http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:52:35 -0700 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:17:31 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m12d28-St-Arne-Duncan-the-Wonderworker?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner The Washington Posts’ Nick Anderson questioned today Arne Duncan’s credentials as a wonderworker of Chicago public schools. While improvements were real and tangible, they may not have been as significant as some people liked to believe. ... Education Secretary New ideas Mon, 28 Dec 2009 23:17:31 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m12d28-St-Arne-Duncan-the-Wonderworker?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m12d23-Race-to-the-Top-redefines-the-purpose-of-high-schools?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner J. B. Schramm and E. Kinney Zalesne of The New York Times, have provided a nice summary of the part of the Race to the Top Guidelines that deal with high schools. Once again, Obama’s Department of Education has proven to be an able policymaker.... Higher education Race to the Top Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:25:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m12d23-Race-to-the-Top-redefines-the-purpose-of-high-schools?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m12d20-The-Credit-Hour-Wars?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner Read about the first skirmishes of the Credit Hour war; see the Related Content links for the full story. The Federal Government (The Office of Inspector General) does not want to spend federal funds on on-line colleges who do not have a clear standa... Higher education Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:36:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m12d20-The-Credit-Hour-Wars?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m12d17-Universities-heading-for-a-cliff?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner The federal stimulus money that saved state universities budgets from collapse run out, starting next year. How did they use an opportunity to prepare? It is hard to say. Colorado Governor, for example, wants to study the State’s higher educ... Higher education Stimulus package Public education financing Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:34:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m12d17-Universities-heading-for-a-cliff?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m12d14-NCTQ-Reports-on-teacher-preparation-quality?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner The National Council on Teacher Quality came out with yet another report, this time on my home State of Colorado. How did we fair? Well, NCTQ is yet to find a teacher education program it likes; it does not like Colorado programs either. Although ... Teacher quality Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:05:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m12d14-NCTQ-Reports-on-teacher-preparation-quality?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m11d29-Charter-schools-benefits-are-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner The proponents and opponents of charter schools should both read a very good review of studies on charter school’s effectiveness by Nick Anderson of Washington Post. He has laid out the results about as clear as it gets. Two major studies, i... school choice Charter schools Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:21:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m11d29-Charter-schools-benefits-are-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m11d21-The-education-of-Sarah-Palin?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner Sarah Palin is on the news again, because of her new book. The question about her education has been raised in the past, in connection to the question of her qualifications. In the book, she addresses some of the questions. For example, she explains ... Presidential Campaign Elections 2008 Leaders Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:24:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m11d21-The-education-of-Sarah-Palin?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m11d15-New-York-may-allow-alternative-teacher-certification?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner Jennifer Medina of The New Your Times reported today: “State Board of Regents will consider letting alternative teacher training programs certify teachers, expanding the role that for decades has been exclusively performed by education schoo... Teacher Education Teacher quality Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:32:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m11d15-New-York-may-allow-alternative-teacher-certification?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Can-we-mandate-spending-on-education?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner In a recent editorial, Washington Post writes: “Maryland law requires counties to maintain at least the same level of school funding from one year to the next to receive state aid.” Such a law creates accounting gimmicks and other side... Economic crisis Stimulus package Public education financing Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:31:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m11d13-Can-we-mandate-spending-on-education?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Obamas-end-of-the-year-grades-on-education?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner To mark his first year in the office, Obama gave a speech on education. The choice of the topic is remarkable – it is the area were he can show some real progress (which cannot be just yet said about the health care reform), but it is not as... Obama school choice accountability Teacher Education Obama speech Curriculum Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:24:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m11d7-Obamas-end-of-the-year-grades-on-education?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Bill-Gates-and-other-venture-philanthropists?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner Bill Gates was recently called “The real Secretary of Education.” The rising influence of the new breed of philanthropists on educational policy deserves our attention, because these people are powerful, effective, and unelected. I rec... school choice Education Secretary Teach For America Leaders Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:41:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Bill-Gates-and-other-venture-philanthropists?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m10d28-The-lemon-effect-in-teacher-education?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner Last weekend, I attended the meeting of the National Academy of Education. I used to be a Spencer fellow there, so the Academy keeps inviting me back. Among other things, participants have discussed the unfortunate confluence of circumstances that... Economic crisis Teacher Education International comparisons of education Higher education Teacher quality Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:26:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m10d28-The-lemon-effect-in-teacher-education?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Arne-Duncan-calls-for-a-revolution-in-teacher-preparation?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner In a recent speech, the Secretary of Education called for a revolutionary change in teacher education programs. His ideas for future teachers: more field-based training with better supervision, and better coursework. Call me a cynic, but these ide... Teacher Education Education Secretary Teacher quality Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:54:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Arne-Duncan-calls-for-a-revolution-in-teacher-preparation?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Paying-kids-to-learn-Even-the-French-are-doing-it?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner Bruce Crumley of Time has recently reported on an experiment with monetary incentives for students at three vocational schools in Paris. This is not the first experiment of the sort, and like most of them, is remarkably timid. For example, student ca... International comparisons of education Hyper-vouchers Teacher quality Cash incentives Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:56:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m10d16-Paying-kids-to-learn-Even-the-French-are-doing-it?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m10d11-A-new-generation-of-extraordinary-teachers?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner “U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan appealed Friday for a new generation of extraordinary teachers, calling education the civil rights cause of our time.” Associated Press, October 9, 2009.This is another indication that the Federal Gov... Teacher Education Education Secretary Teach For America Hyper-vouchers New ideas Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:40:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m10d11-A-new-generation-of-extraordinary-teachers?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m10d3-The-Education-Cartel?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner Craft Guilds of the Middle Ages regulated how many hours per day can their members work, and what technologies they can use. In education, the Carnegie system dictates to students how many hours of sit time they need to put in to attain education. Wh... school choice testing Higher education Homeschooling Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:42:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m10d3-The-Education-Cartel?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m9d26-New-York-Times-Magazine-on-How-to-Remake-Education?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner The piece published yesterday by the NYT Magazine is a collection of short contributions by five different people. It is refreshing to see some genuinely interesting ideas put forth by one of the leading national newspapers. I wish the big media did ... Leaders New ideas Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:20:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m9d26-New-York-Times-Magazine-on-How-to-Remake-Education?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m9d20-Freemium-University?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner In his recent book, Free, Chris Anderson lays out several emerging business models of the digital age. In many cases, he argues, the cost of productuction and distribution is so low that it is more profitable to give products away for free, and earn ... Higher education Public education financing Sun, 20 Sep 2009 22:33:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m9d20-Freemium-University?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Federal-Government-takes-over-the-college-loan-business?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner The U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation Thursday that would effectively end private-lender involvement in the student loan market, establishing the federal government as the sole provider of college loans, the Wall Street Journal repor... Higher education Public education financing Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:09:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Federal-Government-takes-over-the-college-loan-business?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Health-care-and-education-the-two-noncollapsing-systems?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner Though deeply dysfunctional by most standards, the U.S. health care system remains disturbingly stable. That no one really likes it does not translate into the inevitability of real change.-- Lawrence D. Brown,The Amazing Noncollapsing U.S. Health Ca... Public education financing Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:09:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Health-care-and-education-the-two-noncollapsing-systems?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner