Given the importance of parent involvement, should outreach skills be part of a new teacher’s preservice training? Or should teachers teach and leave the outreach to social workers? (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Could the downward dog replace dodgeball as a PE activity of choice? (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
What happens when today’s couch potato kids go to kindergarten in the forest? (New York Times)
Is Whitmire serious? Do boys really deserve a break in college admissions? (EducationNews.org)
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.
Teachers at Work: Improving Teacher Quality Through School Design
In this new Education Sector report, Senior Policy Analyst Elena Silva highlights promising models of school design and calls for a new approach to addressing the teacher quality challenge in public education.
01/28/10 | Education Sector is referenced and linked to in an article on AnnArbor.com.
01/28/10 | Andrew Rotherham is mentioned in a National Review Online column.
01/21/10 | Chad Aldeman's "College- and Career-Ready" is reviewed by College Summit's blog.
01/22/10 | Ben Miller's Q&E post on student debt is linked to on the California Watch blog.
Kevin Carey appeared on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" to talk about the education proposals put forth during Wednesday’s State of the Union speech, including endowments, student loans, college prices and No Child Left Behind. He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
Andrew Rotherham is featured in CBS's "Where America Stands," a news special on the current state of the nation's schools.
01/26/10 | Andrew Rotherham is quoted in an Education Week news article on President Obama's proposed education spending.
01/25/10 | Chad Aldeman's "College- and Career-Ready" is summarized in the Alliance for Excellence in Education's Straight A's newsletter.