Recently added articles from Education Next:
What is good for General Motors ... is good for education.(from the editors)
Mar 22, 2009; ... "What is good for the country is good for General Motors--and vice versa," pronounced proud Charlie Wilson, the former GM chief who became secretary of defense to President Eisenhower. Now we might say it a bit differently, "If restructuring is necessary for General Motors, it's ...
Choice benefits.(correspondence)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 22, 2009; ... The most intriguing aspect of the study of the relationship between the proportion of pupils in nongovernment schools and achievement on the PISA international comparisons ("School Choice International," research, Winter 2009) is its use of data from 1900 to identity countries with a ...
IES under Whitehurst.(correspondence)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 22, 2009; ... When Andrew Rudalevige interviewed me for his recent article ("Juggling Act,"features, Winter 2009), the National Board for Education Sciences, an Institute of Education Sciences (IES) advisory board that I chaired, had not yet completed its con-gressionally mandated report on the ...
Milwaukee choice finance.(correspondence)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 22, 2009; ... Robert Costrell's analysis of school choice finance in Milwaukee ("Who Gains, Who Loses?" research, Winter 2009) fills a gaping void. Throughout the 18-year history of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, misinformation about its fiscal impact has been widespread. Three factors explain ...
Home schooling.(correspondence)(Letter to the editor)
Mar 22, 2009 ... I read Milton Gaither's fine piece on home schooling ("Home Schooling Goes Mainstream " features, Winter 2009) as I was preparing for an evening meeting of the board of directors of the South Carolina Association of Independent Home Schools (SCAIHS). Gaither's essay reminded me of how much ...