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View Article  Alexander Russo's Blog Says Spellings to Testify on Reading First
Over at This Week in Education, former Hill education staffer and problog/journalist Andrew Russo has gotten hold of a fax sent by House Education Committee Chair George Miller...   more »
View Article  Charter Schools: Escape or Reform?
Most of themes in this essay, written with Paul Hill and Robin Lake, were not welcomed by the movement's leadership when it was first published by Education Week in 1996. Escape was their policy; reform was ours. Today, as the essay is included in The Last Word: the Best Commentary and Controversy in American Education, most of its ideas are "what the best people think" albeit, unattributed and honored in the breach.   more »
View Article  SIIW • The Podcast April 17 and April 24
April 17: Our Industry's Interests in NCLB II: (V) Preserve Higher Standards and Accountability April 24: Reading First Hearing Offers Investors A Rare Political Opportunity   more »
View Article  Gates and Broad Will Spend $60 Million on Advertising to Make Public Education A Campaign Issue
Whether the school improvement industry will benefit or be lost in the controversy is a matter strategic positioning.   more »
View Article  4/24 New Education Economy®
Essential reading for the school improvement industry executive. Free download until June 1.   more »