AEI.Org: Scholar: Frederick M. Hess Resident Scholar and Director of Education Policy Studies http://www.aei.org:80/scholar/30?presentation=rss Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:08:26 +0100 http://www.aei.org:80/views/images/accountRegistration/aeismall-reg.gif AEI http://www.aei.org:80/home 50 50 AEI Education Reforms . . . or Union Jobs? http://www.aei.org:80/article/101298 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Washington spent almost $68 billion more on education in fiscal 2009 than it otherwise would have. What has the economic-stimulus funding actually bought? </body> </html> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-11-12T00:00:00-0500 2009-11-12T00:00:00-0500 Revitalizing Teacher Education by Revisiting Our Assumptions about Teaching http://www.aei.org:80/article/101303 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> How might we reimagine the tapestry of teaching, schooling, and preparation to ensure that the changing labor force reinvigorates teaching and learning? </body> </html> Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-11-12T00:00:00-0500 2009-11-12T00:00:00-0500 Humility Is the Watchword for Feds Hoping to "Fix" Teacher Distribution http://www.aei.org:80/article/101332 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Uncle Sam's ability to directly address teacher distribution warrants skepticism. </body> </html> Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-10-22T00:00:00-0400 2009-10-22T00:00:00-0400 Reinventing the Wheel http://www.aei.org:80/article/101175 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> We need to pull the plug on the administration's 'Online Skills Laboratory.' </body> </html> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-10-15T00:00:00-0400 2009-10-15T00:00:00-0400 The Misguided "Online Skills Laboratory" http://www.aei.org:80/article/101119 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> While seeking to make college more affordable and accessible, the Obama administration has launched a worrisome but largely unnoticed assault upon the nation's publishers and the vibrant market in online learning. </body> </html> Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-10-06T00:00:00-0400 2009-10-06T00:00:00-0400 Cages of Their Own Design http://www.aei.org:80/article/101066 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Breakthrough leadership is possible in schools if reform-minded educators boldly step out of self-defeating mind-sets into the turbulence of change. </body> </html> Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-10-01T00:00:00-0400 2009-10-01T00:00:00-0400 What's Your School's Graduation Rate? http://www.aei.org:80/article/100876 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> We deserve accurate statistics on the payoff for attending a college. </body> </html> Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-08-07T00:00:00-0400 2009-08-07T00:00:00-0400 Failing to Learn Bush's Lessons http://www.aei.org:80/article/100841 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> What has eluded the would-be reformers of both the Bush and Obama teams is the insight that not every good idea makes for a good federal policy, and that fanning a flickering flame can extinguish it rather than fuel it. </body> </html> Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-08-05T00:00:00-0400 2009-08-05T00:00:00-0400 Chancellor Obama and the "National Skills College" http://www.aei.org:80/article/100827 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The Obama administration has launched a furtive and worrisome effort that will entail Uncle Sam's becoming a provider of free community college courses. </body> </html> Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-07-24T00:00:00-0400 2009-07-24T00:00:00-0400 Obama's $12B Plan Will Slow Community College Reform http://www.aei.org:80/article/100767 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Instead of fresh thinking or "tough choices," the president seeks to use dollars as a convenient salve. </body> </html> Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-07-15T00:00:00-0400 2009-07-15T00:00:00-0400 The Community (College) Organizer http://www.aei.org:80/article/100768 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> President Obama announced his intention to graduate "5 million more Americans from community colleges by 2020," but if one sweeps past all the familiar Obama boilerplate, one sees that he is setting the stage for yet another massive government production. </body> </html> Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-07-13T00:00:00-0400 2009-07-13T00:00:00-0400 What's the Best Use of Stimulus Money? http://www.aei.org:80/article/100707 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> While the economy has deflated along with property values, school districts are still living within budgets built for a bubble economy. </body> </html> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-06-30T00:00:00-0400 2009-06-30T00:00:00-0400 "Diverse Providers" in Action: School Restructuring in Hawaii http://www.aei.org:80/article/100606 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> When its schools began entering restructuring in 2002, officials at Hawaii's Department of Education brought in outside expertise to restructure failing schools and also adopted a "diverse provider model." </body> </html> Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-06-08T00:00:00-0400 2009-06-08T00:00:00-0400 But the Pension Fund Was Just Sitting There: The Politics of Teacher Retirement Plans http://www.aei.org:80/article/100864 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> An interview with Frederick M. Hess and Juliet P. Squire on teacher retirement plans. </body> </html> Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-06-08T00:00:00-0400 2009-06-08T00:00:00-0400 How to Get the Teachers We Want http://www.aei.org:80/article/100556 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Specialization would lead to better teaching and higher salaries. </body> </html> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-06-01T00:00:00-0400 2009-06-01T00:00:00-0400 Do Student Rights Interfere with Teaching and Learning in Public Schools? http://www.aei.org:80/article/100598 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The most effective schools have always been unapologetic about setting norms and disciplining misbehavior. </body> </html> Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-06-01T00:00:00-0400 2009-06-01T00:00:00-0400 Mayoral Control: A Sensible Start, If Done Sensibly http://www.aei.org:80/article/100720 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The case for or against mayoral control rests more on practical experience than on hard evidence. </body> </html> Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-05-28T00:00:00-0400 2009-05-28T00:00:00-0400 The Numbers We Need http://www.aei.org:80/article/100462 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Trying to pursue data-driven reform without essential operational and performance data is a recipe for frustration. </body> </html> Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-05-01T00:00:00-0400 2009-05-01T00:00:00-0400 To Fix Education, School Hours and Money Need to Be Better Spent http://www.aei.org:80/article/100421 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> More money. More teachers. More time. The oldest recipe for school improvement is "more." </body> </html> Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-04-27T00:00:00-0400 2009-04-27T00:00:00-0400 An Interview with Rick Hess http://www.aei.org:80/article/100403 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The increased attention and money paid to public schools over the past 30 years have not produced real change or resulted in improved outcomes. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-04-01T00:00:00-0400 2009-04-01T00:00:00-0400 Beware College Rankings http://www.aei.org:80/article/100275 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Grade inflation and multiple applications can make schools look deceptively good. </body> </html> Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-03-23T00:00:00-0400 2009-03-23T00:00:00-0400 Ten Questions for the Secretary of Education http://www.aei.org:80/article/100268 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Arne Duncan has become an icon in education-reform circles, but can he deliver? </body> </html> Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-03-18T00:00:00-0400 2009-03-18T00:00:00-0400 Edu-Reform . . . Maybe http://www.aei.org:80/article/100235 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> President Obama has offered an indictment of American schooling clearer than that of any previous Democratic president. </body> </html> Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-03-12T00:00:00-0400 2009-03-12T00:00:00-0400 Don't Pass on Education http://www.aei.org:80/article/100006 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Between proposed education spending in the stimulus bill and the Bush legacy on education, conservatives face a daunting challenge when it comes to education reform. </body> </html> Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-02-10T00:00:00-0500 2009-02-10T00:00:00-0500 Boost Teacher Quality http://www.aei.org:80/article/100053 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Credentials and seniority have very little to do with how well teachers educate our children. </body> </html> Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-02-09T00:00:00-0500 2009-02-09T00:00:00-0500 Wrong Turn on School Reform http://www.aei.org:80/article/100060 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Partnering with the Left on education reform has imposed costs even as it has paid dividends. </body> </html> Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-02-01T00:00:00-0500 2009-02-01T00:00:00-0500 New Over-Reliance on Data? http://www.aei.org:80/article/100077 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Frederick M. Hess sat down recently with EdNews.org to discuss education reform. </body> </html> Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-02-01T00:00:00-0500 2009-02-01T00:00:00-0500 Silver Cloud, Dark Lining http://www.aei.org:80/article/29164 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Obama's stimulus package may retard education reform, but there are still ways to prevent this from occurring. </body> </html> Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-01-08T00:00:00-0500 2009-01-08T00:00:00-0500 George W. Bush's Education Legacy http://www.aei.org:80/article/101065 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This chapter will assess the political, strategic, and tactical competence of the Bush administration in the area of education policy and offer some reflections on the president's educational legacy. </body> </html> Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2009-01-01T00:00:00-0500 Bush the Hall Monitor http://www.aei.org:80/article/29112 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> On education-reform legislation, compromise trumped conservatism. </body> </html> Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-12-23T00:00:00-0500 2008-12-23T00:00:00-0500 Teacher Pay and 21st-Century School Reform http://www.aei.org:80/article/29056 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> In an era marked by widespread belief that teacher quality may be the key to school improvement, determining how--and how much--to pay teachers is a vital concern. </body> </html> Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-12-11T00:00:00-0500 2008-12-11T00:00:00-0500 The New Stupid http://www.aei.org:80/article/28972 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Educators have made great strides in using data. But danger lies ahead for those who misunderstand what data can and cannot do. </body> </html> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-12-01T00:00:00-0500 2008-12-01T00:00:00-0500 Encouraging Diverse Suppliers http://www.aei.org:80/article/29019 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Although we are far short of fostering a decent supply of dynamic, quality-conscious districtand charter schools, much has been learned along the way. </body> </html> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-12-01T00:00:00-0500 