http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner en-us Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:06:57 -0700 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:24:29 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 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 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Should-Obama-speak-to-school-children?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner The recent uproar about Obama’s plan to speak to the nation’s children is a terrible lesson in civics. Without all the hoopla, it would have been one of those boring speeches urging kids to stay in school. Kids would have forgotten it in ... Obama Obama speech Curriculum Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:09:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m9d6-Should-Obama-speak-to-school-children?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m8d29-The-Finnish-miracle-or-who-are-we-chasing?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner Bob Edwards of the Public Radio, has talked again about the education reform. He repeats the myth that American education keep declining. He cites the PISA study, conducted regularly by the OECD. It is not that the facts he cites are inaccurate &ndas... International comparisons of education Sat, 29 Aug 2009 22:43:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m8d29-The-Finnish-miracle-or-who-are-we-chasing?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m8d23-NEA-goes-after-Obama?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner National Education Association issues a critical public comment on the Race to the Top program. It basically applauds the goals, but questions the means of the program. While I was not very impressed with the program, too, I find NEA’s comment ... Obama school choice accountability Teacher Unions Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:47:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m8d23-NEA-goes-after-Obama?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m8d13-REACH-program--cash-for-AP-exams?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner Jennifer Medina of the New York Times has recently reported on REACH program that offers students up to $1000 for passing an AP exam. The results are generally positive, even though uneven. There are more and more cash incentive programs around the c... Hyper-vouchers Public education financing Cash incentives Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:02:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m8d13-REACH-program--cash-for-AP-exams?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m8d8-Teacher-identifiers-what-they-can-and-cannot-deliver?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner California is at risk of missing out on its share of $4.35 billion in "Race to the Top" federal grant. The problem is in the provision that data linking individual teacher to student performance cannot be used to make any decisions about th... Teacher Unions Teacher quality Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:53:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m8d8-Teacher-identifiers-what-they-can-and-cannot-deliver?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m7d25-Race-to-the-top-of-what?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner It is one thing to save states’ budgets from collapse, and helping them to retain teachers. It is quite another matter when you throw a $4.35 Billion into improving educational system. The problem is not with the amount invested, but with the f... accountability Obama speech Public education financing Sat, 25 Jul 2009 11:43:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m7d25-Race-to-the-top-of-what?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m7d17-The-Chicago-miracle-and-other-unpleasant-truths-about-American-education?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner OK, there was no Chicago miracle. The Wall Street Journals reports, Arne Duncan did not boost elementary test scores in Chicago from 38% of students meeting the standard to 67%, as President Obama has said. As far as I can remember, none of the other... Obama accountability Education Secretary Research Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:46:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m7d17-The-Chicago-miracle-and-other-unpleasant-truths-about-American-education?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Sex-scandals-and-tenure?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner Here is an ugly story about my own university: a theater professor is accused of inappropriate sexual conduct, which includes video-taping people in his bathroom, and pressuring students into sexual relationships. A stash of child pornography was fou... Higher education Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:37:09 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m7d9-Sex-scandals-and-tenure?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Laid-off-Get-a-job-in-higher-education?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner Someone I know is about to lose an engineering job, and he asked me how to get a job in higher education. Although I don’t know his field, here are a few tips that would work for everyone.1.      While most of tradition... Jobs in Education Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:02:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-661-Education-Reform-Examiner~y2009m7d6-Laid-off-Get-a-job-in-higher-education?cid=exrss-Education-Reform-Examiner