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Education
Article | March 29, 2007 |
Get Mayors in the Schooling Game
By David Harris and Andrew J. Rotherham
The results in Indianapolis make clear that the "mayor as charter school authorizer" model has great potential to have a direct, positive impact on student learning.

Policy Report | December 21, 2006 |
"Alternative" Charter School Authorizers
By Louann Bierlein Palmer
Louann Bierlein Palmer assesses the quality of alternative charter authorizers including independent state-level charter boards, higher education institutions, municipal offices and nonprofit groups.

Policy Report | February 10, 2006 |
Put Learning First
By Paul T. Hill
America's public school system needs dramatic change, and that change must start at the top. Paul T. Hill, one of America's foremost education analysts, calls for a radical change in the role of America's school boards.




Teacher Quality

Finding the Teachers We Need
By Frederick M. Hess, Andrew J. Rotherham, and Kate Walsh

Lifting Teacher Performance
By Andrew Leigh and Sara Mead

Credit Where It's Due
By Andrew Rotherham

Grading Teachers
By Andrew Rotherham

Opportunity and Responsibility for National Board Certified Teachers
By Andrew J. Rotherham

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Federal Education Policy

Obama's Education Speech: "We've accepted failure for far too long."
By Mark Ribbing

Five Steps to Reform Student Financial Aid
By Art Hauptman

No Pundit Left Behind
By Andrew Rotherham

Straight Talk on Student Loans
By Robert Shireman

Finishing Education Reform
By Andrew J. Rotherham

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Standards & Accountability

Why Charters Should Woo Teachers' Unions
By Jake Rosner

When More Isn't Better
By Dr. Paul Kimmelman

The Promise of Value-Added Testing
By Jonathan Crane

Education Reform in England

No Myth
By Andrew Rotherham

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Innovative Strategies

Why Charters Should Woo Teachers' Unions
By Jake Rosner

Closing the Graduation Gap
By Doug Ross

Put Learning First
By Paul T. Hill

Doing More With Less
By Andrew J. Rotherham

Schooling's Crumbling Infrastructure: Addressing a Serious and Underappreciated Problem
By Sara Mead

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Public School Choice & Charters

Why Charters Should Woo Teachers' Unions
By Jake Rosner

Stimulating School Reform
By Will Marshall

Go, Canada!
By Mark Ribbing

Green Lights For Green Dot
By Mark Ribbing

Get Mayors in the Schooling Game
By David Harris and Andrew J. Rotherham

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Special Education

Think Twice: Special Education Vouchers Are Not All Right
By Andrew J. Rotherham and Sara Mead

The Politics of IDEA Funding
By Andrew J. Rotherham

PPI Co-Sponsors Study of Parent Attitudes toward Special Education Programs

Ensuring High Quality Education for Students with Special Needs
By Andrew J. Rotherham

Students Poorly Served By Special Education Program
By Andrew Rotherham

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Early Childhood

Common Ground on Preschool
By Sara Mead

Open the Preschool Door, Close the Preparation Gap
By Sara Mead



Project Newsletter Archive

21st Century Schools Project Bulletin: Vol 5, No 15

21st Century Schools Project Bulletin: Vol 5, No 14

21st Century Schools Project Bulletin: Vol 5, No 13

21st Century Schools Project Bulletin: Vol 5, No 12

21st Century Schools Project Bulletin: Vol 5, No 11

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