2008-12-01T00:00:00-0500 Stop Playing Defense http://www.aei.org:80/article/29103 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> There is reason to believe that reform-minded administrators could do much more to make use of their existing authority. </body> </html> Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-12-01T00:00:00-0500 2008-12-01T00:00:00-0500 How to Turn Schools Around http://www.aei.org:80/article/28827 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Turnarounds offer the opportunity to take familiar educational institutions and improve them through coaching, mentoring, capacity building, best practices, and other existing tools. </body> </html> Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:00:00 +0100 2008-11-01T01:00:00-0400 2008-11-01T01:00:00-0400 The Supply Side of School Reform http://www.aei.org:80/article/28910 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The future of education cannot be built on familiar assumptions. Instead, we must embrace new opportunities that answer new challenges in unforeseen ways. </body> </html> Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-10-24T00:00:00-0400 2008-10-24T00:00:00-0400 Getting Past Generic "Choice" http://www.aei.org:80/article/28766 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The design challenge for school choice is to match supply with demand. </body> </html> Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-10-15T00:00:00-0400 2008-10-15T00:00:00-0400 No More Mr. Rogers http://www.aei.org:80/article/28750 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Michelle Rhee is getting tough with teachers-union obstructionism. </body> </html> Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-10-09T00:00:00-0400 2008-10-09T00:00:00-0400 After Milwaukee http://www.aei.org:80/article/28671 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The landmark Milwaukee Parental Choice Program has not worked out as intended. </body> </html> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-09-24T00:00:00-0400 2008-09-24T00:00:00-0400 No Child Left Behind: Trends and Issues http://www.aei.org:80/article/28528 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> An examination of current trends and issues concerning the No Child Left Behind Act. </body> </html> Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-08-01T00:00:00-0400 2008-08-01T00:00:00-0400 From Research to Policy http://www.aei.org:80/article/28397 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> How can school boards cull through various--and often contradictory--research findings to decide what works best in their districts? </body> </html> Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-07-29T00:00:00-0400 2008-07-29T00:00:00-0400 Popping the Tuition Bubble http://www.aei.org:80/article/28131 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> What if students could have investors pay their college bills in return for a set percentage of their future income? </body> </html> Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-06-12T00:00:00-0400 2008-06-12T00:00:00-0400 Few States Set World-Class Standards http://www.aei.org:80/article/28052 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Not only do few states set world-class standards, most render the notion of proficiency meaningless. </body> </html> Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-06-01T00:00:00-0400 2008-06-01T00:00:00-0400 An Interview with Frederick Hess http://www.aei.org:80/article/100204 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> With a consistent metric, accompanied by national tests, students' performance can be fairly tracked and compared. </body> </html> Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-05-05T00:00:00-0400 2008-05-05T00:00:00-0400 Looking for Leadership http://www.aei.org:80/article/27998 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Replacing boards of education with mayoral control has been a popular reform strategy in urban districts, butthere is little evidence ofthe strategy'seffectiveness. </body> </html> Thu, 01 May 2008 01:00:00 +0100 2008-05-01T01:00:00-0400 2008-05-01T01:00:00-0400 Back to School http://www.aei.org:80/article/27876 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> School turnaround projects are enormously difficult propositions and must be guided by four basic realities. </body> </html> Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-04-24T00:00:00-0400 2008-04-24T00:00:00-0400 Where Do We Go Now? http://www.aei.org:80/article/27843 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The United States school systemshould beimproving; however, it is remaining stagnant. </body> </html> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-04-21T00:00:00-0400 2008-04-21T00:00:00-0400 The Danger of Grand "Fixes" http://www.aei.org:80/article/27909 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Education policy needs to be dicussed and changed, but there are altering opinions on the subject. </body> </html> Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-04-21T00:00:00-0400 2008-04-21T00:00:00-0400 What Our 17-Year-Olds Know http://www.aei.org:80/article/27623 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A surprisingly high number ofseventeen-year-olds do not know details about significant events in U.S. history. </body> </html> Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-03-06T00:00:00-0500 2008-03-06T00:00:00-0500 Making Sense of the P-16 Push http://www.aei.org:80/article/27622 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> As reformers address the challenges posed by efforts to unify P-16 schooling, they should remain open to creative, even radical, solutions and not merely stitch together existing enterprises. </body> </html> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-03-03T00:00:00-0500 2008-03-03T00:00:00-0500 Scientific Research and Policy Making: A Tool Not a Crutch http://www.aei.org:80/article/27484 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Research is an important aspect to the creation of policy, but policy for education can not be made based on the results of research alone. </body> </html> Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-02-05T00:00:00-0500 2008-02-05T00:00:00-0500 Kudos for Carnegie http://www.aei.org:80/article/27363 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> One of America's most influential education foundations has picked a superb new president. </body> </html> Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-01-15T00:00:00-0500 2008-01-15T00:00:00-0500 The Politics of Knowledge http://www.aei.org:80/article/27341 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Educational research is growing increasingly important in policy debates, but we know very little about how policymakers use that research. </body> </html> Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2008-01-01T00:00:00-0500 School Reform That Can Work http://www.aei.org:80/article/27015 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Entrepreneurial ventures hold great promise for improving American education. </body> </html> Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-10-25T00:00:00-0400 2007-10-25T00:00:00-0400 An Interview with Frederick M. Hess http://www.aei.org:80/article/100213 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Maria Koklanaris interviews Frederick M. Hess on student educational loans. </body> </html> Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-10-09T00:00:00-0400 2007-10-09T00:00:00-0400 Too Many Remedies? http://www.aei.org:80/article/26869 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> It is time to overhaul the No Child Left Behind Act's remedy cascade. </body> </html> Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-09-25T00:00:00-0400 2007-09-25T00:00:00-0400 The Student-Loan System Needs a Major Overhaul http://www.aei.org:80/article/26801 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Is the student-loan system in need of reform? </body> </html> Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-09-13T00:00:00-0400 2007-09-13T00:00:00-0400 Rhee Starts Off Right http://www.aei.org:80/article/26787 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Michelle Rhee and Adrian Fenty are addressing thetroubled school system from the ground up. </body> </html> Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-09-12T00:00:00-0400 2007-09-12T00:00:00-0400 Crash Course http://www.aei.org:80/article/26761 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The No Child Left Behind Act is driven by education politics. </body> </html> Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-09-06T00:00:00-0400 2007-09-06T00:00:00-0400 Wrestling with the Consequences of Success http://www.aei.org:80/article/26762 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> With the boom in student loans, the future of student lending is bound for change. </body> </html> Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-09-06T00:00:00-0400 2007-09-06T00:00:00-0400 Suing to Shut Down "Teach For America" http://www.aei.org:80/article/26746 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> When education schools act like a cartel, children are harmed. </body> </html> Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-09-04T00:00:00-0400 2007-09-04T00:00:00-0400 The Case for Educational Entrepreneurship http://www.aei.org:80/article/26800 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> What doesthis era of educational entrepreneurshipimply for policy and school improments? Is it a good thing? </body> </html> Sat, 01 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-09-01T00:00:00-0400 2007-09-01T00:00:00-0400 Extreme Makeover: NCLB Edition http://www.aei.org:80/article/26682 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> No Child Left Behind could have a bright future--if its accountability provisions are meaningful. </body> </html> Fri, 17 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-08-17T00:00:00-0400 2007-08-17T00:00:00-0400 Can I Just Have My Bag of Chips? http://www.aei.org:80/article/26643 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Tolerance in higher education has become too much to tolerate. </body> </html> Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-08-14T00:00:00-0400 2007-08-14T00:00:00-0400 Held Back http://www.aei.org:80/article/26588 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> No Child Left Behind needs some work. