Think teachers will never stand for any link between student performance and teacher evaluations? Think again. (Public Agenda)
Is the ed reform debate ideological? Yglesias doesn’t think so. (Matt Yglesias)
What’s the profile of Hispanic Serving Institutions? (Inside Higher Ed)
Would cutting student loan subsidies save taxpayers billions? CNN consults Erin. (Political Ticker)
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.
Lowering Student Loan Default Rates: What One Consortium of Historically Black Institutions Did to Succeed 
03/07/10 | Kevin Carey calls for a Race to the Top in higher education in a column in The Chronicle of Higher Education.