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Duke professor Jacob Vigdor discusses the problems of having a policy for mathematics instruction that focuses resources only on those students who struggle with basic concepts 5/20/2013
Carolina Journal TV
 
Big-Time Sports: An Interview with Sanford School Professor Charles T. Clotfelter 5/16/2013
Chicago Policy Review
 
Duke Professor Jacob Vigdor discusses a key problem in American mathematics instruction 5/14/2013
YouTube.com
 
Immigration: A history of concerns over assimilation 5/12/2013
The Press Enterprise
 
Charter schools more segregated than traditional public schools 5/10/2013
wcnc.com
 
Immigration: Recession spurs rising assimilation rates 5/10/2013
The Press Enterprise
 
School response to accountability pressure: real or just gaming the numbers 5/8/2013
Profit for Education
 
Eric Hanushek delivers a lecture at Spain's Department of Education 5/6/2013
Spain's Department of Education, Culture and Sports
 
School grades' simplicity broadens impact 5/2/2013
Kennebec Journal
 
In other states, letter grades drastically affected communities 5/2/2013
Portland Press Herald
 
Class Acts 4/29/2013
Wall Street Journal
 
How arcane rules - not student achievement - drove No Child Left Behind 4/25/2013
The Washington Post
 
Research finds troubling teacher-assignment patterns within schools 4/25/2013
Stanford Graduate School of Education
 
Carnegie Knowledge Network Webinar with Dan Goldhaber and Susanna Loeb, May 8 4/24/2013
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
 
Sports Enhance School Loyalty 4/22/2013
The New York Times
 
After the Mexican Influx 4/19/2013
National Review Online
 
School inequality hurts all kids 4/19/2013
The Kansas City Star
 
Manhattan Moment: Mexican immigration wave ended years ago 4/18/2013
The Examiner
 
The GOP's free-market reforms are aimed at public education 4/17/2013
IndyWeek
 
The perils of a ‘private’ vision for NC schools 4/10/2013
newsobserver.com
 
Hoover fellows Eric Hanushek on Teacher Salaries and Efficiency in Schools 3/25/2013
YouTube.com
 
Best and Worst Teachers Can Be Flagged Early, Says Study - Educators' rankings don't move much 3/22/2013
Education Week
 
Best and worst teachers can be spotted in first 2 years of teaching 3/19/2013
Deseret News
 
Eric Hanushek and Paul Peterson on the State of the Union in 2013 3/11/2013
YouTube
 
Anticipating innovation in teacher evaluation systems: Lessons for researchers and policymakers 3/7/2013
American Enterprise Institute
 
Putting Every Educational Option on the Table 3/7/2013
Huffington Post
 
Best and Worst Teachers Can Be Flagged Early, Says Study 3/5/2013
Education Week
 
Hanushek Serves on Education Commission for a New Report on the Achievement Gap 2/26/2013
Hoover Institution - Stanford University
 
Economic segregation in education still persists 2/26/2013
Technician Oneline
 
A Tent City for Fun and Profit 2/23/2013
The New York Times
 
Susanna Loeb elected to National Academy of Education 2/20/2013
Stanford.edu
 
Graham: Mixed classes have not helped minorities 2/18/2013
Evanston Now
 
Civic Engagement Panel Features David Figlio, Cynthia Coburn, Matt Easterday 2/14/2013
Northwestern University School of Education and Social Policy Newsletter
 
Summit for Innovative Education, Dr. Eric Hanushek - The Economic Imperative of Better Schools 2/5/2013
YouTube.com
 
ECONOMIC DISPARITY IN STATE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS GROWING 1/18/2013
The Progressive Pulse
 
Economic segregation increases in N.C. schools 1/17/2013
INDY Week
 
Expert: More money might not fix Texas schools 1/16/2013
Statesman.com
 
Expert: More money doesn't mean better schools 1/16/2013
Kxan.com -- Local NBC News Affiliate
 
Solving America’s Math Problem? 1/8/2013
Deseret News
 
Shift to Merit Scholarships Stirs Debate 12/19/2012
The Wall Street Journal
 
Can Public Education as We Know it Survive? 12/18/2012
Huffington Post
 
Expert: More school funding won't improve outcome 12/12/2012
Times Record News
 
Los Angeles teachers' evaluation victory bucks a trend 12/9/2012
LA Times
 
Quality of TX Teachers Dropping with Low Pay 12/7/2012
Education Week
 
Quality of Texas teachers dropping with low pay 12/4/2012
NewsTimes.com
 
Do school closings knock students off course? 11/30/2012
Washington Post - Opinions
 