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-08-01T00:00:00-0400 2007-08-01T00:00:00-0400 Biz Ed http://www.aei.org:80/article/26502 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> How, exactly, can businesses help fix education? </body> </html> Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-07-17T00:00:00-0400 2007-07-17T00:00:00-0400 More Than Band-Aids http://www.aei.org:80/article/26457 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Public officials are in danger of overlooking a prime opportunity to overhaul the college financing system. </body> </html> Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-07-06T00:00:00-0400 2007-07-06T00:00:00-0400 No Child Left Behind: Trends and Issues http://www.aei.org:80/article/26474 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> An examination of current trends and issues concerning the No Child Left Behind Act. </body> </html> Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-07-01T00:00:00-0400 2007-07-01T00:00:00-0400 Fixing No Child Left Behind http://www.aei.org:80/article/26319 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Legislators can and should take steps to improveNo Child Left Behind's prospects of success. </body> </html> Thu, 07 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-06-07T00:00:00-0400 2007-06-07T00:00:00-0400 Philadelphia Doesn't Need Schools Superhero http://www.aei.org:80/article/26250 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Dramatic education reformers may get attention, but they often fail to follow through. </body> </html> Fri, 25 May 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-05-25T00:00:00-0400 2007-05-25T00:00:00-0400 Mayoral Control for Detroit Schools? http://www.aei.org:80/article/26357 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Mayoral control over Detroit public schools must meet a number of requirements in order to work. </body> </html> Thu, 24 May 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-05-24T00:00:00-0400 2007-05-24T00:00:00-0400 The Education Research We Need (And Why We Don't Have It) http://www.aei.org:80/article/100222 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> An interview with Frederick M. Hess on education research. </body> </html> Mon, 23 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-04-23T00:00:00-0400 2007-04-23T00:00:00-0400 The Education Research We Need? http://www.aei.org:80/article/25945 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> It isgoing to be an uphill struggle for quality education research to have the impact it seeks or deserves. </body> </html> Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-04-12T00:00:00-0400 2007-04-12T00:00:00-0400 A Market for Knowledge? http://www.aei.org:80/article/25933 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 10 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-04-10T00:00:00-0400 2007-04-10T00:00:00-0400 A Helpful User's Guide to the 2007 AERA Conference http://www.aei.org:80/article/25916 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> It is likely to remain an uphill struggle for quality education research to command the respect or have the impact it deserves. </body> </html> Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-04-05T00:00:00-0400 2007-04-05T00:00:00-0400 In Loco Parentis . . . or Just Loco? http://www.aei.org:80/article/25759 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A year after the Duke University lacrosse scandal emerged, tensions are still running high between faculty and students. </body> </html> Tue, 13 Mar 2007 01:00:00 +0100 2007-03-13T01:00:00-0400 2007-03-13T01:00:00-0400 What Innovators Can, and Cannot, Do http://www.aei.org:80/article/25722 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> K-12 education should abound with opportunities for entrepreneurial activity. </body> </html> Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-03-06T00:00:00-0500 2007-03-06T00:00:00-0500 Will Mayoral Control Make the Grade? http://www.aei.org:80/article/25699 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The mayor of Washington, D.C., plans totake control of the city’s public schools. But results will depend on concrete actions to fix the schools, not on which bureaucracy has control. </body> </html> Thu, 01 Mar 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-03-01T00:00:00-0500 2007-03-01T00:00:00-0500 Looking For Leadership http://www.aei.org:80/article/25671 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> In order to fix urban schools, is mayoral control of the school systems the answer? </body> </html> Tue, 06 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-02-06T00:00:00-0500 2007-02-06T00:00:00-0500 Public Servants and Policy Making http://www.aei.org:80/article/25740 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Engagement between teaching professionals and the public will help schools--and the country. </body> </html> Thu, 01 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-02-01T00:00:00-0500 2007-02-01T00:00:00-0500 School Takeover Requires Mayoral Commitment http://www.aei.org:80/article/25547 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Mayoral control of school districts is no quick fix or panacea. Butif pursued thoughtfully, it can invigorate school improvement. </body> </html> Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-01-08T00:00:00-0500 2007-01-08T00:00:00-0500 NCLB and the Competitiveness Agenda http://www.aei.org:80/article/25409 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The Bush administration's American Competitiveness Initiative not perfect complement to No Child Left Behind's equity focus. </body> </html> Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-01-08T00:00:00-0500 2007-01-08T00:00:00-0500 Learning to Lead http://www.aei.org:80/article/25350 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> How can we best train those who will lead our schools? </body> </html> Mon, 01 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2007-01-01T00:00:00-0500 Accountability without Angst? Public Opinion and No Child Left Behind http://www.aei.org:80/article/25651 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Public opinion and the No Child Left Behind Act. </body> </html> Fri, 29 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-12-29T00:00:00-0500 2006-12-29T00:00:00-0500 A Color-Coded Professoriate? http://www.aei.org:80/article/25270 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Race-conscious practices are alive and well in 2006, regenerating in the dark like virulent weeds. </body> </html> Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-12-12T00:00:00-0500 2006-12-12T00:00:00-0500 The Wrong Kind of Bipartisanship? http://www.aei.org:80/article/25131 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Bipartisan agreement to engage in lazy hosannas and excuse incoherent provisions by blaming the bugbear of “implementation” is not the way to value and protect the No Child Left Behind Act. </body> </html> Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-11-10T00:00:00-0500 2006-11-10T00:00:00-0500 Welcoming the Entrepreneurial Era? http://www.aei.org:80/article/25083 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> While analysts and public officials debate the policy nuances of school reform, there’s little attention paid to entrepreneurship itself,or what a vibrant entrepreneurial sector requires. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-11-01T00:00:00-0500 2006-11-01T00:00:00-0500 There’s Got to Be a Market http://www.aei.org:80/article/24950 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> While the past five years have been a time of remarkable activity in K-12 schooling, far too little has focused on the supply side of school choice--creating great new schools and providers. </body> </html> Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-09-28T00:00:00-0400 2006-09-28T00:00:00-0400 Charter Confusion http://www.aei.org:80/article/24933 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> While charter supporters have spent the past few years discussing performancethey may have overlooked the fact that most Americans still don't know what a charter school is or how it operates. </body> </html> Thu, 21 Sep 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-09-21T00:00:00-0400 2006-09-21T00:00:00-0400 Outside-In Versus Inside-Out http://www.aei.org:80/article/24837 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Unique responsibilities, training, and skills equip business officers to help school systems build a culture of competence. </body> </html> Tue, 01 Aug 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-08-01T00:00:00-0400 2006-08-01T00:00:00-0400 No Child Left Behind http://www.aei.org:80/article/24689 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-07-21T00:00:00-0400 2006-07-21T00:00:00-0400 Summer Vacation of Our Discontent http://www.aei.org:80/article/24645 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Can our kids afford to take summer vacation? </body> </html> Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-07-12T00:00:00-0400 2006-07-12T00:00:00-0400 In the District, Lawsuits before Learning http://www.aei.org:80/article/24621 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> D.C. Council members are basically inviting lawyers to sue them by adopting language that is dangerously vague. </body> </html> Sun, 02 Jul 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-07-02T00:00:00-0400 2006-07-02T00:00:00-0400 The Wrong Way to Argue for Charter Schools http://www.aei.org:80/article/24594 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The appropriate way to compare charter schools with district schools is by focusing on how much students improve during the course of the school year. </body> </html> Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-06-25T00:00:00-0400 2006-06-25T00:00:00-0400 When Unaccountable Courts Meet Dysfunctional Schools http://www.aei.org:80/article/24573 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Should courts have control over our public schools? </body> </html> Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-06-21T00:00:00-0400 2006-06-21T00:00:00-0400 Whither the Washington Consensus? http://www.aei.org:80/article/24487 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> NCLB's future hangs less on what is happening in the nation's classrooms than on the Washington Consensus. </body> </html> Thu, 01 Jun 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-06-01T00:00:00-0400 2006-06-01T00:00:00-0400 Keeping an Eye on State Standards http://www.aei.org:80/article/24438 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Shining a light on the standards that states set is crucial, as it helps remind state officials that there is a right way and a wrong way to ace a test. </body> </html> Wed, 24 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-05-24T00:00:00-0400 2006-05-24T00:00:00-0400 Strike Phobia http://www.aei.org:80/article/24439 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Collective bargaining agreements demonstrate the failure of school boards to fight for the interests of students and taxpayers, not to mention the prerogatives of sensible management. </body> </html> Wed, 24 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-05-24T00:00:00-0400 2006-05-24T00:00:00-0400 Chicanas from Outer Space http://www.aei.org:80/article/24334 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Amidst relentless warnings that America's schools are failing, more than 14,000 of the nation's education researchers gathered for the annual meeting of AERA. </body> </html> Mon, 08 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-05-08T00:00:00-0400 2006-05-08T00:00:00-0400 Time to Take on Teachers Union http://www.aei.org:80/article/24165 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Overhauling the teachers contract will be a bruising struggle--one that will succeed only if the community commits to seeing it through. </body> </html> Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-04-05T00:00:00-0400 2006-04-05T00:00:00-0400 Technically Foolish http://www.aei.org:80/article/24119 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> How is technology affecting our schools' ability to efficiently educate children? </body> </html> Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-03-30T00:00:00-0500 2006-03-30T00:00:00-0500 Taking on the Teachers Unions http://www.aei.org:80/article/24132 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Leveling of the financial playing field between wealthy and poor school districts and the creation of a nationally recognized accountability system are just the first steps in education reform. </body> </html> Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-03-29T00:00:00-0500 2006-03-29T00:00:00-0500 Looking beyond the Schoolhouse Door http://www.aei.org:80/article/24093 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> What should be done about leadership preparation in America's colleges of education? </body> </html> Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-03-01T00:00:00-0500 2006-03-01T00:00:00-0500 The 65 Percent Solution http://www.aei.org:80/article/23918 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Would-be reformers have embraced the idea that school districts shouldspend at least 65 percent of their budgets on classroom expenditures. </body> </html> Wed, 22 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-02-22T00:00:00-0500 2006-02-22T00:00:00-0500 Schools of Reeducation? http://www.aei.org:80/article/23828 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> For those who have been troubled by the tendency of universities to adopt campus speech codes, a worrisome new fad is rearing its head in the nation's schools of education. </body> </html> Sun, 05 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-02-05T00:00:00-0500 2006-02-05T00:00:00-0500 Restrictive Uniforms http://www.aei.org:80/article/23736 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> While reasonable people can disagree about school vouchers, Florida's Supreme Court has commanded that educators abandon creative problem