Bill Tucker

Goodbye

by Bill Tucker on May 2, 2012

in Uncategorized

This Chart Explains the Push for Pension Reform

by Bill Tucker on February 28, 2012

in Teacher Quality

Digital Textbooks, OER, and more from Digital Learning Day

by Bill Tucker on February 2, 2012

in Uncategorized

The Country’s Most Ambitious Digital Learning Project

by Bill Tucker on January 31, 2012

in Accountability

Inspecting the Inspectorate: Four Tricky Issues for an Online Schools Inspectorate

by Bill Tucker on January 20, 2012

in Accountability, Educational Choice

Inspecting the Inspectorate: Why Not Start with Online Schools?

by Bill Tucker on January 19, 2012

in Accountability, Educational Choice

Understanding the Economics of Online Learning

by Bill Tucker on January 10, 2012

in Accountability, Educational Choice

New Data Quality Campaign Report: The Hard Work Remains

by Bill Tucker on December 1, 2011

in Uncategorized

Six Insights from New NCES Data on K-12 Distance Education

by Bill Tucker on November 30, 2011

in Educational Choice

Why Stanford Online High School Matters (and two ways it could matter more)

by Bill Tucker on November 22, 2011

in Educational Choice

The Nation’s Online Learning Omission

by Bill Tucker on November 21, 2011

in Accountability, Educational Choice

Rhode Island’s Landmark Pension Reform

by Bill Tucker on November 18, 2011

in Teacher Quality

Catching Up on Recent Digital Learning Reports

by Bill Tucker on November 17, 2011

in Uncategorized

Review of New Fordham Digital Learning Papers

by Bill Tucker on November 16, 2011

in Uncategorized

Scholarly Discourse

by Bill Tucker on October 25, 2011

in Uncategorized

Educators Answer Questions About the Flipped Classroom

by Bill Tucker on October 21, 2011

in Uncategorized

The AT&T Teacher Retention Strategy

by Bill Tucker on October 21, 2011

in Teacher Quality

How We Calculated State Testing Costs

by Bill Tucker on October 13, 2011

in Uncategorized

Standardized Testing’s Foreign Aid Problem

by Bill Tucker on October 13, 2011

in Accountability

Laura Johnson’s Unhappy Online Learning Journey

by Bill Tucker on October 7, 2011

in Accountability, Educational Choice

Flipping the Classroom: It’s not just Khan Academy

by Bill Tucker on October 4, 2011

in Uncategorized

State Online Learning Reports Reveal Growth, Concerns

by Bill Tucker on October 3, 2011

in Accountability, Educational Choice

Come Work at Education Sector

by Bill Tucker on September 22, 2011

in Uncategorized

SAT Score Hysteria and the Missing Chart

by Bill Tucker on September 15, 2011

in Accountability

A Nuanced Look at Blended Learning

by Bill Tucker on August 15, 2011

in Uncategorized

Five Ideas for Quality Control in K-12 Digital Learning

by Bill Tucker on July 27, 2011

in Uncategorized

Using the Data We Already Have

by Bill Tucker on July 19, 2011

in Teacher Quality

This is Not About Educational Technology

by Bill Tucker on July 12, 2011

in Accountability

The Bruce Randolph Rorschach Test

by Bill Tucker on July 8, 2011

in Accountability

Academic Preparedness is not College Readiness

by Bill Tucker on June 29, 2011

in Accountability

School of One: Thoughts on Expansion

by Bill Tucker on June 17, 2011

in Uncategorized

My Visit to School of One (part I)

by Bill Tucker on June 16, 2011

in Teacher Quality

“It Can’t Be Done” – A Dangerous Public Education Narrative

by Bill Tucker on June 14, 2011

in Uncategorized

The Anti-School Reform / For-Profit College Talking Point

by Bill Tucker on June 3, 2011

in Accountability, Undergraduate Education

Our “Unbelievable” Ideas on Professional Development

by Bill Tucker on May 31, 2011

in Uncategorized

Where We Propose Raising Minimum Teacher Salaries

by Bill Tucker on May 29, 2011

in Teacher Quality

Think Tank vs Academic Work?

by Bill Tucker on May 27, 2011

in Uncategorized

A Better Conversation Around Data Use in California

by Bill Tucker on May 26, 2011

in Uncategorized

Five National Policy Implications from Ohio’s E-Schools

by Bill Tucker on May 12, 2011

in Accountability, Educational Choice

Part V: Does Size Determine E-School Performance?

