A lot of good data in the new NGA/NASBO update on state finance (pdf), it’s a great landscape survey of what’s going on. And depending on your perspective the situation may be worse, or not as bad, as you thought. One big takeaway: Medicaid. Dwarfs the numbers that are so hotly debated in education and is the biggest budget item in a growing number of states, and before long all of them. Also, a lot of fees…
LinkEd has five guaranteed slots for the NYC Marathon in November and a few are left if you want to run (and fund-raise).
Shots fired! Lomax and Rhee take on the UFT lawsuit in NYC. More from WaPo ed board on that, too. And in Rhode Island a big debate over Achievement First, which is sort of ridiculous if you consider AF’s results – it’s all about the kids!
Sawchuk looks at long overdue emerging changes to hiring in this sector. And don’t miss this Aspen Institute report on district-union collaboration in Pittsburgh. At once encouraging – and depressing, because it’s so rare.
International Baccalaureate is hiring for multiple roles but in particular a Director of Global Services. And some great internships at CRPE in Seattle.
The final “gainful employment” regulations for for-profit colleges (pdf) are out, are softer than earlier proposals, and are sparking a lot of debate. Worth noting that the “education insiders” survey had consistently predicted this outcome for months – something apparently lost on some of the folks shorting stocks of for-profits.
This week’s School of Thought column at TIME looks at the particular kind of purgatory that is the college waiting list and offers some tips for navigating it and getting off:
It’s past Memorial Day, and while some high school seniors are sporting new college sweatshirts, others are still in purgatory on a waitlist. The bad news? The more time passes, the lower the odds of getting off the list. But the good news is, if a student is on a waitlist, he or she is still in the game. Here are five things to know about this particularly mysterious aspect of college admissions…
Don’t wait! Read the entire column here.
Rick Hess’ take on Andy Porter’s analysis of how similar/dissimilar the proposed Common Core standards are to existing state standards is worth a read.
David Leonhardt has an interesting column in The Times today looking at how early presidential primary/caucus voting in New Hampshire and Iowa distorts economic policy.
There is an education angle here, too. In different ways Iowa and New Hampshire are outliers on education policy. Iowa’s high SAT scores have created a sense that nothing needs fixing and New Hampshire’s local control/libertarian bent makes that state an outlier on issues like finance and standards/accountability. The NEA is also unusually strong in Iowa. All this matters and in the Democratic contest these states often serve to shave the sharper edges off of candidate’s reform plans. Day after day of getting hammered by activists takes a toll on how candidates perceive issues even if the hammering is mostly political stagecraft.
Some signals that education policy may be changing in Iowa as a result of political changes there. Still, education advocacy groups should think more about ways to use these states (and South Carolina) to inject education ideas and questions into the presidential campaign conversation. Imagine, for instance, if some of the millions spent on “Ed in ’08″ had been used to print up simple hand cards with education statistics in those three states and a few questions that voters should ask every candidate, R or D, about their plans to improve schools. That’s perfectly legal issue advocacy for non-profits and foundations and would have provided a counterweight.
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 Rethinking Special Education For A New Century Edited by Chester E. Finn, Jr., Andrew J. Rotherham & Charles R. Hokanson, Jr. |
 Location, Location, Location: How Would a High-Performing Charter School Network Fare in Different States? By Chris Lozier & Andrew J. Rotherham |
 Changing the Game: The Federal Role in Supporting 21st Century Educational Innovation By Andrew J. Rotherham and Sara Mead |
 Achieving Teacher and Principal Excellence: A Guidebook for Donors By Andrew J. Rotherham |
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