solving. </body> </html> Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-01-24T00:00:00-0500 2006-01-24T00:00:00-0500 The Challenge of Giving http://www.aei.org:80/article/23711 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Philanthropic efforts are playing a catalytic role in contemporary school reform, but the nature of their influence is little understood. </body> </html> Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-01-18T00:00:00-0500 2006-01-18T00:00:00-0500 Schooling http://www.aei.org:80/article/23694 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This article discusses what's hotand what'snot in education. </body> </html> Tue, 17 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-01-17T00:00:00-0500 2006-01-17T00:00:00-0500 With the Best of Intentions http://www.aei.org:80/article/24556 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Most education reform creates a constant whir of activity but makes few changes of substance. </body> </html> Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-01-02T00:00:00-0500 2006-01-02T00:00:00-0500 The Spinning Wheels of Urban School Reform http://www.aei.org:80/article/24707 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2006-01-01T00:00:00-0500 Regulations Do More Harm Than Good http://www.aei.org:80/article/23873 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2006-01-01T00:00:00-0500 We Need New Types of Administrators http://www.aei.org:80/article/23874 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Sun, 01 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2006-01-01T00:00:00-0500 Inside the Gift Horse's Mouth http://www.aei.org:80/article/23391 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 28 Oct 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-10-28T00:00:00-0400 2005-10-28T00:00:00-0400 Facing a Messy Reality http://www.aei.org:80/article/23122 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> While the public embraces educational accountability in principle, it always hesitates when faced with the messy reality. </body> </html> Thu, 01 Sep 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-09-01T00:00:00-0400 2005-09-01T00:00:00-0400 On Reforming Principal Preparation http://www.aei.org:80/article/23109 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 31 Aug 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-08-31T00:00:00-0400 2005-08-31T00:00:00-0400 Ready to Lead? http://www.aei.org:80/article/23051 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The cost of incompetent management is high, in both the short and the long term. </body> </html> Fri, 01 Jul 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-07-01T00:00:00-0400 2005-07-01T00:00:00-0400 Learning to Lead? In Preparing Principals, Content Matters http://www.aei.org:80/article/22607 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Effective school leaders are the key toreform strategies in our schools today. Yet,today’s preparation programsare not teachingwhat is required for21st-century school leadership. </body> </html> Wed, 18 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-05-18T00:00:00-0400 2005-05-18T00:00:00-0400 The Predictable, but Unpredictably Personal, Politics of Teacher Licensure http://www.aei.org:80/article/22532 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> It is time for a discourse conducted in a fashion more fitting to the task at hand. </body> </html> Tue, 17 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-05-17T00:00:00-0400 2005-05-17T00:00:00-0400 Johnny Can Read . . . in Some States http://www.aei.org:80/article/22513 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Some states have decided to be a whole lot more generous than others in determining whether students are proficient at math and reading under theNo Child Left Behind standards. </body> </html> Fri, 13 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-05-13T00:00:00-0400 2005-05-13T00:00:00-0400 The Accidental Principal http://www.aei.org:80/article/22512 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Graduates of principal-preparation programs have been left ill-equipped for the challenges and opportunities posed by an era of accountability. </body> </html> Fri, 13 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-05-13T00:00:00-0400 2005-05-13T00:00:00-0400 Common Sense Revisions for NCLB http://www.aei.org:80/article/22872 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The accountability apparatus of No Child Left Behind presents some common sense difficulties. </body> </html> Sun, 01 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-05-01T00:00:00-0400 2005-05-01T00:00:00-0400 Lessons from San Diego http://www.aei.org:80/article/22447 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The San Diego experience illustratesthat even the boldest attempts to overhaul urban schooling are todayundermined by the same institutionalfailings that they are intended to address. </body> </html> Thu, 28 Apr 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-04-28T00:00:00-0400 2005-04-28T00:00:00-0400 The Bersin Chapter http://www.aei.org:80/article/22384 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Perhaps the most important lesson from San Diego is how limited the possibilities are for radical improvement short of structural change to personnel systems,accountability, and leadership. </body> </html> Sun, 17 Apr 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-04-17T00:00:00-0400 2005-04-17T00:00:00-0400 Rethinking America's Schools http://www.aei.org:80/article/24636 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Respect for the nobility of philanthropy and fear of offending philanthropists make hard looks at philanthropist foundations rare. </body> </html> Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-03-01T00:00:00-0500 2005-03-01T00:00:00-0500 Science and Nonscience http://www.aei.org:80/article/22023 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Those who want school reform to track both science and common sense must take care that proper respect for science is accompanied by a similar respect for the limits of science. </body> </html> Thu, 17 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-02-17T00:00:00-0500 2005-02-17T00:00:00-0500 Impact/Outcome Evaluation http://www.aei.org:80/article/21789 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> An impact or outcome-based evaluation addresses the essential question of whether education and social programs are delivering the desired results in terms of person-referenced outcomes. </body> </html> Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2005-01-01T00:00:00-0500 School House Politics http://www.aei.org:80/article/22576 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2005-01-01T00:00:00-0500 Finding the Teachers We Need http://www.aei.org:80/article/22579 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The debate over teacher quality and preparation has gained new urgency. </body> </html> Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2005-01-01T00:00:00-0500 Education and the 2004 Presidential Election http://www.aei.org:80/article/20997 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2005-01-01T00:00:00-0500 How School Choice Affects Student Achievement http://www.aei.org:80/article/23727 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Sat, 01 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2005-01-01T00:00:00-0500 Four More Years http://www.aei.org:80/article/21629 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> As the Bush administration enters its second term, will the higher-education-policy issues that received the most attention in the first term remain front and center? </body> </html> Wed, 03 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-11-03T00:00:00-0500 2004-11-03T00:00:00-0500 The Limits of Money http://www.aei.org:80/article/21291 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Rather than brag that they too can spend like drunken sailors, serious reformers should instead insist that educators show them the money--and the results. </body> </html> Mon, 11 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-10-11T00:00:00-0400 2004-10-11T00:00:00-0400 Education and the 2004 Presidential Contest http://www.aei.org:80/article/21367 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Lost amidst the testimonials to John Kerry's wartime service and George W. Bush's leadership at the 2004 Democratic and Republican National Conventions was attention to education. </body> </html> Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-10-01T00:00:00-0400 2004-10-01T00:00:00-0400 On Leaving No Child Behind http://www.aei.org:80/article/21154 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The No Child Left Behind Act is the hallmark domestic accomplishment of the George W. Bush administration’s first term, and it is proving to be a spectacularly contentious one. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-09-01T00:00:00-0400 2004-09-01T00:00:00-0400 Retooling K-12 Giving http://www.aei.org:80/article/21345 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> New education funders with new strategies seek success where others have failed. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-09-01T00:00:00-0400 2004-09-01T00:00:00-0400 Technical Difficulties http://www.aei.org:80/article/21107 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> In public education, the tendency has been to sprinkle computers and Internet connections across classrooms in the hope that teachers wil integrate them into their lessons. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-09-01T00:00:00-0400 2004-09-01T00:00:00-0400 Inflating the Life Rafts of NCLB http://www.aei.org:80/article/21122 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The No Child Left Behind Act's remediesfor students whose schools have been identified as needing improvement may not be working as intended. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-09-01T00:00:00-0400 2004-09-01T00:00:00-0400 Probably Not, but Ask Me in Twenty Years http://www.aei.org:80/article/21628 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Given the Bush administration’s refusal thus far to provide much detail regarding a second-term agenda, it’s hard to know how much the outcome of this fall's electionwill really matter. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-09-01T00:00:00-0400 2004-09-01T00:00:00-0400 Reforming Reform http://www.aei.org:80/article/20679 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> School reform is the province of utopians, apologists, and well-intentioned practitioners who inhabit a cloistered world where conviction long ago displaced competence. </body> </html> Sun, 01 Aug 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-08-01T00:00:00-0400 2004-08-01T00:00:00-0400 Common-Sense Schooling http://www.aei.org:80/article/20891 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Amidst debate over the No Child Left Behind Act's provisions, the question still remains: how do we build systems of schools that foster excellence? </body> </html> Wed, 14 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-07-14T00:00:00-0400 2004-07-14T00:00:00-0400 Who Chooses Experience? http://www.aei.org:80/article/21344 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 01 Jul 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-07-01T00:00:00-0400 2004-07-01T00:00:00-0400 School Board Battles http://www.aei.org:80/article/20956 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Review of School Board Battles: The Christian Right in Local Politics by Melissa M. Deckman. </body> </html> Tue, 22 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-06-22T00:00:00-0400 2004-06-22T00:00:00-0400 A License to Lead? http://www.aei.org:80/article/20678 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 09 Jun 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-06-09T00:00:00-0400 2004-06-09T00:00:00-0400 Vouchers without Competition http://www.aei.org:80/article/20441 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Transforming school choice into the kind of competition that raises standards requires attaching consequences to behavior. </body> </html> Mon, 10 May 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-05-10T00:00:00-0400 