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Below you will find news articles where CALDER research and analysis, and the critical work of CALDER experts has appeared, including sources used in the articles. Please note, article links cited below were verified on the day of publication and may change.

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
 
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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