Obama Education Reform

Obama Shifts Forward as Education Gap Widens

Mark Shriver | Posted 04.14.2012

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Mark Shriver

Last week, the Obama administration granted waivers to ten states, freeing them from well-intentioned but unrealistic rules under the No Child Left Behind Act.

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Live by your Word, Mr. President

Nikhil Goyal | Posted 03.31.2012

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Nikhil Goyal

Education does not need to be reformed -- it needs to be revolutionized. Educators, politicians, students, and parents needs to ask themselves: How can we make school the best hours of a kid's day?

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Compete to Succeed in Motown

Annis Brown | Posted 01.03.2012

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Annis Brown

Here's a new headline: growing evidence from hundreds of schools across the country demonstrates that we can turn the tide on American students' reading and math scores.

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Education Nation or Education Corporation?

Cliff Schecter | Posted 12.21.2011

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Cliff Schecter

Although some people really want to improve the system for our children, there are also those who see our schools as a way to bring about their vision of a 21st century America -- which sometimes looks a lot like 1984.

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Just Cause, or "Just 'Cause"?

Sabrina Stevens | Posted 11.30.2011

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Sabrina Stevens

Eliminating "tenure" may be politically popular, but eroding due process and the 'just cause' standard creates an environment where even good teachers can be fired just 'cause it serves some other interest.

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Obama's Weekly Address: President Pushes For Education Reform

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 11.24.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says kids and the economy will benefit from the changes he's making in education policy and his plan to spen...

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Lack Of Resources Is No Excuse For Mediocrity

Brock Cohen | Posted 05.29.2011

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Brock Cohen

Politicians and pundits extol the necessity of a "21st-century education" and yet, what do we get? Another round of teacher layoffs and repeated hatchet blows to the school calendar.

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Obama Pushing Congress On Education Reform

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Urging Congress to send him a new education law by fall, President Barack Obama focused Monday on the big concerns of parents and l...

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Turning Around the Administration's Turnaround Policy

John Thompson | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Thompson

Turnarounds need to be intense, but reformers must also take the time to lay a foundation for dramatic improvements.

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To the Man with the Audacity of Hope: Let's Make Good on Cradle to Career

Susan Ochshorn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Susan Ochshorn

Get back to the cradle, Mr. President, to the scientists in the crib, to those magical years of early childhood, where our country's future lies.

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Obama Putting Education At Front Of His Agenda, But Trouble Lurks

AP | ERICA WERNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Signs of trouble are arising for President Barack Obama's plan to put education overhaul at the forefront of his agenda as he adjus...

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Fire Our Way to Better Education: Is Common Sense MIA?

Rita M. Solnet | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rita M. Solnet

Please explain to me, a F500 business woman, Chamber of Commerce member, and parent, how firing 6-10 percent of teachers annually will improve the quality of education in our nation?

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It Takes A Movement: Moral Centering And Political Recalibration

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Wallis

An election like this one always calls for both moral centering and political recalibration. Leaders of both parties were talking the morning after the election about cooperation to solve the nation's problems. That will likely also take a movement.

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Principal Boosts Hispanic Performance At Texas High School

Posted 05.25.2011

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National attention has turned to Hispanic educational achievement following President Obama's latest executive order. Dr. Joe Gonzales, Principal at ...

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Obama Defends Education Policy, Takes On Teachers Unions

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Challenging civil rights organizations and teachers' unions that have criticized his education policies, President Barack Obama sai...

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Obama To Deliver Education Reform Speech Thursday

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will deliver an education reform speech Thursday morning at the National Urban League's 100th Anniversary Co...

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When Reforming Education Means Destroying Communities

Bruce Dixon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bruce Dixon

Race to the Top's wholesale dismantlement of public education and the scattering of public school workforces will have profound consequences well beyond education for inner city communities.

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Harlem Comes To Hungary

Dan Collins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dan Collins

Geoff Canada looks to be taking on the most unusual challenge of his career. The Harlem Children's Zone founder is in talks to bring his cradle-to-college education formula to the Roma (Gypsy) children of Hungary.

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Student Government Fills in the Gaps

Stephen Ratner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stephen Ratner

With the recent coverage of tuition hikes and talks of President Obama's plan to reform education lending, it's increasingly clear that the future of students' educations are in the hands of individuals.

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Obama Proposes Sweeping Education Reforms, New Federal Commitment To Kids

AP | DORIE TURNER | Posted 05.25.2011

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ATLANTA — President Barack Obama is promising parents and their kids that with his administration's help they will have better teachers in impro...

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Education and the End of 'Why'

Carol Smaldino | Posted 05.25.2011

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Carol Smaldino

Given the facts on the ground, our President's current attempts to make all education standards uniform negates the essence of what makes this country what it is: diverse.

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A Higher Education Model for the 21st Century

Elisa Stephens | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elisa Stephens

In recent days, President Barack Obama has rightfully focused our nation's attention on a significant threat to America's economic strength and prosperity: the state of our education system.

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California's Charter Schools Earn a Failing Grade on Civil Rights

Gary Orfield | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gary Orfield

Both President Obama and the California State Board of Education must enforce civil rights policies. And they should also fairly consider other school choice options, instead of just focusing on charters.

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Students at Charter High Schools More to Likely to Graduate College

Deborah Dumont | Posted 05.25.2011

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Deborah Dumont

While many charter school studies have focused on short-term gains and test scores, this is the first study that examines why we measure anyway: attainment.

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Sam Stein

White House Takes Aim At Lobbyists Trying To Sink Student-Loan Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Obama administration has launched a final push to get one of the president's signature education reform initiatives, lashing out in unusually stro...

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