Conventional wisdom is that parents who are opting their kids out of standardized tests are generally white and suburban. So I was surprised to hear education correspondent John Merrow point out that Jersey City, NJ had more...
Read MoreLast week at the Atlantic/Aspen New York Ideas Festival, journalist Amanda Ripley (right) interviewed Success Academy’s Eva Moskowitz (left). A former City Council member and possible mayoral candidate, Moskowitz is a...
Read MoreToday’s big story is the latest Condition of Education report from Washington (and the speculation that Gov. Chris Christie will walk back some of his support for Common Core later today): Key Numbers From a Report to...
Read MoreThey’re all familiar names: RAND, Urban Institute, Brookings. AEI. Heritage. CAP. New America. Cato. And when journalists cite them or their experts, we’re supposed to be at least inclined towards believing what they...
Read MoreToday’s big news is the appointment of a state schools chief that unions and pro-charter reformers think that they can work with: Former Tampa Schools Boss MaryEllen Elia Named N.Y. K-12 Chief EdWeek: The former...
Read MoreThere doesn’t seem much doubt that the recession hit black workers across all sectors of the economy, or that those in the public sector might have been hit particularly hard — as this NYT story (Public-Sector Jobs...
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