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Front & Center | March 10, 2009
Obama's Education Speech: "We've accepted failure for far too long."
By Mark Ribbing
Today, President Obama called out our national K-12 system for what it is -- a tragically underperforming behemoth whose failures are the direct result of our own laziness, complacency, and unwillingness to recognize all that is at stake.
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Front & Center | February 28, 2005
Five Steps to Reform Student Financial Aid
By Art Hauptman
Now is the chance for the president and Congress to address the substantial problems with the student aid system that limit its effectiveness in meeting the goal of expanding postsecondary educational opportunities for a broad range of Americans.
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Column | January 12, 2005
No Pundit Left Behind
By Andrew Rotherham
It is nearly impossible to buy the sort of bad publicity the Department of Education has lately been giving away.
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Briefing | September 14, 2004
Straight Talk on Student Loans
By Robert Shireman
Congress should move all campuses to direct
lending -- or to an equally efficient guarantee
approach if one can be designed -- and capture
those savings for the benefit of American
families who are struggling to afford higher
education.
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Blueprint Magazine | July 25, 2004
Finishing Education Reform
By Andrew J. Rotherham
A Kerry administration will finish the job of education reform and make the great American dream of college available to everyone.
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Policy Report | July 8, 2004
After-School Programs: Expanding Access and Ensuring Quality
By Chrisanne L. Gayl
In an environment where policy is rightly focused on increasing student learning, particularly among
underserved students, after-school programs are an important tool for school districts and schools and they demand the support and
attention of federal policymakers.
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Blueprint Magazine | May 7, 2004
The New Face of Inequality
By Andrew J. Rotherham
Separate but equal is legal history, but an educational achievement gap will persist until we finish the job of education reform.
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Event | March 11, 2004
Scientific Evidence in Education: A Report Card on Policy & Practice
To bring greater attention to these issues, the National Education Knowledge Industry Association, the Progressive Policy Institute, and the National Research Council/The National Academies hosted an all-day policy forum on research in education on March 11, 2004.
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Essay | August 20, 2003
A Basic Education for the Post-9/11 World
By Andrew J. Rotherham
When it comes to al Qaeda, Iraq, and future challenges, the failure to impart essential information and give students a framework for analyzing these issues means we imperil informed debate.
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Article | August 1, 2003
Hopes & Hazards
By Andrew J. Rotherham
At a core the No Child Left Behind Act is about tackling the problems of schools not succeeding with some or all of their students. That's why it raises a host of political and policy challenges at the national, state and local levels.
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Event | April 9, 2003
Implementing No Child Left Behind
In these essays, leading education researchers, policymakers, and practitioners at the local, state and national level offers a variety of perspectives and recommendations for addressing the most challenging components of implementing No Child Left Behind. Released at a policy forum April 9, 2003.
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Article | March 12, 2003
From Research to Practice
By Steve Fleischman, James W. Kohlmoos, & Andrew J. Rotherham
What is the appropriate role of education research in teaching and learning?
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Briefing | November 15, 2002
Forging the New Education Knowledge Infrastructure
By Steve Fleischman, James W. Kohlmoos, and Andrew J. Rotherham
In fields such as medicine, agriculture, computer sciences, economics, psychology, and even criminal justice, research is used to guide practitioners toward good results. This is not always the case in education.
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Policy Report | November 8, 2002
Building a Third Way on School Construction
By Sara Mead
Rather than continuing to play politics on school construction at the expense of children's well-being, policymakers should reach agreement on State Infrastructure Banks as the most promising approach to end the stalemate on school construction and improve conditions in our neediest schools.
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Policy Report | September 12, 2002
Early Returns: Tax Credit Bonds and School Construction?
By Sara Mead
While the Qualified Zone Academy Bond (QZAB) program, with some modifications, should be continued, state infrastructure banks offer more profitable and less complex programs that address the core problem of capital access and help states and schools deal with school construction.
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Broadcast | April 1, 2002
The Doyle Report with Andy Rotherham: ESEA Standards and Testing Provisions
The new federal education law requires states and districts to develop their standards, align their tests, and dole out consequences by 2005. The law's language is the easy part. Implementation is a bit more tricky.
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Transcript | March 26, 2002
Research in Education: On the Leading Edge of School Improvement?
Transcripts from an education policy conference held in Washington, D.C. and hosted by the National Education Knowledge Industry Association, the Progressive Policy Institute, and the Education Quality Institute.
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Article | March 1, 2002
A New Partnership
By Andrew Rotherham
The move toward federally imposed accountability standards is necessary to ensure that federal funds are enhancing educational opportunity, especially for poor and minority students. It will all be for naught, however, if Congress doesn't guarantee that states will receive the resources necessary to overhaul failing schools.
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Policy Report | June 20, 2001
School Construction
By Sara Mead
A Third Way solution to the problem of infrastructure challenges faced by schools: state or regional infrastructure banks capitalized by the Federal Government to leverage state and local funding.
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Editorial | May 29, 2001
Asking the Wrong Test Questions
By Andrew Rotherham
A realistic discussion of the costs of Bush's proposal is essential.
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