The Answer Sheet: Equity


Posted at 04:00 AM ET, 09/30/2011

5 myths about Gov. Chris Christie’s ed reform in New Jersey
By Valerie Strauss
Here are five myths about what New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is doing with public education funding in his state that show the truth behind his his political rhetoric.

By Valerie Strauss  |  04:00 AM ET, 09/30/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Equity

Posted at 01:06 PM ET, 02/01/2011

Not a Rosa Parks moment

By Valerie Strauss
An Ohio mother of two sent to jail for nine days because she falsified documents so that her children could attend a better school is being the modern equivalent of Rosa Parks. She isn't.

By Valerie Strauss  |  01:06 PM ET, 02/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Equity

Posted at 11:35 AM ET, 10/15/2010

The limits of Moco schools' economic integration study
By Valerie Strauss
There are big limits to the study released today showing that several hundred low-income students who went to school in low-poverty schools in Montgomery County did better on standardized math tests than kids who went to high-poverty schools.

By Valerie Strauss  |  11:35 AM ET, 10/15/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Equity, Equity, Equity | Tags:  casey foundation, david berliner, economic integration, high-poverty schools, low-income families, michelle rhee, moco schools, montgomery county schools, poverty, standardized tests

Posted at 01:21 PM ET, 10/12/2010

Study shows deep disparities in funding for schools
By Valerie Strauss
A new study starkly shows deep disparities in the way school districts across the country are funded, a reality that raises big questions about how effective “reforms” that don’t deal with the issue of equity can really be.

By Valerie Strauss  |  01:21 PM ET, 10/12/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Equity, Equity | Tags:  cost per student, equity, funding report card, how to fund schools, is school funding fair?, report card, research, school funding, school resources

Posted at 11:56 AM ET, 09/21/2010

World Bank invests more in education; big gap remains
By Valerie Strauss
The World Bank announced that it will make $750 million in additional investment through 2015 to achieve universal primary education. The additional funding of $150 million per year over the next five years represents less than 1/100 of the total global need.

By Valerie Strauss  |  11:56 AM ET, 09/21/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Equity | Tags:  education, education funding, education investment, fu, oins summit, united nations summit, world bank

Posted at 11:03 AM ET, 08/06/2010

Shark Week in the education world
By Valerie Strauss
It’s grisly, scary, and distorted. So is Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, but I’m referring to the education policy debate.

By Valerie Strauss  |  11:03 AM ET, 08/06/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Equity | Tags:  Shark Week, al sharpton, civil rights framework, civil rights group, jump the shark, the answer sheet

Posted at 10:00 AM ET, 08/03/2010

Report: When/why progress in closing achievement gap stalled
By Valerie Strauss
Progress seen over several decades in narrowing the educational achievement gap between black and white students has remained stalled for 20 years, according to a new study that looks at the reasons why and says that reaching equality could take 50 to 100 years, according to a new report.

By Valerie Strauss  |  10:00 AM ET, 08/03/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Equity, Equity | Tags:  achievement gap, closing the achievement gap, ets, ets report, factors affecting the achievement gap

Posted at 04:40 PM ET, 07/27/2010

Duncan being too 'modest'
By Valerie Strauss
Education Secretary Arne Duncan was being too modest when he said today in a speech at the National Press Club that the Obama administration is playing a “modest role” in sparking a “quiet” revolution in education.

By Valerie Strauss  |  04:40 PM ET, 07/27/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Equity, Equity, Equity | Tags:  duncan and finalists, duncan and race to the top, duncan names race to the top finalists, race finalists, race to the top, race to the top and round 2, race to the top finalists, round 2 finalists and race to the top, rttt finalists

Posted at 09:30 AM ET, 07/22/2010

Wake County diversity battle
By Valerie Strauss
“Idea intrigues Wake school board factions.” That’s the headline in a story in North Carolina’s News & Observer today. I know what some of you are thinking about school boards. Stop it. What's the idea?

By Valerie Strauss  |  09:30 AM ET, 07/22/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Equity | Tags:  arrests in wake county, busing in wake county, controlled choice, diversity issues, wake county and busing, wake county and diversity, wake county school board

Posted at 12:07 PM ET, 05/28/2010

1 in 6 U.S. students in high-poverty schools

By Valerie Strauss
A government analysis of U.S. schools shows that one in six public school students attend high poverty schools and that the percentage of high-poverty schools has significantly increased over the past decade. There's a lot more data too.

By Valerie Strauss  |  12:07 PM ET, 05/28/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Equity, Equity | Tags:  2010 condition of education, analysis on high-poverty schools, condition of education, data on schools, equity, high-poverty schools, percentage of high-poverty schools, school

Posted at 01:05 PM ET, 05/20/2010

California sued over education funding crisis
By Valerie Strauss
Desperate educators in California are suing the state over a school funding system that has left many districts unable to provide all students with an equal opportunity to meet the state’s academic goals.

By Valerie Strauss  |  01:05 PM ET, 05/20/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Equity | Tags:  Robles-Wong v. California, california and schools and lawsuit, california budget crisis, california lawsuit, california school crisis, funding lawsuit, funding lawsuit and california, schools lawsuit

Posted at 10:35 PM ET, 04/19/2010

Did DOE get memo on school desegregation?
By Valerie Strauss
Century Foundation scholar Richard Kahlenberg asks why the U.S. Education Department is not forcefully addressing the profound challenge to equal opportunity today – the de facto economic and racial segregation of America’s suburban and city schools

By Valerie Strauss  |  10:35 PM ET, 04/19/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Equity, Equity | Tags:  DOE, Education Department and segregation, Justice Department and school segregation, Walthall County and schools, civil rights, desegregation of schools, school busing, school desegregation, school resegregation