by Bill Tucker on May 6, 2011

in Accountability, Educational Choice

Part I: Learning from Data on Ohio E-Schools

by Bill Tucker on May 2, 2011

in Accountability, Educational Choice

Reading the Other Team’s Playbook, Incentives and Ethics

by Bill Tucker on April 29, 2011

in Accountability, Educational Choice

The Ethics of Re-Tweeting

by Bill Tucker on April 21, 2011

in Uncategorized

Poor Results for Pennsylvania Online Charter Schools

by Bill Tucker on April 18, 2011

in Educational Choice

Off Message

by Bill Tucker on April 12, 2011

in Accountability

A Dash of Cold Water

by Bill Tucker on April 11, 2011

in Uncategorized

Details Matter in Online Learning Discussions

by Bill Tucker on April 7, 2011

in Educational Choice

“Sustainability” and the KIPP Report

by Bill Tucker on April 1, 2011

in Educational Choice

Cheating and Other Deceptions About Students’ Learning

by Bill Tucker on March 31, 2011

in Accountability

DC IMPACT: Challenge of Connecting Teacher Evaluation & Support

by Bill Tucker on March 28, 2011

in Teacher Quality

Students: The First Defense Against Cheating

by Bill Tucker on March 18, 2011

in Uncategorized

Bottom Line Goal for Blended Learning: Better Student Outcomes

by Bill Tucker on March 16, 2011

in Uncategorized

Three Truths About Testing and Cheating

by Bill Tucker on March 10, 2011

in Accountability

More on Whether Computers Can Assess Writing

by Bill Tucker on March 7, 2011

in Accountability

Two Policy Analyst Job Openings at Education Sector

by Bill Tucker on March 3, 2011

in Uncategorized

Future of Data Part VI: What Do Experts Do?

by Bill Tucker on March 1, 2011

in Uncategorized

Can Computers Assess Writing?

by Bill Tucker on February 24, 2011

in Accountability

Wrestling with Policy Dilemmas: Common Core Assessments

by Bill Tucker on February 23, 2011

in Accountability

Future of Data Part V: Informed Decisionmaking

by Bill Tucker on February 22, 2011

in Uncategorized

Wrestling with Policy Dilemmas: DC IMPACT

by Bill Tucker on February 18, 2011

in Teacher Quality

Future of Data Part IV: Data Literacy Critical for Science Education

by Bill Tucker on February 17, 2011

in Uncategorized

Open Competition for Better Value-Added Models

by Bill Tucker on February 15, 2011

in Teacher Quality

Future of Data Part III: Technology Barriers

by Bill Tucker on February 14, 2011

in Uncategorized

Future of Data Part II: Five Lessons from New Visions for Public Schools

by Bill Tucker on February 9, 2011

in Uncategorized

Future of Data Part I: Data Re-Use

by Bill Tucker on February 8, 2011

in Uncategorized

Diane Ravitch Says “Yuck” to This Idea

by Bill Tucker on February 3, 2011

in Uncategorized

Digital Learning Call to Action for Community Organizations

by Bill Tucker on February 2, 2011

in Uncategorized

Is it Ever OK to Raise Class Size?

by Bill Tucker on February 1, 2011

in Teacher Quality

Three Things the NY Times/Florida Virtual School Article Missed

by Bill Tucker on January 28, 2011

in Educational Choice

It’s a Blended Learning World

by Bill Tucker on January 24, 2011

in Accountability, Educational Choice

Jay Greene Should Expect More from Research

by Bill Tucker on January 20, 2011

in Uncategorized

The Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup of Education

by Bill Tucker on January 14, 2011

in Uncategorized

What Company Earnings Reports Tell Us About Gainful Employment Regulations

by Bill Tucker on January 11, 2011

in Undergraduate Education

National Urban League: Don’t Restrict Poor & Minority Students’ Rights to Crushing Debt and Worthless Degrees

by Bill Tucker on January 7, 2011

in Undergraduate Education

Family Engagement: Beyond Random Acts

by Bill Tucker on January 4, 2011

in Accountability

More on Digital Learning and Quality

by Bill Tucker on December 9, 2010

in Accountability, Educational Choice

Education Sector is Hiring!

by Bill Tucker on December 2, 2010

in Uncategorized

Digital Learning Council Recommendations Missing Details on Quality

by Bill Tucker on December 1, 2010

in Educational Choice

Event Announcement: The Next Decade of Educational Data

by Bill Tucker on November 11, 2010

in Uncategorized

Data Boondoggles and the “New Stupid”

by Bill Tucker on October 29, 2010

in Uncategorized

Useful Data are Clean Data

by Bill Tucker on October 28, 2010

in Teacher Quality

Using Data Across Children’s Lives

by Bill Tucker on October 27, 2010

in Uncategorized

Putting Data into Practice: Lessons from New York City

by Bill Tucker on October 26, 2010

in Teacher Quality

What Do Educators Do With Data?

