Book Review: Math Curse
Monday, July 25, 2011
Justin Burniske lets out his inner child, reviewing the children’s book “Math Curse” by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith.
ERS Updates
Chief State School Officers Consider Trade-offs in Tough Times
Thursday, July 21, 2011
ERS’ Principal Associate Kristen Ferris gives a recap of the 2011 Summer Institute held by the Council of Chief State School Officers.
Book Review: Teacher
Monday, July 18, 2011
Randi Feinberg calls Mark Edmundson’s book “Teacher: The One Who Make the Difference” a beautifully written memoir filled with rich description and poignant reflection.
Book Review: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Monday, July 11, 2011
Funmi Haastrup reviews Marc S. Tucker’s report for the National Center on Education and the Economy, Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: An American Agenda for Education Reform.
Book Review: Drive
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
Regis Shields reviews “Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us” by Daniel Pink, a book she feels should be required reading for everyone engaged in rethinking teaching compensation structures.
At What Cost?
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
A National Journal Education Experts blog post from ERS Executive Director Karen Miles.
Book Review: The Social Animal
Monday, June 27, 2011
Regis Sheilds reviews “The Social Animal” by David Brooks, a book she calls both unique and fascinating. Read her post or submit your own recommendations for summer reading in the comments section of the post.
Summertime and the livin’ is easy…
Announcing the ERS Summer Book Review Blog!
Learning from Charters - Fordham digs in on pensions
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Michael Podgursky and Amanda Olberg of the Fordham Institute are releasing a paper today that examines how charter schools handle teacher pensions in states that allow charters to opt out. The paper shows various choices charters make with regard to their pensions and identifies several interesting trends.
A State Primer for Transformation
Tuesday, June 07, 2011
State policymakers have the power to unlock billions of educational dollars. Restructuring Resources for High Performing Schools: A Primer for State Policy Makers , released today by Education Resource Strategies, identifies the very real barriers to using people, time, money, and technology well in today’s public schools systems and outlines…
