John Podesta Remarks on Education
John Podesta talked about bipartisanship in education reform. He said that the recent elections taught the importance of the political process and that passing reform-minded laws would not w…
206 viewsJohn Podesta talked about bipartisanship in education reform. He said that the recent elections taught the importance of the political process and that passing reform-minded laws would not w…
206 viewsPanelists spoke about operational and administrative strategies to reduce costs in education. Among the topics they addressed were reductions in time spent at schools, teacher salaries, and …
133 viewsMarguerite Roza talked about the possibility of budget cuts catalyzing needed reforms in the public education system. These reforms might be dampened by the receipt of federal stimulus funds…
203 viewsMr. Petrilli introduced two reports from the Fordham Foundation on the status of states' educational standards and approaches to implementing national standards and tests for K-12 students. …
190 viewsThe Cato Institute held a forum on the future of the No Child Left Behind Act. Among the topics they addressed were the future of the legislation, funding by state and federal agencies, nati…
101 viewsThe panelists talked about state implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act followed by different perspectives of the impact of federal education policy at the state and local level. Top…
52 viewsSecretary Paige and others testified about funding requirements of the Department of Education and several programs the administration had proposed. Among the issues they addressed were spec…
70 viewsEducators issued a report on how American children were learning. Among the issues they addressed were trends in student achievement, math and science abilities, and various exemplary school…
106 viewsMr. Finn and other education leaders will release a report today called, “The State of State School Standards 2000,” which assesses state academic standards and compares them with each other…
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