A Policymaker's Playbook for Transforming Teaching

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June 12, 2018

Event Monday: Should College Be Free?
Annotation
June 14, 2018

Parsing the Plan to Expand D.C.'s Voucher Program

Phyllis W. Jordan
News
June 22, 2018

The Churn: The Latest Moves in Education
Sound And Fury
May 2, 2018

Closing the Excellence Gap

Hilde Kahn
FutureEd Interviews
May 29, 2018

Paper vs. Online Testing: What's the Impact on Test Scores?
FutureEd Index

Percentage of parents who believe their children are achieving at or above grade level in reading:89

Percentage of students scoring at or above proficient in 4th-grade reading on 2017 NAEP test:37

Source: Learning Heroes
Sound And Fury Insights, Ideas, Opinions

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June 5, 2018

Districts Waiting for Guidance on 'Supplement, Not Supplant'

Raegen Miller
June 5, 2018

Helping Struggling Job Seekers Via Online Marketplaces

Monica Herk
June 4, 2018

Mental Health in High School: The Teacher's Perspective

Michael Goldstein
FutureEd Reports In-depth Policy Analysis

Writing the Rules for Tackling Chronic Absenteeism

Phyllis W. Jordan Sue Fothergill Mary Rosende
Verbatim

"The Department of Labor is no more equipped to oversee elementary education policy than the Department of Education is prepared to enforce standards for coal mine safety. The logic behind this proposal is painfully thin."

Federal Education Policy

U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va. On a proposal to merge the Education and Labor departments
Reading List Valuable Contributions from Other Organizations

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June 15, 2018

School Closings in Chicago: Experiences and Outcomes
June 7, 2018

How Does School Accountability Affect Teachers?
June 6, 2018

Heat and Learning: The Ultimate School Climate Issue
Lab Partner Work by the Edunomics Lab
1 Mar 30, 2018
Let's Not Miss the Opportunity In Weighted Student Funding Pilot
 2 Dec 21, 2017
How Should States Weight Funding for Disadvantaged Students?
 3 Dec 04, 2017
College Credit in High School: Doing the Math on Costs
Annotation Perspectives on Key Education Publications
Jun 14, 2018
Parsing the Plan to Expand D.C.'s Voucher Program
 Dec 06, 2017
Teacher Absenteeism, Substitute Shortages, and Student Achievement
 Aug 28, 2017
The Facts About D.C.'s Teacher Reforms
Connect the Dots Individuals and Institutions Shaping Education Policy
Oct 19, 2017
Bob Hughes: From Equity Lawyer to Gates Strategist
 Apr 06, 2017
Jason Botel: From Ed Reformer to White House to Ed Dept.
 Feb 28, 2017
DeVos Decoded: Who, What, When and Where
Explainers Primers on Issues in the News
Mar 09, 2018
How Did ESSA's "Non-Academic" Indicator Get So Academic?
 Dec 05, 2017
What We Know—And Need to Know—About Private-School Choice
 May 30, 2017
Elevating Teaching Lifts a City's Schools
FutureEd Interviews Voices in American Education
May 29, 2018
Paper vs. Online Testing: What's the Impact on Test Scores?
 May 22, 2018
Why Reforming Teacher Evaluation Has—and Hasn't—Succeeded
 Feb 23, 2018
Screening for the Strongest Teachers