What Sort of School Choice Market Do We Want?
American education arguments are frequently fought on grounds that have little to do with substance, and a lot to do with ideology.
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#thankateacher: Why We Do What We Do
Happy National Teacher Appreciation Week! All of us at New America have been touched by amazing educators who inspired us.
Dear Indiana, Love Arne: Is Waiver Oversight at a Turning Point?
Now that the Hoosier state has dumped both Common Core and PARCC, is Indiana's NCLB waiver really at risk?
Obama Administration Revisits Efforts to Improve Teacher Preparation
New Report on Students’ Perceptions of American Teachers
The respondents ranked education the top profession for “average” people.
We Can Scale High-Quality Public Pre-K—Can We Scale Effective Legislating?
States—and cities—are taking pre-K policy seriously.
Family Engagement Is Much More Than Volunteering at School
While family engagement is very important in pre-K and the early grades of elementary school, it is not only important in those years.
New Talking Points Memo Column: Just How Weird Has the Common Core Backlash Gotten?
But whatever the purpose of these new math problems, they’re garnering plenty of attention from parents like Louis C.K.
Dual Language Learners in School Improvement Grant Schools
The needs of dual language learners rarely get a foothold in education debates.
Night of the Living Fed(eral Education Law)
The undead law has claimed its first victim.
School Choice and Neighborhood Community in Washington, D.C.
Yesterday afternoon, New America hosted a panel of experts for a discussion of school choice in Washington, D.C.
Head Start CARES: Taking Social and Emotional Interventions to Scale
The report highlights just how much effort may be necessary to ensure these interventions realize their potential.
Education Reform and “Teacher Haters”
Nothing lights up my inbox with insults like writing about education reform.
New York Kicks Off a New ELLs Conversation
And now there’s evidence that the state—and New York City—are preparing to lead on another element of education policy.
CCDBG Reauthorization a Must for House Republicans
At least in recent years, Congress is usually where educational improvements go to die.