Tag Archives: Education
Mind the Gap
The Center for American Progress hosted the Century Foundation for a discussion about closing the achievement gap for children from high-poverty school districts. Central to the discussion was the recently released book, In Plain Sight: Simple, Difficult Lessons from New Jersey’s Expensive Efforts to Close the Achievement Gap by Century Foundation fellow and former New [...]
State of Education
In his State of the Union address before Congress last night, President Barack Obama addressed fears about the economy and laid out his plans to create jobs, invest in new energy initiatives, and — we were happy to see — embrace bold new initiatives in education. In fact, education was one of the three pillars [...]
Gates Credits Education
Microsoft founder and mega-philanthropist Bill Gates thinks it will take the better part of a decade to work our way out of the economic crisis but notes that fast-moving innovations in science and technology will help propel the economy forward — and that means education must be a priority. Gates has made clear his desire [...]
Who, What, and How?
As President-elect Obama continues to sort out his Cabinet there is still considerable debate over the best choice for Secretary of Education. This article in the New York Times puzzles over what Obama’s education policy will look like and who he’ll choose to carry it out, while this thoughtful piece by Benjamin Todd Jealous of [...]
Live from Pennsylanvia
Susan Gobreski, President and Executive Director of Education Voters Pennsylvania, was on hand yesterday to give her organization’s endorsement for Pennsylvania’s 157th State House District to Democratic candidate Paul Drucker. Click here to see Susan explaining why she feels Drucker is the best choice for public education advocates. Alongside her is Mary Myers, President of [...]
The Cost of Letting Kids Fail
In our You Decide campaign launched last week we specifically addressed the link between the current economic crisis and our declining public education system. This article in the Wall Street Journal backs up the claim that faltering students translate into a faltering economy. High school dropout rates are at worrying levels (especially for kids in [...]
Powell On Education
Right before former Secretary of State Colin Powell delivered his endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama during his appearance on Meet the Press this Sunday, moderator Tom Brokaw asked him what major issue wasn’t getting much attention, but should. Powell’s answer: education , particularly the high drop out rate for minority students. Is he an education [...]
Education Figures Big in NJ Gov’s Race