by Bill Tucker on October 25, 2010

in Uncategorized

Engaging Parents with Student Data

by Bill Tucker on October 14, 2010

in Uncategorized

DC Reform EduJob

by Bill Tucker on October 12, 2010

in Uncategorized

Corinthian’s Shameless, Misleading Campaign

by Bill Tucker on September 20, 2010

in Uncategorized

Chancellor Rhee’s Leadership Test

by Bill Tucker on September 16, 2010

in Accountability

Why the “Techie” Issues Around Assessment Matter for Instruction

by Bill Tucker on September 8, 2010

in Accountability

Be Clear About the Heavy Lifting Ahead for New Assessments

by Bill Tucker on September 3, 2010

in Accountability

My Value-Added Number

by Bill Tucker on August 31, 2010

in Teacher Quality

The Magic Number for Value-Added?

by Bill Tucker on August 30, 2010

in Teacher Quality

Alfie Kohn, Data Denier

by Bill Tucker on August 23, 2010

in Accountability

A Health Care Cost Control Model for Higher Ed

by Bill Tucker on August 12, 2010

in Undergraduate Education

Real-time Online Credit Recovery

by Bill Tucker on July 19, 2010

in Accountability

What K-12 Can Learn from For-Profit Higher Ed

by Bill Tucker on July 15, 2010

in Accountability, Educational Choice

Ravitch: Just a Tad Defensive?

by Bill Tucker on July 9, 2010

in Educational Choice

Assessment Consortia: The Rules for Who’s In, Who’s Out

by Bill Tucker on July 6, 2010

in Accountability

Seven Reasons Why the Assessment Consortia Will Matter More than Race to the Top

by Bill Tucker on July 1, 2010

in Accountability

Race to the Test Due Today — What’s Needed Going Forward

by Bill Tucker on June 23, 2010

in Accountability

Merging Back into the Slow Lane

by Bill Tucker on June 22, 2010

in Educational Choice

Continuing the Search for Better Quality Indicators

by Bill Tucker on June 15, 2010

in Accountability, Educational Choice

Better Quality Indicators for Virtual Learning

by Bill Tucker on June 14, 2010

in Educational Choice

Teaching’s B-17 Moment?

by Bill Tucker on May 10, 2010

in Teacher Quality

If Teachers Were Treated Like Doctors…

by Bill Tucker on May 5, 2010

in Teacher Quality

The Data Challenge for Promise Neighborhoods

by Bill Tucker on April 30, 2010

in Accountability

How Florida Can Move Forward With Reform

by Bill Tucker on April 16, 2010

in Educational Choice, Teacher Quality

Don’t “Race to the Test” Without College Outcomes Data

by Bill Tucker on April 15, 2010

in Accountability

Assessing the “Race to the Test” Guidelines

by Bill Tucker on April 13, 2010

in Accountability

Examining the “Race to the Test” Guidelines (part I)

by Bill Tucker on April 12, 2010

in Accountability

Learning From Healthcare

by Bill Tucker on March 30, 2010

in Accountability

Open Memo to Wonks, Pundits, and Bloggers

by Bill Tucker on March 30, 2010

in Accountability, Uncategorized

Punishing Success, Gutting the Future

by Bill Tucker on March 25, 2010

in Educational Choice

Final Thoughts: Smarter Data Systems Series

by Bill Tucker on March 23, 2010

in Accountability, Uncategorized

Good Education Ideas in the New National Broadband Plan

by Bill Tucker on March 17, 2010

in Uncategorized

Smarter Data Systems: The New York City Experience

by Bill Tucker on March 15, 2010

in Accountability

Smarter Data Systems: Urban Districts Lead the Way

by Bill Tucker on March 12, 2010

in Accountability

In Search of a Theory of Action: A Letter to Race to the Top Finalists

by Bill Tucker on March 11, 2010

in Accountability

Smarter Data Systems: The Data-Assessment Partnership

by Bill Tucker on March 10, 2010

in Accountability

Five Big Ideas for Data Rigor….Without Mortis

by Bill Tucker on March 9, 2010

in Accountability

What Do Bicycles and Copiers Have to Do With Student Data Systems?

by Bill Tucker on March 9, 2010

in Accountability

Smarter Data Systems: The Classroom View

by Bill Tucker on March 8, 2010

in Accountability

Five Design Principles for Smarter Data Systems

by Bill Tucker on March 8, 2010

in Accountability

Teacher Video Clubs

by Bill Tucker on March 2, 2010

in Teacher Quality, Uncategorized

ES is Hiring: Senior Writer/Editor

by Bill Tucker on February 26, 2010

in Uncategorized

The Muddled State of K-12 Virtual Learning Policy

by Bill Tucker on February 24, 2010

in Educational Choice

A National K-12 Virtual School? Not Likely.

by Bill Tucker on February 4, 2010

in Educational Choice

Moving Beyond High School Exit Exams

by Bill Tucker on January 12, 2010

in Accountability

The Link Between School Design and Quality Teaching

by Bill Tucker on November 17, 2009

in Teacher Quality

Act Now to Comment on the National Broadband Plan for Education

by Bill Tucker on November 4, 2009

in Uncategorized

First Take: $350m Assessment Competition Guidelines

by Bill Tucker on October 29, 2009

in Accountability

The View from Your Classroom

by Bill Tucker on October 27, 2009

in Teacher Quality

Assault on Online Learning? Not Really.

by Bill Tucker on October 15, 2009

in Educational Choice, Undergraduate Education

Open Thread: Radical Choice?

by Bill Tucker on October 9, 2009

in Educational Choice

Is School Choice Passe?

by Bill Tucker on October 7, 2009

in Educational Choice

Crossing the Assessment Innovation Chasm

by Bill Tucker on October 1, 2009

in Accountability

More on Open Content, Digital Textbooks

by Bill Tucker on September 29, 2009

in Uncategorized

Improving Assessment: Getting from Here to There

by Bill Tucker on September 28, 2009

in Accountability

Don’t Fear Open Content, Eduwonk

by Bill Tucker on September 25, 2009

in Uncategorized

Your Feedback on the New Look

by Bill Tucker on August 12, 2009

in Uncategorized

Will Race to the Top Spur a New Generation of Assessment?

by Bill Tucker on August 5, 2009

in Accountability

Assessing the Common Core

by Bill Tucker on June 24, 2009

in Accountability

More Standards, Please

by Bill Tucker on June 24, 2009

in Accountability

Scaling Innovation in Assessment (in China)

by Bill Tucker on June 23, 2009

in Accountability

Education Sector Job Openings

by Bill Tucker on May 15, 2009

in Uncategorized

The Realities of Disruptive Innovation

by Bill Tucker on April 30, 2009

in Educational Choice

Update on Florida Legislation to Curtail Virtual Schooling

by Bill Tucker on April 2, 2009

in Educational Choice

A Move to Limit Educational Choice in Florida

by Bill Tucker on March 31, 2009

in Educational Choice

The Test for Cyber Schools

by Bill Tucker on March 17, 2009

in Educational Choice

The Potential for Obama’s Promise Neighborhoods

by Bill Tucker on March 16, 2009

in Accountability, Educational Choice

President Obama Joins the Bubble-Bursting Bandwagon

by Bill Tucker on March 11, 2009

in Uncategorized

Open for Discussion: The Future of Student Assessment

by Bill Tucker on March 3, 2009

in Uncategorized

Lessons from Grey’s Anatomy?

by Bill Tucker on February 23, 2009

in Accountability

Beyond the Bubble (cont.)

by Bill Tucker on February 17, 2009

in Accountability

Science Magazine Enters the Arena

by Bill Tucker on January 9, 2009

in Accountability

Investing in the Downturn

by Bill Tucker on December 18, 2008

in Educational Choice

Another Step into the Mainstream

by Bill Tucker on August 22, 2008

in Educational Choice

McCain Goes Virtual for Education

by Bill Tucker on July 16, 2008

in Uncategorized

iStan, High School Football, and Data-Driven Reflection

by Bill Tucker on July 14, 2008

in Uncategorized

Testing the Limits

by Bill Tucker on July 8, 2008

in Uncategorized

Data that Makes Clay Christensen Happy

by Bill Tucker on July 1, 2008

in Uncategorized

Disruptive Assessment

by Bill Tucker on June 18, 2008

in Accountability

Governor Crist: Don’t Sign That Bill

by Bill Tucker on June 5, 2008

in Undergraduate Education

Another Look at Performance Assessments

by Bill Tucker on May 29, 2008

in Accountability

A Wrong Turn for Virtual Education in Florida

by Bill Tucker on May 22, 2008

in Educational Choice

The "Trans-Classroom" Teacher

by Bill Tucker on February 5, 2008

in Teacher Quality

NY Times Delivers the Standard Virtual School Story

by Bill Tucker on February 1, 2008

in Accountability, Educational Choice

Wisconsin, Cyberschools, and Virtual Schooling

by Bill Tucker on January 22, 2008

in Educational Choice

Virtual Schools=Mainstream Reform?

by Bill Tucker on November 8, 2006

in Uncategorized