Archives for blog topic “education reform”

The teachers strike in Chicago isn't an isolated incident in the ongoing education reform debate that often puts cities and those in the government at odds with teachers unions.

Filed in Blog Topics: Election 2012, Education and Society Program, education reform, teacher evaluation

Innovation and entrepreneurial approaches to improving education are a major focus of the Institute’s work on education. At the recent NewSchools-Aspen Institute Summit 2012, we explored these issues with leading experts, thinkers, and front-line practitioners from across the country.

Filed in Blog Topics: education reform, Education and Society Program, Education Nation, New Schools Venture Fund

“You’ll be paid and promoted the longer you stay breathing,” said a fired-up Steven Brill of public-school teachers at an Institute talk this week as part of the Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series.

Filed in Blog Topics: Education, education reform, The Alma and Joseph Gildenhorn Book Series, Steven Brill