tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:11:50 +0000educationtechnologyfederal stimulusonline_learningSTEMcurriculumEWAstudent journalistscollege costsk12_financeGet SchooledESEAelectionscommunity_collegespecial_edconferencecollege_completionU.S. Department of Education; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ; Reading Instituteeducation nationclimate#ewa2011value-added measuresstudent cheatingassessmentsnational seminarearly_childhoodcampus coveragek-12resourcevideoreadinessewa2011accesspodcastsferpaBaltimore schoolscontest 2010Education WeekEWA board memberteachingRace to Topcommonpublic pollsteachers unionschoicestimulusteachersresearchcoreeconomyMuzzleguest blogcollege dropout factoriescollege_financehigher ed podcastscharter schoolsliteracysexual misconductunionsbullyingschool boarddemographicsturnaround schoolsparentsleadersinterviewcollege rankingsMarie Groarkfor_profitsschool improvement grantsfederal_reformskepticismhighered_reformhigher eddropoutsedmoneyMike Bowlerbudget cutsinternational education#ewahiedU.S. Department of Educationtestingdatastandards_testsPresident Obamagraduation ratesIREjournalism#ewateachersEWA tracks education coveragehttp://www.edbeat.net/noreply@blogger.com (Caroline)Blogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-2594283220074172482Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:26:00 +00002012-02-10T08:50:09.809-05:00teacherscommonassessmentsk-12parentscoreA research group that surveyed the moods of teachers, parents and administrators on education topics related to the Common Core Assessments released its findings yesterday.Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA), together with Grunwald Associates, hosted a gathering near Capitol Hill highlighting results from the survey; key discoveries include parents' preference for formative assessments over http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/ph7BTkfPydU/opinions-on-common-core-parents.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mikhail Zinshteyn)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/ph7BTkfPydU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2012/02/opinions-on-common-core-parents.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-4340497551916377374Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:14:00 +00002012-01-12T09:31:46.588-05:00datak12_financeEducation Week’s latest Quality Counts report is out, and it looks to be a winner. Savvy reporter Sean Cavanagh offers a balanced but thought-provoking overview of the special theme of this year’s report, which is titled “The Global Challenge: Education in a Competitive World.” This year, because of the international theme, the report features survey data on how much states are drawing on http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/Myg3cJkYINA/report-eyes-global-influence-on-state.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Caroline)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/Myg3cJkYINA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2012/01/report-eyes-global-influence-on-state.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-1304274800909322839Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:21:00 +00002012-01-25T09:00:27.093-05:00early_childhoodEarlier today, nine states were declared the winners of the federal Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge grant competition during a ceremony at the White House. The states were chosen from 37 applicants and will share $500 million to support early childhood education programs and services. The grant competition is expected to significantly impact how early childhood education is prioritized http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/m0CxBM0gRMg/ewa-conference-call-on-early-learning.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glen Baity)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/m0CxBM0gRMg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/12/ewa-conference-call-on-early-learning.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-2481847636847329685Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:40:00 +00002012-01-24T14:54:42.267-05:00k12_financefederal_reformRemarkably, Rick Hess and Linda Darling-Hammond have bridged their manifold differences and penned an op-ed for The New York Times focusing on one subject on which they agree: the advisable role, and limits, of federal policy on schools. These veteran reformers, one from the right and the other the left, are among the most prominent voices in their respective but opposing school reform camps. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/BkKNKj_qbbg/unusual-tag-team-tackles-federal-role.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Caroline)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/BkKNKj_qbbg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/12/unusual-tag-team-tackles-federal-role.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-6800511746721830160Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:24:00 +00002012-01-24T15:23:08.290-05:00teachersstandards_teststechnologyhighered_reformfederal_reform “We live in an age when education is such a driver of economic growth, and economic growth is a driver of national security,” New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman told me this week when I asked if he still stood by his statement that if he were starting over, he’d be an education reporter. Friedman, who co-wrote That Used to Be Us with Michael Mandelbaum, was in Washington, D.C., to join http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/MaOAXEZOKF0/thomas-friedman-and-surpassing-shanghai.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Terrell)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/MaOAXEZOKF0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/11/thomas-friedman-and-surpassing-shanghai.