EducationCommentary
How to Get Better Teachers in America’s Schools
Twenty years ago, when I was hiring teachers for the private K-12 school I founded, I knew better than to recruit certified teachers. From my… Read More
Washington in a Flash: Boehner Goes Back to the Drawing Board
With the Obama administration’s debt deadline less than a week away, Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) is reworking his two-stage debt plan after the Congressional Budget Office revealed… Read More
Race to the Top Winners Announced
The administration has just announced its round one Race to the Top winners, and only two states – drum roll please – Tennessee and Delaware,… Read More
Enabling the Opponents of Reform
A promising performance-pay program is under attack in the Boston public school system, which is trying out some new and innovative school reforms. The plan… Read More
Getting Talent into the Classroom
One of the most effective ways to get good teachers into the classroom is to provide people with an alternative path toward teacher certification. States… Read More
Bringing the Best and Brightest into the Classroom
Derrell Bradford of Excellent Education for Everyone highlights a disturbing finding from the New Jersey Department of Education at NJ.com—a majority of NJ students who… Read More
