Inquiry

Working to support and nurture the rights and needs of young children. DEYproject.org Download the White Paper Standards and Testing for Young Children. Position Statement What is the problem? Today, the majority of classrooms for preschool, kindergarten and primary age children are required to [...]

How Recent Education Reforms Undermine Local School Governance and Democratic Education. National Education Policy Center Contact: William J. Mathis, (802) 383-0058, Ken.Howe@Colorado.edu Kenneth Howe, (303) 492-7229 URL for this press release: New Report Cautions Against Federal Education Policies that Undermine Democracy and Local Control BOULDER, CO October [...]

William J. Mathis June 13, 2013 Press Release Media Citations Research-Based Options for Education Policymaking is a 10-part brief that takes up important policy issues and identifies policies supported by research. Each section focuses on a different issue, and its recommendations for policymakers are based on the [...]

By CTU Research | May 17, 2013 } Download the report. CHICAGO—On what is the 59th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) today released a report on the history of disruptive actions against communities of [...]

Learn About Tableau Stop and Frisk; The Statistics Speak The Center for Constitutional Rights has long examined the data on Stop and Frisk. The statistics are startling and perhaps worth a review. The New York Civil Liberties Union also invites [...]

Review of Report Card on American Education. National Education Policy Center Download Report: Review of Report Card on American Education Contact: Christopher Lubienski, Jameson Brewer May 9, 2013 Press Release Media Citations Report Card on American Education: Ranking State K-12 Performance, Progress, and Reform By Matthew Ladner [...]

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 [...]

Originally Published at National Association for Multicultural Education February 1, 2003 Numerous definitions of multicultural education have been proposed or espoused by scholars, researchers and organizations over the past 30 years. To assist researchers, teachers, educators, and parents in understanding and implementing multicultural education, the National Association [...]

Inquiry; Critical Thought is the catalyst for all newer ideas. Each and every innovation is borne out of inspiration, which is informed by asking. We might ask another or probe our own minds. Either way, inquiry begins an investigation. We gather facts, figures, and formulas. But these [...]