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The Looming Battle on Education Reform

David Whitman | Posted 12.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Joel Klein, School Reform, Al Sharpton, Arne Duncan, Obama and Schools, Education Equality Project, Broader Bolder Alliance, Achievement Gap, Home News

Narrowing the racial achievement gap remains one of Barack Obama's top priorities, even in the midst of the nation's economic crisis. Yet for all of t...

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Obama's Cabinet Candidates: Harvard Rules and Wisdom Wanes

Benjamin R. Barber | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Joel Klein, Obama Cabinet, Larry Summers, Barack Obama Cabinet, Barack Obama, Obama's Cabinet, Obama's Economic Team, Politics News

Because Obama is himself reflective, people conclude he can afford to surround himself with reckless brilliance. Not. He needs cabinet officers who are equally apt judges of people and policy.

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A Secretary Who Matters

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 11.18.2008 | Politics

At the critical point where young people should be connecting with college and 21st century careers, we rely on an outdated education system that evolved in the 1970s.

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Obama's Secretary Of Education: Joel Klein?

Huffington Post | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Joel Klein, Secretary of Education, Obama Cabinet, Barack Obama, Politics News

***Check Back For Updates! For the latest news on the Obama cabinet, visit the Huffpo's Obama Cabinet Big News Page!*** Joel Klein, Chancellor of Ne...

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An Anonymous Blogger Superhero is Unmasked!

Dan Brown | Posted 08.25.2008 | Media

Read More: New York City Public Schools, Jennifer Jennings, New York Sun, Ed Week, Michael Bloomberg, Joel Klein, Education Reform, Education Week, Elizabeth Green, Blogging, Eduwonkette, Media News

In the past year, the national discussion on education has been elevated and informed by an anonymous blogger known as Eduwonkette. Her daily updated ...

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Exporting NYC's Education "Miracle": Buyer Beware!

Dan Brown | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, New York City Department of Education, John McCain, New York Sun, Michael Bloomberg, Achievement Gap, Bloomberg, Joel Klein, High-Stakes Testing, Education Reform, Barack Obama, Elizabeth Green, Politics News

Since his election in 2001, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made narrowing the white-minority achievement gap in New York City his signature issue. After ...

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School Accountability: NYC Sets the Tone, For Better or Worse

Dan Brown | Posted 03.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: No Child Left Behind, New York City Public Schools, Education, Department of Education, Randi Weingarten, United Federation of Teachers, Michael Bloomberg, Nclb, Joel Klein, Standardized Testing, School Accountability, Uft, High-Stakes Testing, Teachers, Public Education, New York City Education, Politics News

Life and education are too complicated for single letter grades. A smarter, nuanced alternative is within New York's grasp.

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School-Level Cuts Hit New York City; Why, Bloomberg, Why???

Dan Brown | Posted 02.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Principal, Department of Education, New York Daily News, Randi Weingarten, Budget Cuts, United Federation of Teachers, Michael Bloomberg, School Reform, Joel Klein, Uft, New York Times, Teachers Union, New York City, Tweed, Politics News

This is not about keeping a stock's price afloat; you are cutting kids' after-school programs, guidance counselors, smaller classes, computers. Erasing these entities will incontrovertibly have an effect, and a terrible one at that.

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If I Had the Clout of High-Stakes Testing...

Dan Brown | Posted 01.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools Education Reform, Teacher Union, Education, Randi Weingarten, United Federation of Teachers, Michael Bloomberg, Joel Klein, Standardized Testing, High-Stakes Testing, New York City, Uft, Politics News

So what if some kids are being trained to equate a successful year in school with barely passing a standardized exam, and nothing more?

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New York City Teachers Agree to Performance Pay, And I Have a Problem With It

Dan Brown | Posted 12.20.2007 | Politics

Read More: Testing, Education, Public Education Reform, Michael Bloomberg, Merit Pay, Joel Klein, Standardized Testing, High-Stakes Testing, Teachers, New York City, Politics News

The rules of this multiple-choice game are not transferable to the greater world. Such a depersonalized system should not rule education, a wholly human institution.

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