2004-05-10T00:00:00-0400 Status Quo versus Common Sense http://www.aei.org:80/article/20750 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Sat, 01 May 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-05-01T00:00:00-0400 2004-05-01T00:00:00-0400 Treating Principals Like Leaders http://www.aei.org:80/article/20810 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Should classroom teaching be the only route to the principal's office? </body> </html> Sat, 01 May 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-05-01T00:00:00-0400 2004-05-01T00:00:00-0400 Status Quo versus Common Sense http://www.aei.org:80/article/20311 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> So few of our schools are excellent, so many are mediocre, and yet the adults responsible are content to tinker and theorize. </body> </html> Wed, 14 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-04-14T00:00:00-0400 2004-04-14T00:00:00-0400 Drunken Sailors in Our Schools http://www.aei.org:80/article/20269 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Our schools can do a lot better for the money we currently spend. This fall, elected officials should remember that--and run on it. </body> </html> Thu, 08 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-04-08T00:00:00-0400 2004-04-08T00:00:00-0400 Common Sense School Reform http://www.aei.org:80/article/20820 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The public nature of schooling and its centrality to our democratic way of life have fostered the notion that reforms must pass muster with utopian education theorists. </body> </html> Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-04-01T00:00:00-0500 2004-04-01T00:00:00-0500 Teacher Quality, Teacher Pay http://www.aei.org:80/article/20326 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> It is time for straight talk on teacher compensation and sensible steps to reform the way teachers are paid and managed. </body> </html> Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-04-01T00:00:00-0500 2004-04-01T00:00:00-0500 The Political Challenge of Charter School Regulation http://www.aei.org:80/article/100710 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Despite the premise that charter schools are to be given flexibility in return for being held accountable for their results, few charter schools have actually been closed because of poor academic performance. </body> </html> Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-03-02T00:00:00-0500 2004-03-02T00:00:00-0500 The Board-Savvy Superintendent http://www.aei.org:80/article/20022 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Effective superintendents take direction not from some universal playbook but by attending to the political and educational realities of the community they serve. </body> </html> Mon, 01 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-03-01T00:00:00-0500 2004-03-01T00:00:00-0500 Debating Principles for Public Schooling in a New Century http://www.aei.org:80/article/21326 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Formulating a definition of public schooling that is consistent and protects the sacrosanct core of the mission will yield a sturdier system of public education. </body> </html> Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-02-01T00:00:00-0500 2004-02-01T00:00:00-0500 What Is a "Public School"? http://www.aei.org:80/article/19900 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> In an age when social change have made possible new approaches to teaching and learning, pinched renderings of "public schooling" have grown untenable and counterproductive. </body> </html> Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-02-01T00:00:00-0500 2004-02-01T00:00:00-0500 Tough Love for School Reform http://www.aei.org:80/article/22721 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> America's schools are in a state of crisis, though not the one that we usually imagine. </body> </html> Sun, 01 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-02-01T00:00:00-0500 2004-02-01T00:00:00-0500 The Politics of No Child Left Behind http://www.aei.org:80/article/24565 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> No Child Left Behind was crafted by a bipartisan coalition--can ithold together? </body> </html> Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2004-01-01T00:00:00-0500 A Matter of Principals http://www.aei.org:80/article/19798 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The dearth of school leaders is at least partially self-imposed by Maryland's reliance on archaic principal certification requirements. </body> </html> Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2004-01-01T00:00:00-0500 Markets and Urban Schooling http://www.aei.org:80/article/20502 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 01 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2004-01-01T00:00:00-0500 Contestation versus Replacement http://www.aei.org:80/article/19842 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 01 Dec 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-12-01T00:00:00-0500 2003-12-01T00:00:00-0500 The Case for Being Mean http://www.aei.org:80/article/19493 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Current state accountability systems are often weakened by a series of compromises as policymakers hesitate to accept the painful costs of change. </body> </html> Sat, 01 Nov 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-11-01T00:00:00-0500 2003-11-01T00:00:00-0500 Weighing Teacher-Preparation Programs http://www.aei.org:80/article/19256 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 01 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-10-01T00:00:00-0400 2003-10-01T00:00:00-0400 Public Schools and the Public Interest http://www.aei.org:80/article/19086 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-09-01T00:00:00-0400 2003-09-01T00:00:00-0400 Blue Ribbon Blues? http://www.aei.org:80/article/19228 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-09-01T00:00:00-0400 2003-09-01T00:00:00-0400 Lifting the Barrier http://www.aei.org:80/article/19078 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> American education doesn't need a few dozen superintendents gamely swimming against the tide, but tens of thousands of competent superintendents, principals, and administrators working in tandem. </body> </html> Wed, 27 Aug 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-08-27T00:00:00-0400 2003-08-27T00:00:00-0400 The "Critical Mass" Mess http://www.aei.org:80/article/17941 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Commentary has overlooked the fact that the Supreme Court has read into constitutional doctrine a new and potentially powerful justification for race-based quotas in educational settings. </body> </html> Tue, 08 Jul 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-07-08T00:00:00-0400 2003-07-08T00:00:00-0400 No Return to Isolationism http://www.aei.org:80/article/19198 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 01 Jul 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-07-01T00:00:00-0400 2003-07-01T00:00:00-0400 The Spinning Wheels of Urban School Reform http://www.aei.org:80/article/17992 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Larger changes in accountability and choice may be starting to help address the plight of urban school systems. </body> </html> Tue, 01 Jul 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-07-01T00:00:00-0400 2003-07-01T00:00:00-0400 Resist Urge to "Refine" Graduation Testing http://www.aei.org:80/article/17704 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Will states like Nevada, Florida, Massachusetts, and many other places use graduation tests to raise the bar for educational achievement or permit them to become another hollow rite of spring? </body> </html> Thu, 12 Jun 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-06-12T00:00:00-0400 2003-06-12T00:00:00-0400 Breaking the Mold http://www.aei.org:80/article/17189 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 01 May 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-05-01T00:00:00-0400 2003-05-01T00:00:00-0400 Trust Us, They Explained http://www.aei.org:80/article/17191 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 01 May 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-05-01T00:00:00-0400 2003-05-01T00:00:00-0400 It Is Possible to Make a School Voucher System Work for Everyone in the Area http://www.aei.org:80/article/19245 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> For school choice supporters, seething indignation is not the way to make a real difference for America's children. </body> </html> Wed, 30 Apr 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-04-30T00:00:00-0400 2003-04-30T00:00:00-0400 Sweetening Vouchers http://www.aei.org:80/article/17192 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Contempt for Middle America will not expand educational opportunities. </body> </html> Wed, 30 Apr 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-04-30T00:00:00-0400 2003-04-30T00:00:00-0400 Expired Licenses http://www.aei.org:80/article/17193 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 09 Apr 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-04-09T00:00:00-0400 2003-04-09T00:00:00-0400 The Voice of the People http://www.aei.org:80/article/16843 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 01 Apr 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-04-01T00:00:00-0500 2003-04-01T00:00:00-0500 What Is Public about Public Education? http://www.aei.org:80/article/16536 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> How hands-on must the government be for us to regard a service as publicly provided? </body> </html> Wed, 08 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-01-08T00:00:00-0500 2003-01-08T00:00:00-0500 A License to Lead? http://www.aei.org:80/article/15847 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This paper analyzes the current licensure system, the shortcomings of current reform strategies,and the New Leadership Agenda and the related challenges and opportunities. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2003-01-01T00:00:00-0500 Blue Ribbon Blues? http://www.aei.org:80/article/19344 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Education policy experts Frederick Hess and Thomas Sobol debate the Blue Ribbon Schools award change. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2003-01-01T00:00:00-0500 Racial Distrust and School Reform http://www.aei.org:80/article/15786 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 19 Dec 2002 00:00:00 +0100 2002-12-19T00:00:00-0500 2002-12-19T00:00:00-0500 In the Storm's Eye http://www.aei.org:80/article/15785 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Sun, 01 Dec 2002 00:00:00 +0100 2002-12-01T00:00:00-0500 2002-12-01T00:00:00-0500 The Passage of Charter Legislation in Virginia http://www.aei.org:80/article/16090 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The widespread success of charter legislation has fostered a perception that charter schooling is apolitical and has clouded our understanding of the politics of the issue. </body> </html> Sun, 01 Dec 2002 00:00:00 +0100 2002-12-01T00:00:00-0500 2002-12-01T00:00:00-0500 Market Approach to Education, by John White, and Policy Entrepreneurs and School Choice, ... http://www.aei.org:80/article/15784 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 01 Nov 2002 00:00:00 +0100 2002-11-01T00:00:00-0500 2002-11-01T00:00:00-0500 Making Sense of the "Public" in Public Education http://www.aei.org:80/article/15783 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 01 Nov 2002 00:00:00 +0100 2002-11-01T00:00:00-0500 2002-11-01T00:00:00-0500 Advocacy in the Guise of Research http://www.aei.org:80/article/15782 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 17 Sep 2002 00:00:00 +0100 2002-09-17T00:00:00-0400 2002-09-17T00:00:00-0400 Small Districts in Big Trouble http://www.aei.org:80/article/18872 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> How do district schools respond to competition from charter schools? </body> </html> Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 +0100 2002-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2002-01-01T00:00:00-0500 Tear Down This Wall http://www.aei.org:80/article/25672 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> America needs more, better-qualified teachers. </body> </html> Tue, 27 Nov 2001 00:00:00 +0100 2001-11-27T00:00:00-0500 2001-11-27T00:00:00-0500 No Child Left Behind Primer http://www.aei.org:80/book/851 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This booktraces the heritage of No Child Left Behind, explains how it works, and examines the challenges of its implementation. </body> </html> Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-02-24T00:00:00-0500 2006-02-24T00:00:00-0500 Tough Love for Schools http://www.aei.org:80/book/844 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This book insists that we must ask how schools can do more, rather than how they can get more, and that we be blunt and cleareyed in our assessments of both schooling and proposed reforms. </body> </html> Wed, 25 Jan 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-01-25T00:00:00-0500 2006-01-25T00:00:00-0500 Common Sense School Reform http://www.aei.org:80/book/633 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This book takes on conventional wisdom and presents a comprehensive and coherent approach to the challenge of improving our schools. </body> </html> Fri, 02 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-04-02T00:00:00-0500 2004-04-02T00:00:00-0500 No Child Left Behind? http://www.aei.org:80/book/730 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The first scholarly assessment of the new legislation, No Child Left Behind? breaks new ground in the ongoing debate over accountability. