Month: November 2024

In the News: What Keeps Public School Parents Awake at Night? – by Education Next

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When it comes to their children’s education, what are parents’ biggest concerns? Shannon Gilchrist of the Columbus Dispatch writes Paying for college is No. 1. After that, they worry about their children’s happiness and safety at school. But academics? Not so much. Parents do care, but as long as their children are perceived to be happy and succeeding — especially if that’s wha...

The Open Access Dilemma – by Timothy Pratt

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Reynold Essor was sure of two things when he got his high-school diploma last spring: he wanted to get out of Brooklyn, and he wanted to go to college. Reynold Essor was sure of two things when he got his high-school diploma last spring: he wanted to get out of Brooklyn, and he wanted to go to college. Earning a degree, his counselors told him, “can help get more money in your ...

The Education Exchange: The Inner Workings of the Providence Public School District – by Education Next

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David Steiner, the Director of the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy, joins Paul E. Peterson to discuss the review of the Providence Public School District recently undertaken by Johns Hopkins. The review includes distressing news on proficiency in math and reading, teacher morale and deteriorating facilities. Read the full review here. Follow The Education Exchange ...

Paying More for Less – by Claudia Goldin

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Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy by Tressie McMillan Cottom The New Press, 2017, $26.95; 240 pages. As reviewed by Claudia Goldin Higher education comes in many flavors—public colleges and universities, nonprofit private, and for-profit private. All have become more popular as the monetary returns to college and university degrees and to ce...

More Findings About School Vouchers and Test Scores, and They are Still Negative – by Mark Dynarski

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Executive summary Vouchers to pay for students to attend private schools continue to command public attention. The current administration has proposed vouchers in its budget, and more than half of states are operating or have proposed voucher programs. Four recent rigorous studies—in the District of Columbia, Louisiana, Indiana, and Ohio—used different research designs and rea...

David Brooks vs. Meritocracy

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Ah, David Brooks. Ordinarily, I’d start a piece in which I plan to (partially) disagree with him by stating that he’s a very smart guy—but what I’m going to push back at this time is his much-disseminated contention that America needs to rethink what “smart” means. Even though his own qualities would likely still qualify under his new formulation, I oug...