ERIC Number: ED502167
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2008
Pages: 36
Abstractor: ERIC
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ES Review: Selections from 2007
Smiles, Robin, Ed.
Education Sector
The second edition of the "ES Review" brings together, in one setting, abridged versions of research reports, outside articles and op-eds, book reviews, and other Education Sector publications. The 2007 edition features: (1) K-12 Accountability (Laboratories of Reform: Virtual High Schools and Innovation in Public Education (Bill Tucker); Labeled: The Students Behind NCLB's "Disabilities" Designation (Erin Dillon); Where Education Is a Matter of Prestige (Abdul Kargbo); A Turn Toward National Standards (Thomas Toch); A Rank Exercise (Sara Mead and Andrew J. Rotherham); and Enough Already? School Funding and the Courts (Kevin Carey)); (2) Education Choice (A Sum Greater Than the Parts: What States Can Teach Each Other about Charter Schooling (Sara Mead and Andrew J. Rotherham); Information Underload: Florida's Flawed Special-Ed Voucher Program (Sara Mead); and Smart Charter School Caps (Andrew J. Rotherham)); (3) Teacher Quality (Leading the Local: Teachers Union Presidents Speak on Change, Challenges (Susan Moore Johnson, Morgaen L. Donaldson, Mindy Sick Munger, John P. Papay, and Emily Kalejs Qazilbash); Frozen Assets: Rethinking Teacher Contracts Could Free Billions for School Reform (Marguerite Roza); America's Teaching Crisis (Andrew J. Rotherham and Jason Kamras); and Union Man (Thomas Toch)); (4) Undergraduate Education (Leading Lady: Sallie Mae and the Origins of Today's Student Loan Controversy (Erin Dillon); Built to Teach (Kevin Carey); Hidden Details: A Closer Look at Student Loan Default Rates (Erin Dillon); and Where Colleges Don't Excel (Thomas Toch and Kevin Carey)); (5) Politics of Education (Eight for 2008: Education Ideas for the Next President); and (6) Best of the Blogs (March Graduation Rate Madness (Kevin Carey); and Teacher Quality Lawsuit (Andrew J. Rotherham)). Figures and tables are included by individual selection. [Additional support provided by the Doris & Donald Fisher Fund, Philanthropy Roundtable, and Broad Foundation. For the first edition, see ED502121.]
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Web Sites, Charter Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Electronic Publishing, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Rate, Courts, National Standards, Teacher Role, Accountability, Virtual Classrooms, Special Education, Teacher Competencies, Educational Finance, Student Financial Aid, Student Loan Programs, Higher Education, Politics of Education, Disabilities, Contracts, Educational Change
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Publication Type: Collected Works - General
Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; High Schools; Higher Education; Intermediate Grades; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Primary Education; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; William and Flora Hewlett Foundation; Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation; Annie E. Casey Foundation; Smith Richardson Foundation; William T. Grant Foundation; Joyce Foundation; KnowledgeWorks Foundation; Carnegie Corporation of New York; Charles Stewart Mott Foundation; Lumina Foundation for Education; Spencer Foundation
Authoring Institution: Education Sector
Identifiers - Location: Florida
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Higher Education Act 1965; Improving Americas Schools Act 1994; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Middle Income Student Assistance Act; No Child Left Behind Act 2001
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A