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-5667595623111311322Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:55:00 +00002012-01-24T15:23:53.903-05:00teachersOur one-day conference, “Evaluating Teachers: Beyond the Rhetoric,” on Saturday in Chicago reverberated with persistent themes from our speakers. First, teacher evaluations should not be punitive but should help educators improve their practice. Secondly, teachers want better evaluation systems that help them do just that. Here are some links to coverage of the intense, one-day event: Tough http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/NitCC18-4q8/talking-about-teacher-evaluation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Kenneth Terrell)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/NitCC18-4q8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/11/talking-about-teacher-evaluation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-6480650114995020744Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:17:00 +00002012-01-24T15:25:21.797-05:00datacollege_completioncommunity_collegeThe American Institutes for Research this week released a report examining how much full-time community college students who drop out cost states and the federal government. EWA also released a commentary about the report by University of Southern California professor Dominic Brewer. The commentary, the first to be produced by our new Research Roundtable, includes questions to ask institutionshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/954_Cq97rSs/air-report-and-ewa-commentary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glen Baity)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/954_Cq97rSs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/10/air-report-and-ewa-commentary.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-8722475485374706011Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:06:00 +00002012-01-24T15:46:51.997-05:00choiceeducation nationearly_childhoodThis week's NBC-sponsored Education Nation was widely followed in the education press, and EWA is proud to note that two of its board members weighed in on high-profile panels at the two-day event. Elizabeth Green of GothamSchools.org talked charter schools in a panel noted briefly in this excellent Hechinger write-up. Meanwhile Cornelia Grumman, director of the First Five Years Fund, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/Gi1GdiGiwD0/ewa-board-members-featured-prominently.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glen Baity)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/Gi1GdiGiwD0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/09/ewa-board-members-featured-prominently.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-224527985841195832Mon, 19 Sep 2011 21:03:00 +00002011-09-19T17:16:10.733-04:00conferenceIREstudent journalistscampus coverageIf you know student journalists interested in sharpening their investigative skills, encourage them to apply for the IRE's upcoming conference.IRE will kick off its 2012 Campus Coverage Project Jan. 5-8 at the Walter Cronkite the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. The 75 student participants will be selected (click here for the link to the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/FYu-96jw7tw/ire-looking-for-student-journalists.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Emily Richmond)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/FYu-96jw7tw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/09/ire-looking-for-student-journalists.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-4317432632890417990Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:02:00 +00002012-01-24T15:49:46.247-05:00international educationstandards_testshigher edcollege_completionEdit: new stories added Sept. 14   On Sept. 12, EWA co-hosted a web conference with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development to mark the release of its new comparative analysis of international education systems, Education at a Glance 2011. Andreas Schleicher, Head of Indicators and Analysis at the OECD Education Directorate, spoke about the report's implications for the Unitedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/JABB3Gk5HGQ/education-at-glance-2011-ewa-members.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glen Baity)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/JABB3Gk5HGQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/09/education-at-glance-2011-ewa-members.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-2477922230064300990Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:18:00 +00002012-01-24T16:35:16.837-05:00curriculumHow many people remember Sept. 11, 2001? Everyone, right? Think again. There are fifth-graders who were born the year the World Trade Center tumbled down. There are high school sophomores for whom the terror of that day is a hazy kindergarten memory. So it won’t be easy for every teacher who chooses to talk about Sept. 11 with their students to convey the magnitude of those events, as the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/QromQMqSogE/for-teachers-and-reporters-uneasy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)4<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/QromQMqSogE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/08/for-teachers-and-reporters-uneasy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-5283106320135236851Thu, 04 Aug 2011 22:07:00 +00002012-01-24T16:53:06.669-05:00accesshighered_reformcollege_financecollege_completionThe payoff in extra lifetime earnings from going to college far outstrips the increasingly high cost of going, and that wage premium has grown over the past decade, according to a new report from researchers at Georgetown University. With tuition growing faster than Americans’ income, some have questioned whether college is still worth the cost, especially if it means taking on mountains of debthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/Aoymq8PJxrE/college-degree-worth-more-than-mortgage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Caroline)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/Aoymq8PJxrE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/08/college-degree-worth-more-than-mortgage.