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Oct 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-10-01T00:00:00-0400 2003-10-01T00:00:00-0400 Revolution at the Margins http://www.aei.org:80/book/466 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This bookexamines how urban school systems are responding to education competition. </body> </html> Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 +0100 2002-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2002-01-01T00:00:00-0500 School Choice in the Real World http://www.aei.org:80/book/465 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The editors bring together academics, policy-makers, and practicioners, and they explain and evaluate how school choice works in the real world. </body> </html> Thu, 01 Mar 2001 00:00:00 +0100 2001-03-01T00:00:00-0500 2001-03-01T00:00:00-0500 Bringing the Social Sciences Alive http://www.aei.org:80/book/464 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This material provides directions, background content, and reproducible materials for ten ready-to-use simulations that will engage your students in performance-related activities. </body> </html> Fri, 01 Jan 1999 00:00:00 +0100 1999-01-01T00:00:00-0500 1999-01-01T00:00:00-0500 Spinning Wheels http://www.aei.org:80/book/427 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Policymakers have pursued the "right" structure or the "best" pedagogy while paying insufficient attention to how to implement, refine, and sustain a particular approach in their particular district. </body> </html> Sat, 31 Oct 1998 23:00:00 +0100 1998-10-31T23:00:00-0500 1998-10-31T23:00:00-0500 More Than Just Schools: Rethinking the Demand for Educational Entrepreneurship http://www.aei.org:80/event/100146 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:00:00 +0100 2009-12-07T09:00:00-0500 2009-12-07T09:00:00-0500 Total Student Load: The Secret to Boosting School Performance? http://www.aei.org:80/event/100127 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:00:00 +0100 2009-09-23T09:00:00-0400 2009-09-23T09:00:00-0400 Schoolhouses and Courthouses: Does Court-Driven School Reform Deliver? http://www.aei.org:80/event/100067 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:00:00 +0100 2009-06-09T16:00:00-0400 2009-06-09T16:00:00-0400 Diplomas and Dropouts: Which Colleges Actually Graduate Their Students (and Which Don't) http://www.aei.org:80/event/100065 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:00:00 +0100 2009-06-03T09:00:00-0400 2009-06-03T09:00:00-0400 Educational Innovation and Philadelphia's School of the Future http://www.aei.org:80/event/1865 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 28 May 2009 09:00:00 +0100 2009-05-28T09:00:00-0400 2009-05-28T09:00:00-0400 -Event Cancelled- School Restructuring under No Child Left Behind: Lessons from Hawaii http://www.aei.org:80/event/100054 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 14 May 2009 09:30:00 +0100 2009-05-14T09:30:00-0400 2009-05-14T09:30:00-0400 Stimulating Excellence: Unleashing the Power of Innovation in Education http://www.aei.org:80/event/100045 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 05 May 2009 11:00:00 +0100 2009-05-05T11:00:00-0400 2009-05-05T11:00:00-0400 Race to the Top? The Promise--and Challenges--of Expanding the Reach of Charter Schools http://www.aei.org:80/event/100029 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:30:00 +0100 2009-04-06T09:30:00-0400 2009-04-06T09:30:00-0400 An Army of Great Teachers? http://www.aei.org:80/event/100015 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:30:00 +0100 2009-03-24T16:30:00-0400 2009-03-24T16:30:00-0400 Rethinking Education Schools for a New Era http://www.aei.org:80/event/1870 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:00:00 +0100 2009-02-26T17:00:00-0500 2009-02-26T17:00:00-0500 Left at the Altar? The Bush Legacy on K-12 Education http://www.aei.org:80/event/1872 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:00:00 +0100 2009-02-05T14:00:00-0500 2009-02-05T14:00:00-0500 The Next Frontier in School Choice: Tuition Tax Credits? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1848 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:00:00 +0100 2008-12-15T15:00:00-0500 2008-12-15T15:00:00-0500 The Future of Education Research http://www.aei.org:80/event/1823 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:00:00 +0100 2008-11-19T16:00:00-0500 2008-11-19T16:00:00-0500 What Is Next for School Choice? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1829 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:30:00 +0100 2008-11-10T13:30:00-0500 2008-11-10T13:30:00-0500 Disruptive Innovation in Education and Health Care http://www.aei.org:80/event/1812 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:00:00 +0100 2008-10-27T14:00:00-0400 2008-10-27T14:00:00-0400 From Brown to "Bong Hits": Assessing a Half-Century of Judicial Involvement in ... http://www.aei.org:80/event/1746 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:00:00 +0100 2008-10-15T09:00:00-0400 2008-10-15T09:00:00-0400 Educational Entrepreneurship: What Do the Candidates Think? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1797 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:00:00 +0100 2008-10-08T16:00:00-0400 2008-10-08T16:00:00-0400 The Millennials: The Dumbest Generation or the Next Great Generation? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1766 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0100 2008-09-29T12:00:00-0400 2008-09-29T12:00:00-0400 What Educational Testing Can and Cannot Do http://www.aei.org:80/event/1799 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 22 Sep 2008 09:00:00 +0100 2008-09-22T09:00:00-0400 2008-09-22T09:00:00-0400 The Challenge of Reforming Urban Schools http://www.aei.org:80/event/1720 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:45:00 +0100 2008-06-05T16:45:00-0400 2008-06-05T16:45:00-0400 Higher Ed Governance: Stewardship or Sham? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1690 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:00:00 +0100 2008-04-16T09:00:00-0400 2008-04-16T09:00:00-0400 Turning Around the Nation's Worst Schools http://www.aei.org:80/event/1646 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:30:00 +0100 2008-03-11T10:30:00-0400 2008-03-11T10:30:00-0400 Education as a Presidential Issue: Historically and in 2008 http://www.aei.org:80/event/1669 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:30:00 +0100 2008-03-03T15:30:00-0500 2008-03-03T15:30:00-0500 The Future of Urban School Reform http://www.aei.org:80/event/1660 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:45:00 +0100 2008-02-13T15:45:00-0500 2008-02-13T15:45:00-0500 What 2008 Holds for Research in Education http://www.aei.org:80/event/1632 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 07 Feb 2008 10:30:00 +0100 2008-02-07T10:30:00-0500 2008-02-07T10:30:00-0500 Debating the Case for a U.S. Public Service Academy http://www.aei.org:80/event/1624 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:30:00 +0100 2008-01-09T09:30:00-0500 2008-01-09T09:30:00-0500 Reforming the Politically Correct University http://www.aei.org:80/event/1595 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 14 Nov 2007 10:00:00 +0100 2007-11-14T10:00:00-0500 2007-11-14T10:00:00-0500 The Supply Side of School Reform and the Future of Educational Entrepreneurship http://www.aei.org:80/event/1522 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 25 Oct 2007 09:00:00 +0100 2007-10-25T09:00:00-0400 2007-10-25T09:00:00-0400 No Child Left Behind's Remedy Provisions: In Need of Improvement? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1588 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 16 Oct 2007 09:30:00 +0100 2007-10-16T09:30:00-0400 2007-10-16T09:30:00-0400 Albert Shanker: Madman or Visionary? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1582 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:00:00 +0100 2007-10-03T09:00:00-0400 2007-10-03T09:00:00-0400 The Privatization of Sallie Mae and Its Consequences http://www.aei.org:80/event/1523 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 30 May 2007 15:00:00 +0100 2007-05-30T15:00:00-0400 2007-05-30T15:00:00-0400 The Politics of Knowledge http://www.aei.org:80/event/1455 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 21 May 2007 09:00:00 +0100 2007-05-21T09:00:00-0400 2007-05-21T09:00:00-0400 Collision or Collaboration? No Child Left Behind and America's International Competition http://www.aei.org:80/event/1496 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 02 May 2007 15:30:00 +0100 2007-05-02T15:30:00-0400 2007-05-02T15:30:00-0400 Why Johnny Doesn't Vote http://www.aei.org:80/event/1475 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:00:00 +0100 2007-03-15T17:00:00-0400 2007-03-15T17:00:00-0400 Fixing Failing Schools http://www.aei.org:80/event/1351 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:00:00 +0100 2006-11-30T09:00:00-0500 2006-11-30T09:00:00-0500 What Lies Beneath? U.S. Foreign and Domestic Policy after the 2006 Elections http://www.aei.org:80/event/1428 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:00:00 +0100 2006-11-20T10:00:00-0500 2006-11-20T10:00:00-0500 The Knowledge Deficit http://www.aei.org:80/event/1400 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:30:00 +0100 2006-10-16T16:30:00-0400 2006-10-16T16:30:00-0400 Footing the Tuition Bill http://www.aei.org:80/event/1330 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:00:00 +0100 2006-09-25T09:00:00-0400 2006-09-25T09:00:00-0400 Educational Entrepreneurship: Realities, Challenges, Possibilities http://www.aei.org:80/event/1362 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 05 Sep 2006 16:00:00 +0100 2006-09-05T16:00:00-0400 2006-09-05T16:00:00-0400 Paying for Change? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1296 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 18 Apr 2006 09:30:00 +0100 2006-04-18T09:30:00-0400 2006-04-18T09:30:00-0400 The NCLB Consensus: Lasting Force or Passing Fancy? