The dialogue in New Jersey is changing
Two recent items from New Jersey have showcased just how the political lines separating support for either vouchers or tax credit scholarships...
Read More >How the Democratic Party historically defined equal opportunity in education
Columbia University education professor Amy Stuart Wells is troubled by the spread of bipartisanship in education reform. "President Obama’s signature...
Read More >The debate over school choice, and the need for save haven
In the debate over school choice, it's easy to overlook a mother's fundamental need to create a safe environment for...
Read More >The consequences of treating all teachers alike
Andrew Rotherham, in his weekly Time.com column, explores the move among many states to reform laws governing teacher tenure. But...
Read More >President signals support for district school that operates more like a charter
Most policy watchers measuring the impact of the State of the Union have responded to President Obama's calls to reform...
Read More >Democratic support for vouchers? Florida serves as a case study for Boehner, Lieberman.
When John Boehner and Joe Lieberman introduce legislation on Wednesday that would reauthorize the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, as anticipated,...
Read More >DFER: Promote school reform through community action
Today, our friends at Democrats for Education Reform bring us their thoughts on the power of community. Michigan DFER director...
Read More >Getting beyond left and right in education reform, a rally from an unlikely source
Soon after redefinED launched in late November, contributor Jon East commented on Jeb Bush's call for bipartisanship in developing "meaningful,...
Read More >From Sargent Shriver to school choice
Few advocates for education reform and school choice talk about, or even remember, the Alum Rock experiment, which had its...
Read More >Building an upside-down pyramid in a pyramid structure
Education Week follows the development of more and more teacher-led schools in an age of reform and today brings us...
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