In The News
- in the news | February 04, 2015 | Education Policy
Corporate America and free community college: A match made in economic heaven
“Talking about postsecondary education as a universal need is a big deal,” says Mary Alice McCarthy, a senior policy analyst at the New America Fou... - in the news | January 27, 2015 | Education Policy
Here's What You Need to Know About the Financial Aid Program Obama Quietly Killed
"We knew the year-round Pell Grant program had a reputation of being way more expensive than everyone had thought," Miller says, "but what we reall... - in the news | January 22, 2015 | Education Policy
Bizarro World: I Heart Standardized Tests...And Republicans Don't?
Conor P. WilliamsWe need data to guide our instructional choices and our policymaking, even if those data are imperfect. Data from those NCLB-mandated assessments i... - in the news | January 07, 2015 | Education Policy
One Reason For Progressives To Be Hopeful This Year? Universal Pre-K
Universal pre-K illustrates a critical progressive value: programs that support underserved, low-income children and parents make it easier for the... - in the news | January 07, 2015 | Education Policy
New federal guidelines highlight civil rights of English language learners
“Public schools do not move quickly when it comes to how they serve anyone, let alone how they serve special populations,” said Conor Williams. “Th... - in the news | December 23, 2014 | Education Policy
Why Shouldn't Ed Reformers Like Arne Duncan Protest Police Violence?
Conor P. WilliamsSo why are reformers like Duncan and Packnett taking heat for their support and leadership of the protest movement? Surely they are better than fol... - in the news | December 09, 2014 | Education Policy
Garfield High Teacher: Standardized Tests 'Disproportionately Impact Students Of Color'
"The first African-American president of the United States is not likely to... weaken the federal government’s ability to force states to take educ... - in the news | December 05, 2014 | Education Policy
From Ferguson to New York City, Education Reformers Have No Right to Claim Silence
This isn’t to say that all school reformers have been silent. Individual reformers, including Groff, Conor P. Williams of the New America Foundatio... - in the news | December 04, 2014 | Education Policy
Why Progressives Have Ignored Deaths Like Eric Garner's For Years
The protests have never been about one incident. They've never been about one particular tragic death. These are protests against unceasing, unacco... - in the news | November 25, 2014 | Education Policy
Why We Can't Afford To Turn Away Immigrants
Each American’s ideological mileage on immigration varies according to which end of the “e pluribus unum” (“Out of many, one”) equation pulls stron... - in the news | November 13, 2014 | Education Policy
Cities Moving At Their Own (Faster) Pace To Offer Publicly Funded Preschool
San Antonio — By raising its sales tax slightly in the sprng of 2013, San Antonio launched a $38 million public preschool program now serving 1,500... - in the news | November 11, 2014 | Education Policy
Obama's Fragile Education Legacy
But if Obama’s education agenda is a bigger legacy piece than people realize, it’s also exceedingly fragile. States who developed new teacher evalu... - in the news | October 28, 2014 | Education Policy
The Slow-Motion Tragedy Of Ferguson
The national conversation about police behavior in Ferguson has already made a difference on the ground in that community. But there’s no reason to... - in the news | October 22, 2014 | Education Policy
Chaos for Dual Language Learners and The Learning for English Academic Proficiency and Success Act
Conor P. WilliamsSuch models are mandated by the ESEA, so all states comply in one way or another—but the lack of interstate consensus on exactly how to comply has ... - in the news | October 01, 2014 | Education Policy
Reshape Reclassification Policies for Youngest Language Learners, Report Says
If we don't make policy changes soon, according to a new report, America runs the risk of losing its fastest-growing resource: students who speak t... - in the news | September 30, 2014 | Education Policy
Putting The Trust Back In Education
This means that U.S. policy — especially education — is dominated by trust in procedures rather than trust in basic human judgment. That is, instea... - in the news | September 30, 2014 | Education Policy
Neal Cuthbert: New MN law supports English language learners, among our greatest assets
We also consulted with Conor P. Williams, Ph.D., of the New America Foundation, who helped us understand LEAPS in the context of a national movement. - in the news | September 24, 2014 | Education Policy
Stop Scapegoating Teach for America
Teach for America has been getting a lot of flak over its training methods—but the real scandal is that kids with five weeks of prep perform as wel... - in the news | September 16, 2014 | Education Policy
Front-Row View of Ed Conversation Can Be Pretty Ugly
http://educationpost.org/front-row-view-of-ed-conversation-can-be-pretty-ugly/#.VBh0wPldWSq - in the news | September 16, 2014 | Education Policy
States Far From Uniform in Commitment to Kindergarten
While high-quality preschool tops the agenda for many federal, state, and local officials, kindergarten—widely considered the first year of formal ... - in the news | September 16, 2014 | Education Policy
Campbell Brown Is Getting The Same Treatment Michelle Rhee Got
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/campbell-brown-is-getting-the-same-treatment-michelle-rhee-got - in the news | September 15, 2014 | Education Policy
Lisa Guernsey on the Jim Engster Show
http://wrkf.org/post/monday-diane-ravitch-scott-wilfong-and-author-lisa-guernsey