If “outrage is often a powerful prod to reform,” can allowing states to adopt new common core standards while they still set their own cut scores really motivate improvement? (Education Week)
What could novice teachers and figure skaters have in common? (Class Struggle)
You’ve always wondered: What are the secrets to successful teaching? America’s Greatest tell all. [...]
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Teacher Experience, Effectiveness, Etc.
Edwize has a extra-long post from Leo Casey (is there any other kind?) responding to what I wrote a few days ago about the Aspen Commission, value-added measures of teacher effectiveness, and teacher experience.
In addition to finding my writing less than fully felicitous (dude–that’s cold) Leo seems to think we disagree about the impact of [...]
Lowering Student Loan Default Rates: What One Consortium of Historically Black Institutions Did to Succeed 
College and Career-Ready: Using Outcomes Data to Hold High Schools Accountable for Student Success
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.
03/07/10 | Kevin Carey calls for a Race to the Top in higher education in a column in The Chronicle of Higher Education.