College football fans are devoted, right to the end: Opinion 11/30/2012
NJ.com
 
Duke Pursues Two-Pronged Online Education Strategy 11/27/2012
The Duke Chronical
 
Race and the Principal Pipeline 11/12/2012
Education Week
 
David Figlio - Pitfalls and Promise of School Choice and Accountability 11/1/2012
University of Florida - Bob Graham Center for Public Service
 
The presidential candidates on education: Stanford experts analyze the details 10/29/2012
Stanford News
 
School Leaders Matter 10/24/2012
Education Next
 
Solving America’s Math Problem 10/10/2012
Education Next
 
Class numbers matter... maybe 9/24/2012
Herald Magazine
 
Does It Matter How We Measure Schools’ Test-Based Performance? 9/20/2012
National Education Policy Center
 
What The Chicago Strike Taught Teachers Unions 9/19/2012
NPR's Talk of the Nation
 
Study Weighs Pros, Cons of Teacher Turnover 9/18/2012
Education Week
 
New Studies Dissect School Turnarounds 9/18/2012
Education Week
 
Union Rhetoric Falls Short 9/18/2012
Columbia Daily Tribune
 
THE CHOICE: Break Down Of President Barack Obama & Mitt Romney’s Early Childhood Education Plans 9/18/2012
RolandMartinReports.com
 
Teacher Evaluation Dispute Echoes Beyond Chicago 9/14/2012
NPR
 
Behind the Chicago Teachers’ Strike: Why Talks Must Be Made Public 9/11/2012
Time.com
 
An Interview with Jacob Vigdor: What are they REALLY striking about in Chicago? 9/11/2012
EducationViews.org
 
Rick Santorum says stay in school, work hard, wait to have kids, and you’ll avoid poverty. It’s not that simple. 8/30/2012
WashingtonPost.com
 
Report cards going out to schools this year as reform takes effect 8/27/2012
The Chippewa Herald
 
Is there no link between spending more on schools and improved student performance? 8/27/2012
RGJ.com
 
Valley school districts struggle to retain teachers 8/17/2012
The Arizona Republic
 
Young illegal immigrants will be eligible for California driver's licenses 8/16/2012
MercuryNews.com
 
Can Value-Added Be Applied to Teacher Preparation? Scholars Weigh In 8/9/2012
Education Week
 
Expert: Teachers unions can help 'build a better car' to improve schools, increase salaries 8/9/2012
mlive.com -- Michigan Newspaper
 
Does Your Job Really Require Algebra? 8/8/2012
RealClearMarkets.com
 
Income segregation rising in rapidly changing cities 8/1/2012
Marketplace.org
 
Principals Drop Ball on Teacher Retention, Study Says 7/30/2012
Education Week
 
Paul Peterson & Eric Hanushek on International Achievement in Education 7/27/2012
Center For Education Policy Analysis --Standford
 
An Interview with Helen F. Ladd, Duke Sanford School of Public Policy 7/26/2012
YouTube.com
 
What We’ve Learned About Learning 7/26/2012
Harvard Kennedy School
 
Does teacher merit pay work? A new study says yes. 7/23/2012
Washington Post WonkBlog
 
The statistics of algebra 7/23/2012
Profit of Education
 
The California Student Lockout 7/23/2012
EducationNext.org
 
Eric Hanushek : Fewer school days is the worst of budget options for California 7/20/2012
Mercury News
 
Can Effective Teaching Transfer Across Schools? 7/20/2012
Education Week
 
“You Will Never Be From Southie”: Debate Over Gentrification Heats Up Online 7/18/2012
BostonInno
 
Study: Iowa test scores fail to keep pace with other states 7/16/2012
Des Moines Register
 
Culture of Complacency 7/13/2012
Inside Higher Ed
 
Is the US Catching Up? 7/12/2012
Education Next
 
Allowing local schools to make more decisions may work in developed countries but is questionable in developing countries 7/10/2012
VOXeu.org
 
Footsteps Worth Following 7/6/2012
Institute for Policy Research
 
Prof. Charles Clotfelter @ AERA 7/4/2012
Vimeo.com
 
After playoff, what’s left to reform in big-time college sports? 7/1/2012
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
 
State suffers by not keeping pace 7/1/2012
Columbia Daily Tribune
 
Three Friday Teacher Articles – And An Edujob 6/29/2012
Eduwonk.com
 
State poised to enter a legal danger zone 6/28/2012
Start Tribune
 
With U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Arizona law, N.C. House panel set to work on immigration bill 6/25/2012
Winston-Salem Journal
 
