Category Archives: Education policy

Major Players

Posted on 05/09/2013 by Will Fitzhugh

Will Fitzhugh The Concord Review 3 September 2013     Who are the Most Important Players in U.S. education debates, and in our schools? Well, let’s see—there are EduPundits, legislators, governors, consultants, professional developers, publishers, the Department of Education, foundations, … Continue reading →

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GAO Could Do More

Posted on 19/05/2013 by Richard P Phelps

U.S. GAO Could Do More in Examining Educator Cheating on Tests The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), a research agency of the U.S. Congress, continues its foray into the field of standardized testing. It started at least as far back … Continue reading →

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Try Trying

Posted on 18/04/2013 by Richard P Phelps

Educator testing scandals have lit up the news wires recently and some call the cheating unprecedented. It is not unprecedented; journalists simply paid little attention to the issue before now. To my mind, the most profound factoid revealed by the … Continue reading →

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About Us

Posted on 19/01/2013 by Richard P Phelps

  This is the blog of Nonpartisan Education Review board members. Quoting from the Review‘s “About Us” page: “There are two sides to every U.S. education policy debate …and that is the problem. “Those two sides — public education’s entrenched … Continue reading →

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