Education

President Obama throws his support behind increasing the minimum wage

International tests show achievement gaps in all countries, with big gains for U.S. disadvantaged students

What we read today

Michelle Rhee gets a failing grade on her report card

What we read today

What we read today

Government has flouted its obligation to affirmatively further fair housing

Joel Klein’s false stories

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Who has the better solution to the 300,000 teacher gap?

Another right-wing attack on public workers

Items I wish the education pundits would read

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Teacher accountability and the Chicago teachers strike

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Chicago’s schools and the polite Pinkertons of educational reform

Lessons for Chicago: It takes a cake, and the truly disadvantaged need extra frosting

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Segregation, the black-white achievement gap, and the Romneys

In what way is a college degree valuable in a recession?

Parade Magazine decries poor state of public school facilities

For-profit colleges have the poorest students and richest leaders

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High cost and high debt for students at for-profit colleges

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Happy birthday, CFPB

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Addressing unfair expectations for the next wave of educators

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Price of a diploma: Class of 2012 faces tough job market, rising costs, and increasing debt

High-scoring, low-income students no more likely to complete college than low-scoring, rich students

Are Liberal Arts majors dragging college grads down?

Arne Duncan’s policies have yet to match his rhetoric

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Post editorial criticizes Md. schools, public pensions, school boards, teacher unions, and Gov. O’Malley — but misses all targets

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‘Reformers’ playbook on failing schools fails a fact check

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False signals on the need for college graduates

Garbage in, garbage out at Heritage and AEI?

There’s more to inequality than education

EPI research on Education

  • What do international tests really show about U.S. student performance?

    January 28, 2013 | By Martin Carnoy and Richard Rothstein | Report
  • Education profiteering: Wall Street’s next big thing?

    October 1, 2012 | By Jeff Faux | Commentary
  • The compensation question: Are public school teachers underpaid?

    September 25, 2012 | By Lawrence Mishel | Commentary
  • A different kind of choice: Educational inequality and the continuing significance of racial segregation

    August 22, 2012 | By Richard Rothstein and Mark Santow | Report
  • For-profit colleges use taxpayer dollars to recruit vulnerable students, rake in profits

    August 2, 2012 | By Algernon Austin | Economic snapshot
  • Is teacher churn undermining real education reform in D.C.?

    June 18, 2012 | By Mark Simon | Commentary