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-5714595533179467285Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:54:00 +00002012-01-24T16:53:55.801-05:00standards_tests#ewa2011Evidence that some educators are cheating on standardized tests of student achievement is attracting more and more attention in the public arena. And that's because education reporters are doing their jobs. Atlanta Journal-Constitution education reporter Heather Vogell first uncovered unscrupulous activity in 2008, and recently a state investigation yielded a scathing report that confirmed the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/dgmlVx-Vdlw/reporters-dig-for-truth-on-school.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/dgmlVx-Vdlw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/08/reporters-dig-for-truth-on-school.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-290930437057766078Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:07:00 +00002012-01-24T16:54:33.183-05:00videojournalismclimateaccess#ewa2011readinessThe author of There Are No Children Here and producer of the new film The Interrupters talks with the Wall Street Journal's Stephanie Banchero about the importance of education reporters (0:01), how we talk about poverty, violence and education (1:40), and how to write more deeply about at-risk students (4:00). This interview was recorded at EWA's 64th National Seminar http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/nPpeAfHA5iM/ewa-interview-alex-kotlowitz-on-power.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glen Baity)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/nPpeAfHA5iM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/07/ewa-interview-alex-kotlowitz-on-power.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-6851617144584997514Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:31:00 +00002012-01-24T16:55:37.645-05:00teacherscontest 2010choicefederal_reformEditor's note: EWA will post tips and advice from first-prize winners of EWA's National Awards for Education Reporting. This report comes from Rena Havner Phillips of the Mobile Press-Register, who won the small market series category.   Alabama's Race to the Bottom This series of stories started with a phone call: "Gov. Bob Riley would like to speak with you tomorrow." The next day, the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/yP6cGNmM7Xc/contest-winner-tips-states-weak-effort.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/yP6cGNmM7Xc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/07/contest-winner-tips-states-weak-effort.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-8410032618887488434Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:03:00 +00002012-01-24T16:56:39.248-05:00standards_testsA recently concluded state investigation in Georgia paints a damning portrait of orchestrated cheating by Atlanta educators on students’ standardized tests. Years of aggressive reporting by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution played a seminal role in getting the state to pay attention to evidence of wrongdoing and concerted efforts to cover it up. While the scandal in Atlanta is of unusual http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/esX0xaOZC3M/calling-officials-to-account-for-stance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Caroline)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/esX0xaOZC3M" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/07/calling-officials-to-account-for-stance.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-3428462478927629717Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:56:00 +00002012-01-24T11:32:02.391-05:00videoteachers#ewateachersdemographicsstandards_teststeaching#ewa2011teachers unionsDr. Andreas Schleicher sits down with EWA's Dale Mezzacappa to discuss how other countries approach tough teaching assignments (0:01), what unionization means outside the United States (2:54), and what other countries can learn from this country (6:20). Dr. Schleicher is special adviser on education policy to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's secretary-general. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/wAUs6kzcd-I/ewa-interview-andreas-schleicher-on_27.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glen Baity)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/wAUs6kzcd-I" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/06/ewa-interview-andreas-schleicher-on_27.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-5031941690916003116Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:59:00 +00002012-01-24T11:32:17.379-05:00videodata#ewateachersdemographicsstandards_testsinterview#ewa2011Andreas Schleicher talks with EWA's Dale Mezzacappa about how American education policy differs from other countries (0:01); strategies for recruiting highly-qualified teachers to low-performing schools (1:30); and how countries can change their approaches to bring about school improvement (5:30). Dr. Schleicher is special adviser on education policy to the Organization for Economichttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/yoJ3RuyFkio/ewa-interview-andreas-schleicher-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glen Baity)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/yoJ3RuyFkio" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/06/ewa-interview-andreas-schleicher-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-6429402993036756243Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:44:00 +00002012-01-24T10:48:56.431-05:00journalismdatateacherscontest 2010Editor's note: EWA will post tips and advice over the next two weeks from first-prize winners of EWA's National Awards for Education Reporting. Emily Hanford, Catherine Winter, Stephen Smith of American RadioWorks won first prize for broadcast feature, news feature, or issue package. Hanford describes how she pulled the project together. Testing Teachers I am a producer for American RadioWorkshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/h7adnEuqDOw/contest-winner-tips-why-and-how-of-good.