Human Capital Key Worry for Reformers
A growing number of education stakeholders are zeroing in on developing “human capital” as the key strategy to improve student learning. (December 1, 2008)
Gates Urges U.S. to Be Educational Change Agent
The software mogul calls stepped-up federal investment in schooling a smart move in tough economic times. (December 3, 2008)
College-Cost 'Emergency' Said to Jeopardize Access
Soaring tuition costs and stagnant wages means too many Americans are seeing college slipping out of their grasp, a new report warns.
(December 3, 2008)
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Major Study Urges U.S. to Retool School Finance
A six-year investigation yields a call for remaking a system that researchers see as disconnected from student-learning priorities.
(December 2, 2008)
Business Lessons Guide Training for Charter Leaders
The Minnesota Leadership Academy for Charter and Alternative Public Schools pairs practicing and aspiring principals with business leaders.
(December 2, 2008)
Belt-Tightening Puts State Chiefs on Spot
In state after state, ballooning deficits are hitting an education bureaucracy charged with carrying out a growing list of mandates.
(December 2, 2008)
Federal Path for Reading Questioned
The $6 billion spent on the program has helped students with basic decoding but not with understanding, a major study finds. (December 1, 2008)
Justices Hear Peer-Harassment Case
The U.S. Supreme Court is seeking to use a Massachusetts lawsuit to resolve which federal laws are available to combat gender discrimination in education. (December 2, 2008)
S.C. Educators Discuss Dropout Prevention
The meeting will cover increasing the state's graduation rate, now among the worst in the nation as measured by several national groups. (December 2, 2008, AP)
Darling-Hammond Leads Obama Ed. Transition
The Stanford professor was a prominent voice on K-12 issues for the candidate.
(November 26, 2008)
Plans Advance to Link NAEP to College, Work Readiness
The National Assessment Governing Board plans detailed studies to determine how “preparedness” could be reflected on the test’s scale.
(December 1, 2008)
We make a mistake to assume that there was ever a time when education, (specifically k-12) was better than it is now- it was different, granted, but I would argue not better per se.
