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Time to Stop Waiting for Superman

Jason Stanford | Posted 05.20.2013 | DC
Jason Stanford

There was no DC miracle. Browbeating students and teachers into raising scores on state tests only makes them better at taking state tests, and reforming our schools in hopes of replicating an illusion is a petty crime against humanity.

What We're For

Brad Lander | Posted 05.06.2013 | New York
Brad Lander

It is true that the members of the Progressive Caucus are working closely with labor unions and community groups to help bring about a more progressive New York City? It's not a secret conspiracy. We've been writing about it for months.

Education Reformers' New Target

| Sarah Garland | Posted 02.27.2013 | Los Angeles

This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news outlet based at Teachers College, Columbia University. The large am...

Joy Resmovits

Democrats Depart Former D.C. Chancellor Rhee's Group

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 01.05.2013 | Home

Michelle Rhee, the fiery former Washington, D.C.,school chancellor, has danced a tricky tango since starting her national advocacy and lobbying group,...

Rural and Urban Education Needs Not That Different After All

Kate Casas | Posted 02.19.2013 | Home
Kate Casas

Visiting these districts awakened me to the fact that adults need to reimagine how education is delivered to at-risk children in rural Missouri just as they need to do in suburban and urban Missouri.

Dave Jamieson

Rhee Group Mum On Concealed Carry In Schools

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 12.18.2012 | Politics

Last Thursday, Michigan legislators passed a bill that would allow certain people to carry concealed firearms in schools and other previously gun-free...

Culturally Relevant Education Will Enable A Brighter Future For Hispanics

Glenn Llopis | Posted 10.01.2012 | Latino Voices
Glenn Llopis

At a time when U.S. Latinos are looking to advance personally and professionally in ways that come most naturally to them - universities and corporations must take measures to be more culturally sensitive if they want to leverage how Latinos think, act and innovate.

What Does It Mean to Put Students First?

Brad Lander | Posted 06.18.2012 | Impact
Brad Lander

I hope that a group called "Students First" would make it a top priority to stop the rapid rise in New York City public school class sizes.

Education by the Numbers

Randi Weingarten | Posted 05.18.2012 | Home
Randi Weingarten

Given these discouraging statistics, it comes as no surprise that teacher satisfaction is at a 20-year low. Nearly a third of teachers said they are likely to leave the profession. No other industry would stand for this massive brain drain.

What Effect Will More Corporate Ads and Interrupted Programming Really Have on PBS?

Pearl Korn | Posted 08.07.2011 | Media
Pearl Korn

At PBS's recent annual gathering it was announced that the number and frequency of promotions for corporate sponsors would increase during a few noted programs as an experiment.

Michelle Rhee: You've Got To Fight For Our Schools

Posted 08.07.2011 | Home

Controversial education reformer Michelle Rhee sat down with AOL to discuss the state of America's public schools and how her organization StudentsFir...

Twilight for Education Policy's Idols

Conor Williams | Posted 07.27.2011 | Home
Conor Williams

It's hard to notice when we've let our admiration for our favorite education prophets push us to intellectual dishonesty, but hard things are usually the things most worth doing.

Accommodate Don't Discriminate

Michelle Rhee | Posted 07.23.2012 | Home
Michelle Rhee

Arguing against testing for kids with disabilities is discriminatory. You can't separate them, and to try to do so creates two, unequal systems, one with accountability and one without it.

Why Michelle Rhee Remains At The Core of the Controversies

Richard Whitmire | Posted 09.14.2012 | Home
Richard Whitmire

Until Rhee's opponents can effectively paint her as a cheat/fraud/failure, it is likely we will see more governors and Republican-controlled legislatures unleash Rhee-style reforms.

Michelle Rhee & Fla. Governor Team Up On School Reform

TakePart | Max Follmer | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Former D.C. public schools chief Michelle Rhee and Florida Governor Rick Scott announced Thursday that they had formed a partnership between Rhee's ne...

Is Michelle Rhee Putting Students First?

Sam Chaltain | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Sam Chaltain

I wish Michelle Rhee would use her influence to help a million Americans urge their elected officials to pass policies that will usher in a new era of school improvement.