Is ‘surfeading’ enough? 6/23/2012
Inquirer News
 
Rough Days in Court for Defense Experts 6/22/2012
Kansas Education Policy Report
 
A history teacher's brilliant idea 6/21/2012
CNN.com
 
Greater autonomy for schools leads to better academic results 6/15/2012
Sydney Morning Herald
 
Is teacher churn undermining real education reform in D.C.? 6/15/2012
Washington Post
 
Vouchers Unspoken, Romney Hails School Choice 6/11/2012
The New York Times
 
Catholic schools at a crossroads 6/3/2012
ChicagoTribune.come
 
Koch influence present in school lawsuit 6/2/2012
LJWorld.com
 
Education finance system fails to promote achievement 6/1/2012
TheGazette.com
 
The Benefits of School Choice for Poor Children 5/31/2012
NYTimes.com
 
TEDxEvanston - David Figlio - How Do I Know if my Child's School is Any Good 5/29/2012
tedxtalks.ted.com
 
Outcome Based Education hamstrings our educators 5/27/2012
Kennebec Journal
 
'Big Joe' Clark: Problem isn't the cost of education, but its quality 5/26/2012
The Herald Bulletin
 
Thoughts on Alternatives to Class Size Reduction 5/26/2012
National Review Online
 
Tom Bloch and Eric Hanushek: What Works in Urban Education - January 22, 2009 5/25/2012
YouTube.com
 
Jacob Vigdor on North Carolina Becoming a Social Issues Bellwether. 5/24/2012
Answers.com
 
Education quality and economic growth 5/24/2012
Hoover Insitute
 
Focus on Better Education Instead 5/20/2012
The New York Times
 
Wisconsin proposal for education waiver found lacking 5/15/2012
JournalSentinelOnline.com
 
Is the Common Core just a distraction? 5/15/2012
Hoover Institution
 
The Number of Ph.D.s on Public Aid Triples in U.S. 5/15/2012
www.ABCNews.com
 
Jacob Vigdor on North Carolina Becoming a Social Issues Bellwether 5/15/2012
www.5min.com
 
What value-added models can—and can’t—tell us about teaching and learning 5/15/2012
HechingerEd.org
 
Eric Hanushek, "Can We Improve Urban Schools?" - 1/22/2009 5/14/2012
YouTube.com
 
Great Teaching 4/26/2012
EducationNext.org
 
Studies Question Value of Early Algebra Lessons 4/20/2012
EdWeek.org
 
New York Teacher Ratings Renew Evaluation Debate 4/14/2012
NPR.org
 
Critics roll out the usual claim that education funding is unfair 4/12/2012
TheAustralian.com.au
 
Economics professor Charles T. Clotfelter discusses the big issues in big-time sports 4/12/2012
MiddleburyCampus.com
 
When it comes to quality education, it's the principal of the thing 4/11/2012
TheNewsTribune.com
 
Poverty Matters, And So Does Money 4/5/2012
ctnewsjunkie.com
 
Still Unequal, Less Separate 4/5/2012
ChicagoPolicyReview.org
 
Where Teachers Are Replaceable Widgets, Education Suffers 4/3/2012
edweek.org
 
Conservative Economists to Highlight State’s Witness List 4/2/2012
Kansas Education Policy Report
 
Where does Mega Millions Money Go After the Jackpot? 4/2/2012
www.cbsnews.com
 
Teaching Beyond the Test 3/30/2012
Columbia Business School feature
 
Misplaced Optimism and Weighted Funding 3/29/2012
EducationNext.org
 
Lesson From Louisiana and Other Research 3/28/2012
Education News - Colorado
 
GOP Candidates Push Higher Ed Cuts 3/27/2012
The Chronicle
 
In Florida, Vouchers Bring Modest Improvement to Public Education 3/26/2012
WRFK 89.3 -- wrfk.org
 
Teacher Turnover Affects All Students' Achievement, Study Indicates 3/21/2012
Education Week - Teacher Beat
 
Richmond County School Board Approves Larger Class Sizes 3/20/2012
The Augusta Chronicle
 
Does Choice Cost Traditional Public Schools Money? 3/20/2012
Education Week
 
Professor Eric Hanushek: Using Evidence to Improve Education-13.03.2012 3/19/2012
youtube.com
 
Don't Discount Value of Ongoing High-Stakes Student Assessment 3/17/2012
Statesman.com
 
Will Local Autonomy Improve Public Schools 3/17/2012
Brisbane Times
 
March Madness and Productivity: The Real Story 3/16/2012
Harvard Business Review Blog
 
Georgia Lottery Players are Suckers Spending Most for Least 3/16/2012
San Francisco Chronicle
 
