What We’re Watching: The Other Achievement Gap

A trio of recent studies and articles raises troubling questions about America's "Achievement-Gap Mania."…

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Making the Mediocre Grade: Wealthy Suburban U.S. Schools

Talk to practically any suburban parent about the problems plaguing American public schools, and you'll likely hear something like this: "Yeah, it's tough being a kid in the inner city, but my kid's school is great!"…

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Mind the Gap: The Separation

Last week, I wrote about Rick Hess's article in the current issue of National Affairs, where he unbundles what he calls our "Achievement Gap Mania."…

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Education performance in Nevada

The George Bush Institute recently released a great new website called The Global Report Card which was assembled by Dr. Jay P. Greene, University of Arkansas and Joshua B. McGee.…

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Virginia Student Performance: Mediocre by International Standards

How well are Virginia's public schools preparing students for competition in a global marketplace increasingly dominated by the knowledge economy?…

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Michigan's 'Very Best' Schools Only 'Above Average'

The Michigan Department of Education is revising the way it measures school performance, and while reform is sorely needed, the value of state-based school assessments is limited because they only allow comparisons between schools within Michigan's borders.…

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Colorado School Districts Part of Mediocre Picture in International Comparison

Last week I pointed you to a provocative new Rick Hess essay that asked whether education reform has paid too much attention to focusing on urban, high-poverty areas …

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Top U.S. School Districts Trail the Global Competition

The study on which the Global Report Card is based, "When the Best is Mediocre: Developed countries far outperform our most affluent suburbs," by Jay Greene and Josh McGee…

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Feeling Good About Your Child After Parent Teacher Conferences? Maybe You Shouldn't Be.

Many parents with children still in the public school system have just completed this year's round of parent teacher conferences.…

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Study: Few affluent U.S. districts are world class

America's elite suburban districts rarely provide a world-class education, concludes When the Best is Mediocre, a study by Jay Greene and Josh McGee in Education Next.…

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