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1288 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 13 Apr 2006 16:00:00 +0100 2006-04-13T16:00:00-0400 2006-04-13T16:00:00-0400 A Better Bargain: Overhauling Teacher Collective Bargaining for the 21st Century http://www.aei.org:80/event/1282 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:15:00 +0100 2006-03-29T14:15:00-0500 2006-03-29T14:15:00-0500 Is College Still Worth the Cost? http://www.aei.org:80/event/1271 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 20 Mar 2006 09:30:00 +0100 2006-03-20T09:30:00-0500 2006-03-20T09:30:00-0500 Federal Education Statistics http://www.aei.org:80/event/1238 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 06 Feb 2006 16:30:00 +0100 2006-02-06T16:30:00-0500 2006-02-06T16:30:00-0500 Tough Love for Schools http://www.aei.org:80/event/1239 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 31 Jan 2006 09:30:00 +0100 2006-01-31T09:30:00-0500 2006-01-31T09:30:00-0500 Advancing America’s Economic Competitiveness http://www.aei.org:80/event/1186 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:00:00 +0100 2005-11-16T10:00:00-0500 2005-11-16T10:00:00-0500 Educational Entrepreneurship http://www.aei.org:80/event/1101 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:45:00 +0100 2005-11-14T09:45:00-0500 2005-11-14T09:45:00-0500 With the Best of Intentions http://www.aei.org:80/event/1172 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:30:00 +0100 2005-10-25T09:30:00-0400 2005-10-25T09:30:00-0400 Science Wars http://www.aei.org:80/event/1169 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 21 Oct 2005 09:45:00 +0100 2005-10-21T09:45:00-0400 2005-10-21T09:45:00-0400 The Department of Education Twenty-Five Years Later http://www.aei.org:80/event/1136 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 09 Sep 2005 09:30:00 +0100 2005-09-09T09:30:00-0400 2005-09-09T09:30:00-0400 AEI Education Policy Luncheon on Capitol Hill http://www.aei.org:80/event/1076 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 13 Jun 2005 12:00:00 +0100 2005-06-13T12:00:00-0400 2005-06-13T12:00:00-0400 Leave No Principal Behind http://www.aei.org:80/event/1052 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 25 May 2005 10:00:00 +0100 2005-05-25T10:00:00-0400 2005-05-25T10:00:00-0400 Urban School Reform http://www.aei.org:80/event/1057 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 18 May 2005 10:00:00 +0100 2005-05-18T10:00:00-0400 2005-05-18T10:00:00-0400 With the Best of Intentions http://www.aei.org:80/event/959 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 25 Apr 2005 08:45:00 +0100 2005-04-25T08:45:00-0400 2005-04-25T08:45:00-0400 A "Liberal" Education? http://www.aei.org:80/event/993 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:00:00 +0100 2005-02-14T14:00:00-0500 2005-02-14T14:00:00-0500 Education after the 2004 Election http://www.aei.org:80/event/958 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 06 Dec 2004 14:00:00 +0100 2004-12-06T14:00:00-0500 2004-12-06T14:00:00-0500 The Incentives of Education Savings Accounts http://www.aei.org:80/event/921 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 22 Oct 2004 10:00:00 +0100 2004-10-22T10:00:00-0400 2004-10-22T10:00:00-0400 The Education Statistics We Need and How Uncle Sam Can Get Them to Us http://www.aei.org:80/event/903 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 07 Oct 2004 11:00:00 +0100 2004-10-07T11:00:00-0400 2004-10-07T11:00:00-0400 Are Smaller Schools Better? http://www.aei.org:80/event/886 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 22 Sep 2004 10:30:00 +0100 2004-09-22T10:30:00-0400 2004-09-22T10:30:00-0400 No Child Left Behind http://www.aei.org:80/event/878 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 14 Sep 2004 11:00:00 +0100 2004-09-14T11:00:00-0400 2004-09-14T11:00:00-0400 Mayors in the Middle http://www.aei.org:80/event/826 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 02 Jun 2004 14:00:00 +0100 2004-06-02T14:00:00-0400 2004-06-02T14:00:00-0400 Civic Education for a World at War http://www.aei.org:80/event/817 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 18 May 2004 14:00:00 +0100 2004-05-18T14:00:00-0400 2004-05-18T14:00:00-0400 Common Sense School Reform http://www.aei.org:80/event/779 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 05 Apr 2004 14:00:00 +0100 2004-04-05T14:00:00-0400 2004-04-05T14:00:00-0400 Leaving No Child Behind? http://www.aei.org:80/event/684 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 15 Jan 2004 12:15:00 +0100 2004-01-15T12:15:00-0500 2004-01-15T12:15:00-0500 Is Law Undermining Public Education? http://www.aei.org:80/event/683 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 05 Nov 2003 08:00:00 +0100 2003-11-05T08:00:00-0500 2003-11-05T08:00:00-0500 A Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom http://www.aei.org:80/event/624 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 23 Oct 2003 11:30:00 +0100 2003-10-23T11:30:00-0400 2003-10-23T11:30:00-0400 Social Studies and the Battle for America's Soul http://www.aei.org:80/event/603 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 16 Sep 2003 09:00:00 +0100 2003-09-16T09:00:00-0400 2003-09-16T09:00:00-0400 Closing the Education Achievement Gap http://www.aei.org:80/event/354 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 21 Jul 2003 16:00:00 +0100 2003-07-21T16:00:00-0400 2003-07-21T16:00:00-0400 Vouchers for Special-Education Students http://www.aei.org:80/event/345 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 16 Jun 2003 15:30:00 +0100 2003-06-16T15:30:00-0400 2003-06-16T15:30:00-0400 Are Teachers Paid Too Little . . . or Too Much? http://www.aei.org:80/event/302 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 20 May 2003 15:30:00 +0100 2003-05-20T15:30:00-0400 2003-05-20T15:30:00-0400 A Nation at Risk http://www.aei.org:80/event/260 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 01 Apr 2003 15:00:00 +0100 2003-04-01T15:00:00-0500 2003-04-01T15:00:00-0500 Testing the Validity of High-Stakes Testing http://www.aei.org:80/event/220 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 12 Feb 2003 15:30:00 +0100 2003-02-12T15:30:00-0500 2003-02-12T15:30:00-0500 The Future of For-Profit Schooling http://www.aei.org:80/event/60 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 13 Jan 2003 15:30:00 +0100 2003-01-13T15:30:00-0500 2003-01-13T15:30:00-0500 Feast and Famine http://www.aei.org:80/event/21 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Mon, 16 Dec 2002 15:30:00 +0100 2002-12-16T15:30:00-0500 2002-12-16T15:30:00-0500 Charter Schools Ten Years Later http://www.aei.org:80/event/57 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Wed, 20 Nov 2002 16:00:00 +0100 2002-11-20T16:00:00-0500 2002-11-20T16:00:00-0500 How Does the Trend toward Collegiate Diversity Affect Future Admissions and Financial Aid? http://www.aei.org:80/event/104 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Thu, 26 Sep 2002 10:15:00 +0100 2002-09-26T10:15:00-0400 2002-09-26T10:15:00-0400 Does School Choice Harm Public Schools? http://www.aei.org:80/event/201 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Fri, 29 Mar 2002 09:15:00 +0100 2002-03-29T09:15:00-0500 2002-03-29T09:15:00-0500 The Challenge of Collective Bargaining and District Timidity, and of Crafting a ... http://www.aei.org:80/speech/100081 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Frederick M. Hess addresses three topics deserving attention regarding education policy: collective bargaining, the potentially adverse consequences of ill-conceived federal efforts to redistribute those teachers who seem to be effective, and our limited ability to systematically identify "effective" teachers for purposes of federal policy. </body> </html> Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-09-30T00:00:00-0400 2009-09-30T00:00:00-0400 Educational Entrepreneurship http://www.aei.org:80/speech/25799 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This is the era of educational entrepreneurship, but entrepreneurial activity remains distressingly sporadic in K-12 schooling. </body> </html> Wed, 14 Mar 2007 01:00:00 +0100 2007-03-14T01:00:00-0400 2007-03-14T01:00:00-0400 A Better Bargain? http://www.aei.org:80/speech/25741 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> We must move beyond utopian dreams of goading unions into good behavior andrecognize that labor strife may be the birth pains of real school reform. </body> </html> Mon, 12 Mar 2007 01:00:00 +0100 2007-03-12T01:00:00-0400 2007-03-12T01:00:00-0400 Tough Love http://www.aei.org:80/speech/24364 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A version of a speech given to staff and and students at theCésar Chávez Public Charter School for Public Policy in Anacostia about education reform. </body> </html> Mon, 08 May 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-05-08T00:00:00-0400 2006-05-08T00:00:00-0400 Urban School Reform http://www.aei.org:80/speech/23110 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> In 1998, the San Diego City Schools launched one of the nation’s most ambitious efforts in school reform. </body> </html> Thu, 09 Jun 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-06-09T00:00:00-0400 2005-06-09T00:00:00-0400 No Child Left Behind http://www.aei.org:80/speech/21219 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The No Child Left Behind act should be pushed towards the tight-loose formulation that gave birth to the education accountability movement and has revolutionized modern management. </body> </html> Tue, 14 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-09-14T00:00:00-0400 2004-09-14T00:00:00-0400 Leaders and Laggards http://www.aei.org:80/paper/100062 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Regardless of current academic accomplishment, innovative educational practices are vital to laying the groundwork for continuous and transformational change. </body> </html> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-11-09T00:00:00-0500 2009-11-09T00:00:00-0500 "But the Pension Fund Was Just Sitting There" http://www.aei.org:80/paper/100027 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The tension at the heart of pension politics is the incentive to satisfy today's claimants in the here-and-now at the expense of long-term concerns. </body> </html> Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-07-06T00:00:00-0400 2009-07-06T00:00:00-0400 Diplomas and Dropouts http://www.aei.org:80/paper/100019 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This report documents the dramatic variation in graduation rates across more than 1,300 of the nation's colleges and universities. </body> </html> Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-06-03T00:00:00-0400 2009-06-03T00:00:00-0400 Stimulating Excellence http://www.aei.org:80/paper/100009 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> By removing barriers to innovation and reform and providing greater support for entrepreneurship, we can spur the critical and necessary new solutions to many of public education's greatest challenges. </body> </html> Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-05-05T00:00:00-0400 2009-05-05T00:00:00-0400 Balanced Scorecards and Management Data http://www.aei.org:80/paper/100004 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Successful organizations, public and private, monitor their operations--extensively and intensively. </body> </html> Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-02-01T00:00:00-0500 2009-02-01T00:00:00-0500 Learning to Succeed at Scale http://www.aei.org:80/paper/100005 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Dynamic new ventures like the KIPP Academies, Edison, or Green Dot Public Schools are increasingly being asked to stand in for failing district schools. </body> </html> Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-02-01T00:00:00-0500 2009-02-01T00:00:00-0500 Still at Risk http://www.aei.org:80/paper/27576 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> All children deserve a comprehensive, content-rich education in the liberal arts and sciences, with real knowledge about civics, biology, geography, art history, and languages. </body> </html> Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-02-26T00:00:00-0500 2008-02-26T00:00:00-0500 The Leadership Limbo http://www.aei.org:80/paper/27672 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> School principals are held accountable for raising student achievement without being given the authority to get the job done. </body> </html> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-02-01T00:00:00-0500 2008-02-01T00:00:00-0500 Fueling Educational Entrepreneurship http://www.aei.org:80/paper/26318 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> This paper examines waysto boost the flow of human capital into educational entrepreneurship. </body> </html> Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-06-01T00:00:00-0400 2007-06-01T00:00:00-0400 What Do We Know about School Size and Class Size? http://www.aei.org:80/paper/26182 