Education Sector

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Mission Statement:Education Sector is an independent think tank that challenges conventional thinking in education policy. We are a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization committed to achieving real, measurable impact in education, both by improving existing reform initiatives and by developing new, innovative solutions to our nation’s most pressing education problems.

26 Research Works Available:

The Benwood Plan: A Lesson in Comprehensive Teacher Reform
Publication date: 2008-04-07

Challenged Index: Why Newsweek's List of America's 100 Best High Schools Doesn't Make the Grade
Publication date: 2006-02-01

College Rankings Reformed: The Case for a New Order in Higher Education
Publication date: 2006-09-01

Fair Trade: Five Deals to Expand and Improve Charter Schooling
Publication date: 2008-01-22

Florida Charter Schools: Hot and Humid with Passing Storms
Publication date: 2006-03-01

Frozen Assets: Rethinking Teacher Contracts Could Free Billions for School Reform
Publication date: 2007-01-01

Graduation Rate Watch: Making Minority Student Success a Priority
Publication date: 2008-04-23

Hot Air: How States Inflate Their Educational Progress Under NCLB
Publication date: 2006-05-01

Information Underload: Florida's Flawed Special-Ed Voucher Program
Publication date: 2007-06-01

L.A. Story: Can a Parent Revolution Change Urban Education's Power Structure?
Publication date: 2006-07-01

Laboratories of Reform: Virtual High Schools and Innovation in Public Education
Publication date: 2007-06-01

Leading Lady: Sallie Mae and the Origins of Today's Student Loan Controversy
Publication date: 2007-05-01

Leading the Local: Teachers Union Presidents Speak on Change, Challenges
Publication date: 2007-06-01

Maintenance Required: Charter Schooling in Michigan
Publication date: 2006-10-01

Margins of Error: The Testing Industry in the No Child Left Behind Era
Publication date: 2006-01-01

Measured Progress: A Report on the High School Reform Movement
Publication date: 2006-03-01

Million Dollar Babies: Why Infants Can't be Hardwired for Success
Publication date: 2007-04-01

On the Clock: Rethinking the Way Schools Use Time
Publication date: 2007-01-01

The Pangloss Index: How States Game the No Child Left Behind Act
Publication date: 2007-11-13

Rush to Judgment: Teacher Evaluation in Public Education
Publication date: 2008-01-29

Smart Charter School Caps
Publication date: 2007-09-27

States' Evidence: What It Means to Make 'Adequate Yearly Progress' Under NCLB
Publication date: 2007-07-24

A Sum Greater Than the Parts: What States Can Teach Each Other About Charter Schooling
Publication date: 2007-09-11

The Truth About Boys and Girls
Publication date: 2006-06-01

Understanding NAEP: Inside the Nation's Education Report Card
Publication date: 2007-10-23

Waiting to Be Won Over: Teachers Speak on the Profession, Unions and Reform
Publication date: 2008-05-07