AEI on district management flexibility

Guest post from Julie Koppich, Koppich and Associates and SMHC Research Consultant: In a recent article, Frederick M. Hess and Coby Loup from the American Enterprise Institute examine a number of pertinent policy issues—teacher hiring, assignment, and firing; compensation; and work rules. They then award a grade to each district reflecting the degree of management flexibility [...]

Charlie Rose talks to Wendy Kopp

Guest post by Teach For America’s Matthew Kramer: As a guest on the Charlie Rose show Tuesday evening, Teach For America founder and CEO Wendy Kopp talked about the commitment and hard work required to ensure that all children in our nation have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. As Wendy notes in the interview, [...]