Steven Brill

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The Education Of Arne Duncan

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Education News, Arne Duncan, No Child Left Behind, Arne Duncan Bus Tour, Race to the Top, Standardized Tests, Ed-Lection 2012, Teacher Quality, Education, U.S. Education Department, Center for Education Policy, Steven Brill, 112th Congress, Education Politics, No Child Left Behind Waivers, Education Reform, Jack Jennings, Education News

CLEVELAND -- On a recent Wednesday afternoon in the auditorium of Eastern Technical High School, where 1,000 people had come to hear him speak, Arne D...

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Sam Stein

Michelle Rhee's Key Hire Finds Difficulty In Diffusing Union Distrust

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.07.2011

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Education News, Willow Creek Community Church, Class Warfare, American Federation of Teachers, Education Debate, Hari Sevugan, Studentsfirst, Rheefirst, Democratic National Committee, Willow-Creek-Church, Teacher Quality, Sevugan Studentsfirst, Aft, Education, Steven Brill, Fordham Institute, Willow-Creek-Chicago, Education Reform, Sevugan Dnc, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Attempts to bridge the divide between self-styled education reform groups and teachers unions, backed by progressive organizations, hit ...

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Joy Resmovits

Teachers Union Defends Michelle Rhee Attack Site

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Teacher Quality, Michelle Rhee, Education News, Education, Aft, Class Warfare, American Federation of Teachers, Education Debate, Studentsfirst, Steven Brill, Fordham Institute, Rheefirst, Education Reform, Education News

In the eyes of Steven Brill, the American Federation of Teachers building a website attacking Michelle Rhee and masking its origins is worse than Rhee...

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Steven Brill And The Berated Dog

John Merrow | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Public Education, Book Reviews, Class Warfare, Pbs Newshour, Education, Steven Brill, John Merrow, Rubber Rooms, Education Reform, Education News
John Merrow

As always, remember that John's book The Influence of Teachers is for sale at Amazon. Please imagine this scenario: While walking in the park, yo...

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Joy Resmovits

Race To The Top -- Pre-School Edition

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Testing, Education News, Arne Duncan, Kathleen Sebelius, Race to the Top, Standardized Tests, Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge, Education, High-Stakes Tests, Steven Brill, 112th Congress, Early Childhood Education, Head Start, Pre-Kindergarten, Education Reform, Education News

To win money from the federal government's early childhood Race to the Top contest, states are encouraged to implement "kindergarten entry assessments...

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WATCH: Steven Brill To Diane Ravitch: Unions Must Be On Side Of Reform

C-SPAN | Posted 10.21.2011

Read More: Teachers Unions, Diane Ravitch, Education Reform, Steven Brill, Education News

The founder of The American Lawyer magazine and Court TV tells the story of a coalition of unlikely allies in the fight to change a school system that...

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Four Days IN Education Nation

John Merrow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: K-12 Education, Michelle Rhee, Public Schools, Arne Duncan, Randi Weingarten, Race to the Top, David Gregory, Washington DC, New York, New York City, McGraw Hill, Larry Rosenstock, Texas, Learning Matters, Waiting for Superman, Education, KIPP Charter Schools, Tom Brokaw, Education Nation, Charter Schools, Steven Brill, Chris Cerf, Texas Board of Education, John Merrow, Education Reform, Nbc, Bob Mendenhall, Education News
John Merrow

NBC says it's going to do Education Nation again next year. Let's hope so. There's certainly room for improvement.

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Lucia Graves

Randi Weingarten, Steven Brill Face Off Over Education Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Steven Brill, Randi Weingarten, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, American Federation of Teachers, The Week Magazine, Tony Wagner, Education Round Table, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, u.s. Department of Education, Education Reform, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Teachers' Union, Politics News

"Is education advancing or retreating?" asked Sir Harold Evans, editor at large of The Week and moderator of an education roundtable on Thursday spons...

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Rubber Rooms: Gone From New York City, But Alive Elsewhere?

Justin Snider | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Waiting for Superman, William Safire, United Federation of Teachers, Franz Kafka, Michael Bloomberg, Michael Mulgrew, Joel Klein, Steven Brill, Rubber Rooms, Davis Guggenheim, New York City, New York News
Justin Snider

Monday, June 28th, was the final day of the 2009-10 school year in New York City, which means the city's infamous "rubber rooms" also closed their doors. For good.

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