May 28, 2013
In the ongoing campaign for education reform, charter schools are widely recognized as a promising avenue for improved student outcomes.
: Center for Education and Workforce
May 23, 2013
Yesterday, the Chicago Public School (CPS) Board voted to close 49 underperforming and under enrolled elementary scho
May 20, 2013
While collecting data for the “Transparency & Accountability” section of our 2012 Leaders & Laggards report, I discovered that Texas’s online institutional resumes, while a bit bland in deli
May 14, 2013
The United States is losing ground. Between 1880 and 1980, we were a world leader in wage parity, productivity, and technological innovation. Our country gained, on average, about one year’s worth of education per decade. As a nation, we were out-educating and out-performing the world.
May 7, 2013
Over the last two years, TNTP (formally The New Teacher Project) has trained, evaluated, and certified teachers.
April 25, 2013
In the Institute for a Competitive Workforce report Help Wanted 2012: Addressing the Skills Gap, to which I was privileged to contribute, business and education leaders shared their visio
April 24, 2013
This Friday, April 26 marks the thirty year anniversary of the landmark report, A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform.
April 17, 2013
The business community has a lot of interest in how the nation’s education system is performing. After all, companies are the eventual consumer of the education system. So, does business believe our education system is living up to its potential? No.
April 15, 2013
A new survey about employer perspectives towards postsecondary learning and student success was released by the Association of American Colleges and Uni