2011 Investing in Innovation (i3) competition announced
By Jonathan Schorr in Policy and Politics onHere's a bit of information on the newly announced 2011 round of the federal Investing in Innovation Fund, or…
Guest Post: What’s smoking got to do with ed reform?
By Ellen Winn, Executive Vice President, 50CAN: The 50-State Campaign for Achievement Now Education advocacy is the hot…
“Winning the Future.” Duh.
By Guest in Policy and Politics on"Winning the future." We know Charlie Sheen wants to (or is already), but suddenly President Obama wants in on…
Education for $1000, Alex
By Guest in Policy and Politics onTwo weeks ago, I caught 20 minutes of a Jeopardy! show featuring Skynet Watson, the trivia-loving artificial intelligence computer…
Why Your Government Matters
By Jonathan Schorr in Policy and Politics onIt’s not a schoolhouse rock segment (the song would be pretty lame), nor even a Civics class topic—it’s the…
President Races Toward Education Innovation (and Lox) in State of the Union
By Guest in Policy and Politics onEarlier tonight, President Obama delivered his second State of the Union address (technically, his first speech after being elected…
School reform vs. school jobs? No.
By Jonathan Schorr in Policy and Politics onTucked away in a military spending bill in the House of Representatives is a false choice: saving jobs…
Education in the post-NCLB era
By NewSchools in Policy and Politics onEducation reform has taken a subtle but sharp turn in recent years, notes Kevin Carey of Education Sector in a thoughtful,…
Braving a new policy world
If the entrepreneurial education movement was a person, what would it want to be when it grew up? This…
Breakout #1: District and State Partnership – Boon or Detriment for Entrpreneurship?
Resolved: Entrepreneurs and Systems must Partner to Achieve Widespread Improvement This afternoon, a spirited oxford-style debate took place…
The Secretary and the Chairman: A conversation with Arne Duncan and George Miller
Attendees at the NewSchools Summit 2010 were treated to a special conversation between Secretary of Education Arne Duncan,…
i3: Anyone got a match?
For everyone who’s up late or early putting the finishing touches on an Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund application,…
Guest post: Closing the Achievement Gap – The Edupreneur Way
By Julie Petersen in Policy and Politics onThis guest post was written by Ellen Winn of the Education Equality Project, a national, bipartisan advocacy organization dedicated…
Guest post: What Race to the Top Says About Education Entrepreneurs
By Guest in Policy and Politics onThis guest post comes from Ariela Rozman, chief executive officer of The New Teacher Project, an entrepreneurial organization that…
More Heat than Light
For evidence that the terrain has shifted for education entrepreneurs, one need look no further than last week’s much-publicized…
Object lessons in political savvy
Yesterday, I woke up to the latest in a series of object lessons in political savvy for education entrepreneurs.My…
I see i3 …
By Jonathan Schorr in Policy and Politics onWith 29 days until the application deadline, we got a first look this week at what the giant pile…
Guest post: Keep pushing for federal dollars
By Kevin Huffman in Policy and Politics onOur latest guest post comes from Teach For America's Kevin Huffman, who is also a columnist at the Washington…
Just a Little Light Summer Reading
By Jonathan Schorr in Policy and Politics onThe Department of Education has put out a call for readers to judge entries in the Investing in Innovation…
Another $4 Billion for Education: More “By a Factor of a Lot”
Way back in 2009, as the stimulus was taking shape, President Barack Obama made clear that results-oriented education reform…