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> </body> </html> Tue, 15 May 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-05-15T00:00:00-0400 2007-05-15T00:00:00-0400 A Better Bargain http://www.aei.org:80/paper/24167 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> An executive summary of Frederick M. Hess and Martin R. West's report on teacher collective bargaining. </body> </html> Wed, 05 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0100 2006-04-05T00:00:00-0400 2006-04-05T00:00:00-0400 Educational "Innovation" v. Educational Innovation http://www.aei.org:80/paper/24250 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> How are today's educational innovations really helping our schools? </body> </html> Tue, 01 Nov 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-11-01T00:00:00-0500 2005-11-01T00:00:00-0500 Textbook Leadership? http://www.aei.org:80/paper/22535 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Little scholarly attention has been paid to the content of what principals arereading in the course of their studies or whether their texts are preparing them foraccountable management. </body> </html> Tue, 03 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-05-03T00:00:00-0400 2005-05-03T00:00:00-0400 Learning to Lead? What Gets Taught in Principal Preparation Programs http://www.aei.org:80/paper/22534 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> An examination ofthe content of instruction at a stratified sample of the nation’s principal preparation programs. </body> </html> Mon, 02 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-05-02T00:00:00-0400 2005-05-02T00:00:00-0400 An Innovative Look, a Recalcitrant Reality http://www.aei.org:80/paper/22126 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Education leadership has been a scene of great tumult in the recent past, and little has been done thus far to draw new people inorcultivate new skills in school leaders. </body> </html> Tue, 15 Mar 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-03-15T00:00:00-0500 2005-03-15T00:00:00-0500 School House Politics http://www.aei.org:80/paper/19343 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Paper presented at the Conference on School Board Politics at the JFK School of Government in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from October 16 to 17, 2003. </body> </html> Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-01-01T00:00:00-0500 2003-01-01T00:00:00-0500 School Boards at the Dawn of the 21st Century http://www.aei.org:80/paper/23957 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> What is the nature of school boards and what challenges do they face? </body> </html> Fri, 01 Feb 2002 00:00:00 +0100 2002-02-01T00:00:00-0500 2002-02-01T00:00:00-0500 Rewriting the Job Description http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/100091 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Today's teaching profession is the product of a mid-twentieth-century labor model; we need to rethink what the teaching profession should look like in the twenty-first century. </body> </html> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-11-20T00:00:00-0500 2009-11-20T00:00:00-0500 "Diverse Providers" in Action: School Restructuring in Hawaii http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/100064 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Schools under restructuring in Hawaii partner with outside organizations at a much higher level than schools on the mainland; Hawaii has put in place support mechanisms to facilitate partnerships with these external providers. </body> </html> Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-08-27T00:00:00-0400 2009-08-27T00:00:00-0400 The Challenges for Charter Schools http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/100025 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Many of the most successful charter school providers are embarking on ambitious growth plans; the climate for expansion seems hospitable. </body> </html> Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-04-03T00:00:00-0400 2009-04-03T00:00:00-0400 School Turnarounds http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/100011 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Evidence from turnaround efforts outside education suggests the need to proceed deliberately and with realistic expectations. </body> </html> Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-02-25T00:00:00-0500 2009-02-25T00:00:00-0500 The New Stupid http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/100004 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Educators have made great strides in using data, but danger lies ahead for those who misunderstand what data can and cannot achieve. </body> </html> Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-01-29T00:00:00-0500 2009-01-29T00:00:00-0500 Why LBJ Is Smiling http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/29057 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The Bush administration's signature No Child Left Behind Act dramatically expanded the federal role in education. </body> </html> Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-12-11T00:00:00-0500 2008-12-11T00:00:00-0500 The Future of Educational Entrepreneurship http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/28970 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The most intriguing reforms in K-12 education today are entrepreneurial ventures. </body> </html> Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-11-20T00:00:00-0500 2008-11-20T00:00:00-0500 Fulfilling the Promise of School Choice http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/28679 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Market-based school reforms have not delivered because they were never designed to succeed. The challenge for champions of choice is to understand what happened and what comes next. </body> </html> Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-09-25T00:00:00-0400 2008-09-25T00:00:00-0400 Assessing the Case for Mayoral Control of Urban Schools http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/28511 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A review of the research suggests that, on balance, mayoral control is sensible for troubled, urban school systems. </body> </html> Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-08-25T00:00:00-0400 2008-08-25T00:00:00-0400 Teacher Labor Agreements http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/28212 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The impact of teacher labor agreements on school and district leadership is less straightforward than many previous accounts suggest. </body> </html> Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-06-30T00:00:00-0400 2008-06-30T00:00:00-0400 Still at Risk http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/27846 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> A new study seeks to determine just how much today's seventeen-year-olds know about history and literature. </body> </html> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-04-22T00:00:00-0400 2008-04-22T00:00:00-0400 When Education Research Matters http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/27449 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Education research should ensure that public decision-making is informed by all the facts, insights, and analyses that the tools of science can provide. </body> </html> Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-02-04T00:00:00-0500 2008-02-04T00:00:00-0500 Business Goes to School http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/27221 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> America'seducation systemwould do well to learn a lesson from business. </body> </html> Wed, 12 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-12-12T00:00:00-0500 2007-12-12T00:00:00-0500 Reimagining American Schooling http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/27001 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Educational entrepreneurs aredeveloping exciting new reformsthat could change the face ofAmerican schools. </body> </html> Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-10-22T00:00:00-0400 2007-10-22T00:00:00-0400 Can This Law Be Fixed? http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/26716 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> How can the No Child Left Behind Act be improved? </body> </html> Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-08-29T00:00:00-0400 2007-08-29T00:00:00-0400 Can NCLB Survive the Competitiveness Competition? http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/26339 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Can the American Competitiveness Initiative and the No Child Left Behind Act peacefully coexist while still accomplishing their goals? </body> </html> Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-06-12T00:00:00-0400 2007-06-12T00:00:00-0400 No Child Left Behind: What the Public Thinks http://www.aei.org:80/outlook/25667 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Will a renewal of the No Child Left Behind Act prove as successful as the original passage? </body> </html> Thu, 22 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-02-22T00:00:00-0500 2007-02-22T00:00:00-0500 To Fix Education, School Hours and Money Need to Be Better Spent http://www.aei.org:80/issue/100008 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Making children spend more time in school is not necessarily proven to generate better results. </body> </html> Fri, 22 May 2009 00:00:00 +0100 2009-05-22T00:00:00-0400 2009-05-22T00:00:00-0400 Popping the Tuition Bubble http://www.aei.org:80/issue/28160 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The time has come to think more creatively about financing college, especially because Congress seems more inclined to pour more money into loans and grants. </body> </html> Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100 2008-06-18T00:00:00-0400 2008-06-18T00:00:00-0400 A Color-Coded Professoriate? http://www.aei.org:80/issue/25437 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Race-based hiring practices can only be stopped by determined efforts by alumni and trustees, strong voices within universities, and an engaged public. </body> </html> Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-01-11T00:00:00-0500 2007-01-11T00:00:00-0500 The Wrong Kind of Bipartisanship? http://www.aei.org:80/issue/25436 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Abipartisan conventional wisdom has recently emerged that conveniently excuses the shortcomings of the awkwardly assembled No Child Left Behind law. </body> </html> Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0100 2007-01-11T00:00:00-0500 2007-01-11T00:00:00-0500 Science and Nonscience http://www.aei.org:80/issue/22461 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Assessing many educational practices through scientific principles can be useful, but some reforms do not lend themselves as readily to rigorous scientific evaluation. </body> </html> Thu, 05 May 2005 00:00:00 +0100 2005-05-05T00:00:00-0400 2005-05-05T00:00:00-0400 Without Competition, School Choice Is Not Enough http://www.aei.org:80/issue/20491 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Most current school-choice programs do not establish serious competition among schools. Therefore, they fail to bring about the systemic changes advocates expect. </body> </html> Sat, 01 May 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-05-01T00:00:00-0400 2004-05-01T00:00:00-0400 Soaring School Spending http://www.aei.org:80/issue/20303 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> The United States currently spends a good deal more on education per student than most industrialized nations, yet testing shows that achievement has not kept pace with spending. </body> </html> Thu, 01 Apr 2004 00:00:00 +0100 2004-04-01T00:00:00-0500 2004-04-01T00:00:00-0500 The Case for Being Mean http://www.aei.org:80/issue/19614 <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Accountability needs to be coercive, that is, it must confront failure with real consequences for both educators and students. </body> </html> Mon, 01 Dec 2003 00:00:00 +0100 2003-12-01T00:00:00-0500 2003-12-01T00:00:00-0500