Note to NBC: This woman is NOT Margaret Spellings.

This is Margaret Spellings. Yes, the pink suits can be confusing.
Note to NBC: This woman is NOT Margaret Spellings.

This is Margaret Spellings. Yes, the pink suits can be confusing.
In this excerpt, Linda Perlstein, public editor of Education Writers Association and writer of Educated Reporter blog, discusses the college experiences of the six children she had profiled in her 2004 book, Not Much Just Chillin': The Hidden Lives of Middle Schoolers. She was moderating a panel of experts at the College- and Career-Ready Event. The March 11, 2010 event was jointly organized by Education Sector and the College Summit, and held at the Pew Conference Center in Washington, DC. [Click here to watch a sequential replay of highlight videos. The full-length event video is available here.]
In this new Education Sector report, co-authors Erin Dillon and Robin V. Smiles discuss the growing problem of students defaulting on their student loans. Based on the experiences of a small group of Texas HBCUs and a new statistical analysis of cohort default rates, they argue that institutions play a significant role in helping students avoid default./a>
College and Career-Ready: Using Outcomes Data to Hold High Schools Accountable for Student Success
In this Education Sector report, Policy Analyst Chad Aldeman calls for a new approach to high school accountability. He argues that the best way to measure whether students are prepared for college or a career is by looking at what actually happens when students arrive at their intended destination.
03/11/10 | Kevin Carey is quoted on the rising costs of education in The Economist.
03/10/10 | Chad Aldeman's False Fronts paper is quoted on Accuracy in Academia.
03/09/10 | Ben Miller is quoted on Federal Family Education Loan defaults on The Huffington Post.
03/09/10 | Ben Miller is quoted on loan origination on the Firedog Lake blog.
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