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I talked with Ron Ottinger of STEM Next about STEM, equity, and what he wants to see happen. Non-discriminatory laws are key to a dynamic business climate these days – but so are great public schools and some choice for parents amongst them. The Richmond Times-Dispatch makes that point in relation to the veto of …

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Bonnie O’Keefe on leadership turnover. Pennsylvania has a lot of roller coasters, Chad Aldeman on the one you don’t want to ride. Cami Anderson with an open edu letter to the Trump team. The education reform sector seems to be breaking into three factions over Donald Trump’s presidency: 1) Don’t do anything with Trump’s administration. …

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Bellwether made a series of recommendations for an Ohio charter law overhaul, most found their way into the law. And it’s working. We can do this for your state, too! And you know who you are…(pdf) Tight primary race in CA with education implications. Rep. Honda is one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet in …

Continue reading “Ohio Charter Improvements, Education Politics In CA, NYC, And Elsewhere. Baltimore! The View From The Sidelines. Plus, Pre-K, Teacher Testing, Opt-Out, Microaggressions, Teach To One, And Low-Cost Privates. More NAEP! These Bears Won’t Leave.”

Shortchanging rural students? When you look at rural education data you often see a discrepancy. Graduation rates are higher than for other schools but post-secondary attainment for students is worse. Jenn Schiess and I decided to take a deeper look to see what’s going on. We have a paper out on the issue now, part …

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Via Eduardo Porter a pretty good summation of the problem a lot of people are trying to solve. Everyone is chattering about the Arne Duncan profile in Politco. Rare bit of truth here: …National Education Association president Lily Eskelsen Garcia, whose union has called for Duncan to resign. “But his reforms are so ridiculous, he’s uniting …

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Newark is shaping up as a hotbed of change, Cory Booker, a $100 million philanthropic investment, and now Cami Anderson coming to town.  For the past three months, Bellwether’s Talent Services team has been partnering with On Ramps to help build a pipeline of strong ed reform talent into Newark.  There are likely to be …

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Cami Anderson is the new superintendent in Newark, New Jersey.  The New York Times focuses on her connection to Newark Mayor Cory Booker but largely ignores all the good work she’s done as a superintendent in New York City – especially on behalf of disconnected youth.  I wrote about that in U.S. News a few …

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Hard to believe it was just six months ago we were publicly launching Bellwether Education at an event moderated by Jane Pauley (two memories that seem to stay with people because they keep mentioning them: In addition to asking great questions Jane apparently had enviable shoes and Cami Anderson as education rock star). It’s been …

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