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Joel Klein Compares Teachers to Murderers
The former schools chancellor heads across the pond and slams Gotham's teachers.
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Year in Review 2010: Urban School District Leadership in Transition
Almost every major urban school districts saw leadership shakeups this year. Here are some of the biggest.
Education
Does New York City Give Preferential Treatment to White Schools Chancellor Candidates?
Since 2000, chancellors lacking the credentials to run New York City's schools have been granted waivers. Critics say that's because they're white.
Education
Bloomberg's Education Pick Gets a Deputy
Cathie Black's lack of education bona fides threatened to sink her candidacy for schools chancellor. A new appointment will likely save the bid.
Education
Can Rupert Murdoch Speed the Coming of Online Learning?
First Murdoch snags Joel Klein, and now a company that designs educational software. Will he bring digital learning in K-12 into the mainstream?
Education
Joel Klein: Adults To Blame for Children Being Left Behind
Klein's reflections upon his exit seem to reflect a new dogma shared by education reformers.
Education
Will Education Reform Continue Without Rhee and Klein?
The recent resignations of two school chiefs in New York and Washington, D.C. raise questions about the future of education reform in their absence.
Education
Are We Handing Education Over to Corporate America?
With Mayor Michael Bloomberg tapping magazine executive Cathie Black to run New York City's schools, is business encroaching too far into education?
Education
Adrian Fenty Crowned School Savior by Bill Maher
The outgoing D.C. mayor is positioning himself as an education champion. But not so fast.
Education
Blended Learning Experiment Shows Promise of Customized Education
A recent Wall Street Journal piece offers a glimpse of a classroom where teachers and computers share instructional duties.
Education
Lessons for Mark Zuckerberg and Tomorrow’s Philanthropists
What happens when the money runs out? How to secure a long-term impact through philanthropy.
Education
Tonight: Waiting for Superman Virtual Town Hall
Pose your questions to Arianna Huffington, Davis Guggenheim, and Joel Klein in tonight's virtual town hall discussion.
Education
Education: Morning Roundup, A School Fix Manifesto
The single most important factor in determining whether students succeed in school is the quality of their teacher.
Education
The Lottery: Leaving a Good Education to Chance
On the short list of people that have an idea and actually follow through on it, meet Madeleine Sackler, a 27-year-old former freelance...
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Who Will Be 2010's Top Education Reformers?
You've probably already noticed that it's 2009 in review/decade in review/predictions for 2010 time: In keeping with the overall trend in media,...
Education
Why Students Shouldn't Be Mistaken for Data
There is a good little piece in this week's New York about the dangers (or at least the limitations) of data-mining when it comes to measuring how...
