Live from Summit 2013– Hour of Power One
Welcome to Summit 2013's first Hour of Power networking session. As conference participants power network over a cup of…
Live from Summit 2013: Opening Plenary
Ted Mitchell kicked off Summit 2013 this morning at the opening plenary. After welcoming all of the attendees, Ted…
Fat SOTUesday: Benjamin Riley’s Take on the SOTU Address
By Guest in Policy and Politics onI have a confession to make. I did not watch the President’s State of the Union speech last night.…
Edu-implications of the Election
By Guest in Policy and Politics onI came into work this morning to find a note on my monitor that reads, “4 More Years!! :).”…
Who said it? Teachers Union Leader or Ed Tech Entrepreneur?
Even a handful of years ago, the scene would have been improbable: the leaders of the two major teachers…
Policy Update: Race to the Top – District Key Info
By Joe Ventura in Policy and Politics onNewSchools Policy Director Ben Riley discusses the latest information on the Department of Education's finalized Race to the Top…
Personalized Learning: Racing Too Fast?
A few years ago, I read a column by Bill Simmons (the Sports Guy of Grantland/ESPN fame), wherein he…
Policy Update: Race to the Top—Selection Criteria
By Joe Ventura in Policy and Politics onNewSchools Policy Director Ben Riley is back with another policy update on the Race to the Top: District grant…
Policy Update: Race to the Top—District
By Guest in Policy and Politics onIn his latest policy update, NewSchools’ policy director Ben Riley provides an extended overview of the new, $400 million…
The Supreme Court, Health Care–and Federal Education Policy?
By Guest in Policy and Politics onEarlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the minimum coverage provision – otherwise known as the…
GREAT Act Update
By Guest in Policy and Politics onThe movement to create a vibrant market for high-quality teacher training took another important step forward today. Due to…
Policy Update: RESPECT Program
By Joe Ventura in Policy and Politics onBen Riley is back with another policy update from the Hill. This week Ben provides an overview of the…
Policy Update: SOPA & Education
By Joe Ventura in Policy and Politics onWhat does the recent controversy over SOPA have to do with education and education policymaking? More than you might…
Educreations Policy Update
By Joe Ventura in Policy and Politics onNewSchools Policy Director Ben Riley provides a great overview of two new education bills that were introduced last Friday,…
The Latest GREAT News
By Guest in Policy and Politics onThe ayes have it! Last Thursday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee approved Senator Michael Bennet’s GREAT…
Drone Submarines, Flying Cars, and the Classroom
By Jonathan Schorr in Policy and Politics onWhat does education have in common with a pilotless submarine and remote-controlled insects?In short, the letters ARPA. Stay with…
The Risks of Waiving to the Top
By Guest in Policy and Politics onLast Friday, President Obama delivered the long-awaited news: it's the end of No Child Left Behind as we know…
Why we need GREAT colleges of education
By Guest in Policy and Politics onAs readers of this blog and my small-but-slowly-growing Twitter followers know, this past June Senator Michael Bennet introduced the…
GREAT Act Q&A, part 2
By Guest in Policy and Politics onLast Wednesday, I blogged about Senate Bill 1250, the GREAT Teachers and Principals Act, designed to create and support…
GREAT Act Q&A
By Guest in Policy and Politics onToday, Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) will introduce a bill, co-sponsored by Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Mary…
