6 wild ideas for ideal schools
ERS Director Stephen Frank’s idea for a NoMax school is included along with five others who talk about what an ideal school might look like.
by Jay Mathews
The Washington Post, 09/25/2011
News clips
Duval Schools could save $26 million according to a new study
Coverage of the release of the DCPS Report.
by Kevin Rincon
WOKV.com, Sept. 21, 2011
Year-long study concludes with action plan for Duval County Public Schools:
Consulting work with Education Resource Strategies results in comprehensive assessment, apples-to-apples national comparisons of DCPS resource use
The Duval County School Board today was presented with the final report from Education Resource Strategies (ERS), which for the last year has been working with the district to conduct a comprehensive resource analysis.
DCPS News, September 20, 2011
Improving teacher effectiveness is the most important part of a principal’s job
James Vaznis’S article, “Evaluating teachers may burden principals; State nears new requirements” correctly points out that the state’s new teacher evaluation process will be more time-consuming for principals. However, it’s wrong to think of that as a “burden.’’
by Regis Anne Shields
Boston Globe, July 2, 2011
Increasing Class Sizes Could Save $6 Billion
A look into the trade-off between class size and teacher quality and how it could save schools money.
by Jason Koebler
U.S.News & World Report, June 29, 2011
There’s Edu-Gold in Them Thar States?
An interesting look at the ERS State Primer.
by Patrick Riccards
Eduflack, 6/15/2011
New Report Shows Opportunity in K-12 Budget Shortfalls
Rarely do tight budgets and funding cuts—like the ones states across the country are experiencing—lead to proclamations of opportunity. But a recent report from Education Resource Strategies (ERS) takes that tack.
by Clare McCann
New America Foundation, June 14, 2011
Leadership, Responsibilities Not Reflected in Teacher Pay
A post on teacher compensation related to additional responsibilities that references ERS’s “Restructuring Resources for High-Performing Schools” posted on the Teacher Beat blog on Education Week.
by Stephen Sawchuk
Education Week, June 8, 2011
Report Offers States Ways to Find Savings in Schools
A summary of ERS’s Restructuring Resources for High-Performing Schools posted on the State EdWatch blog on Education Week.
by Sean Cavanagh
Education Week, June 7, 2011
America’s Woeful Public Schools: Money Not Well Spent
A post on current budget issues within public schools that sights the Education Resource Strategies’ state primer on several occasions.
by RiShawn Biddle
Dropout Nation, June 8, 2011
Photo: Chip Dizard, Baltimore City Public School System