Many Teacher Pension Funds are Underfunded, Analysis Finds 3/16/2012
Education Week
 
Ed Schools and VAM: Not so Easy 3/14/2012
Profit of Education
 
Smaller Classes Don't Necessarily Make a Difference 3/12/2012
The Globe and Mail
 
Positive Assortative Teaching 3/12/2012
Chicago Policy Review
 
Fla. Teacher Training Routes Vary in Effectiveness, Study Shows 3/5/2012
Teacher Beat, Education Week
 
Duke Researcher to Field Questions at Highland School Board meeting tonight 3/5/2012
HighlandCommunity.net
 
Take it in eighth grade? Some factors in the equation 3/2/2012
newsobserver.com
 
Eric Hanushek on the "teacher effectiveness gap" 3/1/2012
Education Gadfly Daily
 
The "Teacher Effectivenss Gap" Was Just a Myth: 3 Implications 2/28/2012
Huffington Post
 
Study: Good Principals Make a Difference in High Poverty Schools 2/28/2012
Education Week
 
Protect Effective Educators: Rethink 'Last in, First Out' 2/24/2012
The Seattle Times
 
Post-natal remorse: How 54 per cent of parents go off their child's name 2/22/2012
DailyMail.com
 
Why Math Matters 2/21/2012
Front Page Magazine
 
End College Sports Indentured Servitude: Pay "Student Athletes" 2/21/2012
Forbes.com
 
BookTV: Charles Clotfelter, "Big-Time Sports in American Universities" 2/13/2012
youtube.com
 
Mentoring Pays Off for Salem-Keizer Teachers 2/12/2012
StatesmanJournal.com
 
Research Center to Scour States’ Data Troves 2/10/2012
Education Week
 
Scrutiny Heightens for ‘Value Added’ Research Methods 2/10/2012
Education Week
 
Pension-Induced Rigidities in the Labor Market for School Leaders 2/9/2012
Education Gadfly Weekly
 
Principals Matter: School Leaders Can Drive Student Learning 2/6/2012
huffingtonpost.com
 
Math Instruction, Teacher Preparation, and the Common Core State Standards 2/1/2012
nasspblogs.com
 
Report Suggests 'End of the Segregated Century' 2/1/2012
NPR.org
 
Study Finds Black Segregation Lowest in Century 1/31/2012
usatoday.com
 
From the National Center for Educational Research (NCER): An Interview with Jane Hannaway, Director of CALDER 1/30/2012
ies.ed.gov
 
10 Years of No Child Left Behind Seen as Impediment by Many Local Educators 1/9/2012
dailytarheel.com
 
Big Study Links Good Teachers to Lasting Gain 1/6/2012
nytimes.com
 
In Washington, Large Rewards in Teacher Pay 1/3/2012
nytimes.com
 
Intended and Unintended Consequences of School Accountability 12/20/2011
@fordschool -- youtube.com
 
News from Educational Policy Studies: Sara Goldrick-Rab and Doug Harris Examine Effects of Need-Based Grant for WI Students 12/20/2011
University of Wisconsin-Madison, School of Education
 
CALDER Researcher Helen (Sunny) Ladd's APPAM Presidential Address cited in Washington Post article; Ravitch: What Scrooge might think of modern school reform 12/15/2011
washingtonpost.com
 
Class Matters. Why Won't We Admit It? 12/12/2011
nytimes.com
 
Raising Job Quality and Skills for American Workers: Creating More-Effective Education and Workforce Development Systems in the States 12/1/2011
brookings.edu
 
Grinding the Antitesting Ax 11/21/2011
educationnext.org
 
Lifting Student Achievement By Weeding Out Harmful Teachers 10/31/2011
eduwonk.com
 
States' Teacher-Evaluation Policies Are A-Changin' 10/26/2011
edweek.org
 
ProComp Findings Positive, Tough to Prove 10/19/2011
ednewscolorado.org
 
Student progress can be tied to teacher's school 10/15/2011
Associated Press
 
Do Education Schools Give Too Many 'A's? 6/10/2011
edweek.org
 
The worth of children's programs 6/7/2011
newsobserver.com
 
The NRC Judges Test-Based Accountability 6/3/2011
educationnext.org
 
NCTQ Newsletter 6/2/2011
NCTQ.org
 
CPS has reform model in New Haven 5/21/2011
Cincinnati.com
 
Better Teachers 4/21/2011
Time Magazine
 
Teach for America comes to Kentucky 4/7/2011
The Kentucky Enquirer
 
Big changes in K-12 education needed, speakers at UC say 10/29/2009
AllBusiness.com
 
