By Alex Molnar, Gary Miron, Luis Huerta, Jennifer King Rice, Larry Cuban, Brian Horvitz, Charisse Gulosino, Sheryl Rankin Shafer | Originally Published at >The National Education Policy Center May 2, 2013 Press Release: Abstract: This national study, which comprehensively reviews 311 virtual schools operating in the United [...]
Common Core State Standards Overview The issue of Common Core State Standards is ubiquitous, more so today than it was in previous years. [To review the recent incarnation please peruse Common Core State Standards Initiative. This model is but the latest expression of a need for [...]
James Baldwin once said, “The greatest achievement of art is the ‘laying bare of questions which have been hidden by answers’” (as cited in Leafgren, 2009, p. 110). Although Baldwin is not included in text exemplars of Appendix B of the Common Core State [...]
By Martin Carnoy and Richard Rothstein | Originally Published at the Economic Policy Institute. January 28, 2013 | Download PDF Education policymakers and analysts express great concern about the performance of U.S. students on international tests. Education reformers frequently invoke the relatively poor performance of U.S. students [...]
Reference Publication: Research-Based Options for Education Policymaking Download The Full Report Contact: William J. Mathis, (802) 383-0058, mailto:wmathis@sover.net URL for this press release: http://tinyurl.com/93jssqk BOULDER, CO (October 11, 2012) – This second in a series of two-page briefs summarizes current research findings on the likely effects of [...]
By Jerome Hausman Download your electronic version now! The MAGNITUDE of the challenges confronting us requires responses that are revolutionary—a paradigm shift! Often we find ourselves speaking of “change,” “growth,” or “development” as shifting scenarios in our lives. Things do happen in the course [...]
Retention or Transfer? What does it mean for education systems? High rates of grade repetition can be costly for countries. In countries where more students repeat grades, overall performance tends to be lower and social background has a stronger impact on learning outcomes [...]
