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Staff Picks: Enterprise, Charity, & Governance
This week, Caroline picked a Michael Horn book review, Tom picked a David Brooks column, Sarah picked a Fordham piece on school governance, and Karen talks about the politics of private giving in public schools,
10 Frames for Education: A Case for Options
The cacophony that is U.S. public education is a function of overlapping frames—the variety of aims and perspectives from which stakeholders approach the ‘system.’ Following is a list of ten dominant frames: 1. Workforce development: the 21st century skills folks are primarily concerned with preparing a larger percentage of students…
Innovations for Student Success Working at ASU
With budget cuts, most state universities are just retrenching: raising tuition and reducing enrollment—anything to protect the current model. But the model is bankrupt—costs are spiraling out of control and outcomes are weak. ASU president Michael Crow speaks the language that every state university head should these days: There…
Creating Sound Policy For Digital Learning
Fordham released two important papers today as part of the Creating Sound Policy for Digital Learning series. The first, Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction, is by the co-directors of Public Impact. Bryan and Emily Hassel are the Gladwells of education—they point to profound truths hiding in plan sight. In short, this is the best current description of the implications of digital learning on learning professionals.
Finance For Future Generations
Brian Page By Brian Page “All the perplexities, confusion and distress in America arise not from defects in their Constitution or Confederation, nor from want of honor or virtue, so much as downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation.” – John Adams On the…
Funding that Creates Incentives for Performance, Options & Innovation
Doug Potter, Austin Chronicle “How money is spent is as important as how much money is spent in education.” The Digital Learning Now report offers guidance to state policy makers on the technically and politically difficult subject of school finance in a video released today on…
Fordham Releases Study On Performance Trends of Top Students
Photo Courtesy of Fordham The Thomas Fordham Institute released today “Do High Flyers Maintain Their Attitude? Performance Trends of Top Students,” a study that examines high-achieving students over time. The study reports found that 30 to 50 percent of America’s best students fail to maintain their performance levels…
Free Post-Sec Will Put the Breaks on Spiraling Costs
Mike Feerick, Alison In the last 24 hours I’ve seen a half a dozen articles about free post secondary learning–a little anecdotal evidence that this Internet stuff may actually change higher education in America. The Independent reviews Open University and free courses offered by Stanford.
How the Private Sector Can Help Achieve Education for All
Svava Bjarnason, International Finance Corporation, writing for the World Bank's Education for Global Development blog, makes the case for private sector involvement in public private partnerships to extend access to quality education.
Jobs for the Future Outlines Policy for Early Graduation Incentives
Jobs for the Future (JFF) released the policy brief "Incentives for Early Graduation: How can state policies encourage students to complete high school in less than four years?" by Diane Ward and Joel Vargas this August. The brief discusses ways that policymakers can leverage savings by allowing more students to complete high school faster.