Susan Sawyers

Since the levees broke, independently run New Orleans charter schools educate more than 60 percent of the students compared to about three percent nat...

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