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/h7adnEuqDOw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/06/contest-winner-tips-why-and-how-of-good.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-2883336671379272328Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:38:00 +00002012-01-24T10:49:11.060-05:00journalismcontest 2010accesscurriculumspecial_edk12_financereadinessEditor's note: EWA will post tips and advice over the next two weeks from first-prize winners of EWA's National Awards for Education Reporting. Greg Groogan and Mark Muller of KRIV-TV won first prize in broadcast beat reporting. Groogan describes the stories they reported and chose for the contest entry. Groogan and Muller Cover Schools In a "beat" competition I've always felt the goal should http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/bRPoJeNrDp4/contest-winner-tips-broadcast-beat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Crouch)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/bRPoJeNrDp4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/06/contest-winner-tips-broadcast-beat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-2108731153880569597Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:44:00 +00002012-01-24T10:44:42.928-05:00journalismcontest 2010college_financeEditor's note: EWA will post tips and advice over the next two weeks from first-prize winners of EWA's National Awards for Education Reporting. Karin Fischer, Eric Kelderman, and Libby Nelson won first prize in the Special Interest, Institutional and Trade Publications category. Karin Fischer describes her story and the project below. Colleges and Towns Square Off Over Taxes When the clips firsthttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/gMjHmD_k-YQ/contest-winner-tips-towns-gowns-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Crouch)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/gMjHmD_k-YQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/06/contest-winner-tips-towns-gowns-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-3217756243882007984Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:07:00 +00002012-01-24T10:42:35.787-05:00journalismcontest 2010readinessEditor's note: EWA will post tips and advice over the next two weeks from first-prize winners of EWA's National Awards for Education Reporting. Lauren Smiley of SF Weekly won first prize in the small-market single-day news coverage  category.  The ABCs of Ditching School Too many education stories let district officials and stats define the story - basically, anyone but the students themselveshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/Ws_49Q7MMJY/contest-winner-tips-looking-at-truancy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Crouch)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/Ws_49Q7MMJY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/06/contest-winner-tips-looking-at-truancy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-406448087886955251Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:43:00 +00002012-01-24T10:42:10.361-05:00journalismcontest 2010k12_financeleadersEditor's note: EWA will post tips and advice over the next two weeks from first-prize winners of EWA's National Awards for Education Reporting. Tracy Loew of the Statesman Journal won first prize in the small-market investigative reporting category. WESD's Web of Deals My story on a decade of mismanagement and insider deals at Oregon's second-largest school district was the result of years of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/CIqk5V85cSE/willamette-school-districts-web-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Crouch)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/CIqk5V85cSE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/06/willamette-school-districts-web-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-3320075727087662486Tue, 07 Jun 2011 22:30:00 +00002012-01-24T10:40:28.215-05:00journalismcontest 2010Editor's note: EWA will post tips and advice over the next two weeks from first-prize winners of EWA's National Awards for Education Reporting. Here is the first blog item, by Washington Post education editor Nick Anderson. He writes about Bill Turque, who won the beat reporting category for large markets.  Bill Turque on D.C. schools Bill Turque, winner of the EWA beat reporting award, is one http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/raCuTJaKj9E/ewa-contest-winners-offer-tips.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Lori Crouch)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/raCuTJaKj9E" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/06/ewa-contest-winners-offer-tips.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6142751080218438868.post-4467749114744662063Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:03:00 +00002012-01-24T10:40:11.938-05:00#ewahiedhigher ed#ewa2011college_completioncommunity_collegereadinessThomas Bailey, the George and Abby O'Neill Professor of Economics and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, speaks with the Hechinger Report's Justin Snider about differences between education standards in high school and college (00:24), federal goals for postsecondary education (5:20) and common misconceptions about the role of community colleges in American higher education (7:30http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~3/EJgMqVoGtxU/ewa-interview-thomas-bailey-on-college.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Glen Baity)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/edbeat/xDgI/~4/EJgMqVoGtxU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.edbeat.net/2011/06/ewa-interview-thomas-bailey-on-college.html