Economy

School & District Management Steep Drops Seen in Teacher-Prep Enrollment Numbers
Massive changes to the profession, coupled with budget woes, appear to be shaking the image of teaching as a stable, engaging career, with data showing that enrollments in university teacher-preparation programs have been declining.
Stephen Sawchuk, October 21, 2014
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7 min read
Teaching Profession Opinion To Diane Ravitch and Anthony Cody: Really?
Marc Tucker responds to Diane Ravitch and Anthony Cody and their critique of the report "Fixing Our National Accountability System."
Marc Tucker, September 18, 2014
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5 min read
Education Funding Fiscal Recovery Buoys K-12 Budgets as School Year Opens
Most states are feeling a modest funding lift, experts on education finance say, but revenue streams remain unstable.
Andrew Ujifusa, August 26, 2014
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4 min read
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote address at a Facebook conference earlier this year in San Francisco. Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, recently announced a $120 million donation to the San Francisco Bay Area’s public school system.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote address at a Facebook conference earlier this year in San Francisco. Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, recently announced a $120 million donation to the San Francisco Bay Area’s public school system.
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Education Funding Opinion A Mantra for K-12 Philanthropy: First, Do No Harm
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's recent $120 million gift to San Francisco Bay Area public schools is no panacea—just ask Newark, writes Frederick M. Hess.
Rick Hess, July 16, 2014
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5 min read
Education Funding Opinion College: The Key to Prosperity - or Is It?
A look at Switzerland's vocational education system and what the United States could stand to learn from their success.
Marc Tucker, June 13, 2014
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5 min read
Equity & Diversity Opinion American Schools - Back to 'Separate But Equal'?
Marc Tucker explains how housing segregation leads to school segregation and calls for reforming our school finance system.
Marc Tucker, June 6, 2014
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4 min read
Education Funding Opinion Unacceptable Options for Our Most Vulnerable Students
In order to meet the demands of our workforce, the United States must build a strong vocational education and training system and provide students who want to pursue this path with much stronger academic skills then they currently have now.
Marc Tucker, May 27, 2014
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5 min read
School & District Management School Budget Problems Have Deep Roots in Philadelphia
Inconsistent state funding, charter school costs, debt payments, and education cuts all play a role in the school system's recurring fiscal crises.
Denisa R. Superville, May 6, 2014
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6 min read
Federal Stimulus Boosted State Data Systems, Despite Compliance Hurdles
More than $50 billion in aid to recession-strapped states helped shape how they used and collected education data, though some struggled to comply with the strings attached.
Michele McNeil, May 6, 2014
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5 min read
Teaching Profession Teachers Dress Down to Protest Salaries
Teachers at a high school in Fairfax County, Va., have taken to protesting district salary squeezes in a way that could be described as highly casual. Literally.
Anthony Rebora, February 11, 2014
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1 min read
Teaching Profession Opinion Why Has US Education Performance Flatlined?
Marc Tucker explains why American education flatlined in the 1970s while our international competitors continued to improve and now surpass us.
Marc Tucker, December 19, 2013
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5 min read
Education Funding Opinion Vocational Education and the American Economy
How important is a strong vocational education and training system to national economic success?
Marc Tucker, November 8, 2013
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5 min read
Federal Opinion North Carolina Teachers Stage a 'Walk-In'
North Carolina teachers, parents, and supporters of public schools staged "walk-ins" this past week to protests cuts in public education. The architect of these bad policies should pay close attention and start listening instead of lecturing.
John Wilson, November 7, 2013
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3 min read
Education Funding N.J. Gov. Chris Christie Meets a 'Badass Teacher'
At a campaign event in Somers Point, N.J., teacher Melissa Tomlinson approached New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and asked why he'd called his state's schools "failure factories."
Liana Loewus, November 5, 2013
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2 min read
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