2016 | First Presidential Debate Hillary Clinton & Donald Trump on Education | Part 3 – Public Charter Schools, Parental Choice, and Quality
By Charles Barone and Marianne Lombardo [caption id="attachment_3772" align="aligncenter" width="279"] Image: The Main Wire[/caption] This is the 3rd in a series of pre-debate blog posts. To see Part 1, click here. To see Part 2, click here. Public charter...
ESSA Implementation Update: There Is a Season – Turn, Turn, Turn
By Charles Barone This is the 13th ESSA implementation update in a series. To see all posts on ESSA implementation, click here. To see our interactive 50-state ESSA implementation map, click here. Alabama. School leaders have...
Senators Coons and Isakson Aspire to Higher Education Reform
By Mary Nguyen Barry Today, Senators Chris Coons (D-DE) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA) unite in their aspiration to reform higher education. While the need for a postsecondary degree has never been greater, our...
2016 | First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton & Donald Trump on Education | Part 2: What’s the Proper Federal Role in Education?
This is the 2nd in a series of pre-debate blog posts. To see Part 1, click: here. By Charles Barone and Marianne Lombardo On December 10th, 2015, President Obama signed into law the “Every Student Succeeds Act”...
2016 | First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton & Donald Trump on Education | Part 1: One of Them is a Wonk
By Charles Barone and Marianne Lombardo Last night, Lester Holt, the moderator for the first Presidential debate on Monday, September 26, announced the topics he will cover with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump: "America's Direction," "Achieve Prosperity"...
Chin Up, Charter Supporters. “Education Reform is a Long Game.”
By Madison Gray From lawsuits and legislative caps to smear campaigns, public charter schools have been under a fairly constant barrage of criticism since the movement began in 1991. However, Malcolm Gladwell --...
Attention Returns to College Endowments
By Michael Dannenberg College endowments are back in the news. The House tax committee turned a spotlight to the issue yesterday at a Capitol Hill hearing. The committee and its Senate counterpart already have...
A Money-Back Guarantee for College?
By Mary Nguyen Barry Should college come with a money-back guarantee? A recent Brookings op-ed argues, “Yes,” and highlights several innovative colleges offering prospective students guarantees of on-time graduation, employment, and post-graduation earnings. But while...
Higher Education Reform Now
By Michael Dannenberg Do you think higher education is held accountable for poor outcomes? No? Me neither. On one end of the spectrum, we have high-quality, wealthy colleges reaping the benefits of public support...
Donald Trump’s Education Week
By Michael Dannenberg According to press reports, Donald Trump’s “education week” begins next Monday (August 29th) – timed to coincide with ‘back-to-school’ happenings. He’s expected to push traditional Republican fare like private school vouchers, anti-Common...