Race to the Top 9/11/2009
Education Week
 
New-School Education 8/31/2009
The Charlotte Post
 
NCLB Impacts 8/25/2009
Education Week
 
Teach for America is Working for Students 8/21/2009
Las Vegas Sun
 
The new world of NCLB, testing and charter schools 8/17/2009
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
 
Studies Weigh NCLB's Broad Impact 8/13/2009
Education Week
 
Professors Grade Education Law 8/12/2009
Medill Reports
 
Teach For America a boon for CMS, N.C. students, too 7/22/2009
The Charlotte Observer
 
Charter Schools Gain in Stimulus Scramble 7/17/2009
The Wall Street Journal
 
Study: Achievement gap narrows between black, white students 7/16/2009
CNN.com
 
Teaching program selects 18 students to serve in rural and urban schools 7/15/2009
The Kentucky Kernel
 
Can Teach for America help DISD? 6/23/2009
The Dallas Morning News
 
Teach for America is setting up in the Twin Cities 6/23/2009
Minneapolis Star Tribune
 
Performance-Based Funding 6/8/2009
Education Week
 
Schools get rich talent in return for flexibility 6/6/2009
Minneapolis Star Tribune
 
Researchers need more data to show what works and why 6/4/2009
Catalyst Chicago
 
NEA questions objectivity of TFA study 5/29/2009
Education Week
 
City Wants to expand 'Teach for America' Program 5/25/2009
Baltimore Sun
 
Teach for America is Growing, but Union-influenced Policies Keep it from Doing More 5/22/2009
World Magazine
 
Some Retiring Teachers Get Huge Bonuses: Payments can amount to 50% of annual pay 5/2/2009
The Observer-Dispatch
 
Work to Offset Loss of School Vouchers 4/28/2009
The Ledger
 
Poor Neighborhoods, Untested Teachers: Many of D.C. Region's Low-Income Areas in a Cycle of Inexperience 4/27/2009
The Washington Post
 
Teach for America: Group is changing lives, creating opportunities 4/26/2009
Tulsa World
 
Teach for (Some of) America: Too talented for public schools 4/25/2009
The Wall Street Journal
 
Teach for America impact studied 4/23/2009
Philanthropy Journal
 
Scholars Size Up Outlook for Federal Research Funds: Advice shared at AERA on partnering with states and districts on projects 4/21/2009
Education Week
 
The Union War on Charter Schools 4/16/2009
The Wall Street Journal
 
The Teach-For-America Boost — Redux 4/7/2009
Education Week
 
Researchers Examine Contracts' Effects on Policy Issues 4/6/2009
Education Week
 
Hub teachers reject public service corps 4/3/2009
The Boston Globe
 
Detention Threat: Classy Charter in Teacher Trouble 3/24/2009
The New York Post
 
Teach For America Makes 3-Year Commitment to MPS 2/27/2009
Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel
 
Mass Teacher Layoffs + Seniority Rules = Bad News for Kids 2/4/2009
New York Daily News
 
Student-Achievement Data in Tenure Decisions 1/22/2009
Education Week
 
Florida's School Strategy a Success 1/15/2009
The Washington Times
 
Teach for America Keeps Growing 12/16/2008
Philanthropy Journal
 
High-Quality Education for Every Child is Achievable 12/10/2008
The Philadelphia Inquirer
 
Researchers Pitch Policy Ideas as Power Shifts in Capital 11/19/2008
Education Week
 
New Number-Crunching Links Teachers to Test Scores 10/6/2008
Voiceofsandiego.org
 
Amazing Teacher Facts 6/14/2008
The Wall Street Journal
 
Utility of Growth Models Hindered by Proficiency Deadline: Experts Say Value-Added Analysis Could Inform Differentiated Consequences 6/6/2008
Education Daily
 
New Uses Explored for ‘Value Added’ Data 5/28/2008
Education Week
 
Teach for America 5/16/2008
The New York Times
 
Huge Databases Offer a Research Gold Mine -- and Privacy Worries 5/9/2008
The Chronicle of Higher Education
 
School Choice – Now More Than Ever 4/5/2008
The Wall Street Journal
 
A good grade for Teach for America 4/4/2008
The Christian Science Monitor
 
High School Studies Eye Role of Charter Status, Teachers 4/2/2008
Education Week
 
Data Yield Clues to Effectiveness 1/10/2008
Education Week
 
Studies Mixed on National Certification for Teachers 3/7/2007
Education Week
 
ED Invests $10M in Centralized Student Data Center 9/1/2006
eSchool News
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