Brown Center Chalkboard

Applicants for the study of medicine at Vienna University wait for their screening test to begin

The strange case of the disappearing NAEP

Monday, October 17, 2016

A woman points at the world's smallest 1000-piece puzzle made by Beverly Enterprises Inc. at the International Tokyo Toy Show

An underfunded disaster awaiting taxpayers? Pension puzzles part II

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

MACEDONIAN CHILDREN WORK ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Declining support for Common Core oversimplifies public opinion on common standards

Joshua Bleiberg

Monday, October 10, 2016

Siraj Davis, a Japanese-American teacher, conducts an English course

World Teachers’ Day: Lessons from teachers’ time spent with their own children

Michael Hansen and Diana Quintero

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

A graduating student of the City College of New York wears his 2016 cap during the College's commencement ceremony in the Harlem section of Manhattan, New York, U.S., June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RTX2FKPR

An open letter to America’s college presidents and education school deans:

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

A projection screen is seen outside Hofstra University, the site of the September 26 first presidential debate between U.S. Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, in Hempstead, New York, U.S., September 26, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton - RTSPJZ7

Kaine, Pence, and K-12 Education

Monday, October 3, 2016

A Newark Prep Charter School student listens to math teacher Faiza Sheikh, give a lesson at the school in Newark, New Jersey April 16, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: EDUCATION) - RTR3NGIU

Pension incentives and teacher retention

Friday, September 30, 2016

People walk past a house painted in a puzzle pattern in Eiriceira village North of Lisbon August 13, 2011. Portugal still faces some tough challenges but is on track to meet this year's budget deficit goal despite a shortfall in performance so far, officials from the European Union and IMF said on Friday. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro (PORTUGAL - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS)

Are teacher pensions really that high? Pension puzzles part I

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Hostra University students playing the roles of the candidates and moderator go through a rehearsal for the first U.S. presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York September 25, 2016. Left to right are Joseph Burch, Christian Stewart and Caroline Mullen. REUTERS/Rick Wilking - RTSPCX3

Why we probably won’t hear much about K-12 education in tonight’s debate

Monday, September 26, 2016

A graduating student of the City College of New York wears a message on his cap during the College's commencement ceremony in the Harlem section of Manhattan, New York, U.S., June 3, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RTX2FKQ8

The relationship between student debt and earnings

Friday, September 23, 2016

Delegates of the American Federation of Teachers listen U.S. Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton speak at the American Federation of Teachers conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 18, 2016. REUTERS/Adam Bettcher - RTSIM3K

Major Democratic constituencies diverge on education policy, create tough choices for Clinton

Elizabeth Mann Levesque

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Children run into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico while playing on the beach in Perdido Key, Florida May 20, 2012. Two years after a history-making offshore oil well explosion devastated tourism in the region, the Gulf Coast is a hot destination once again, thanks in part to millions of dollars worth of promotion funded by the well's owner, BP PLC. Now tourism marketers from Louisiana to Florida are scrambling to maintain the momentum and find revenue sources for future campaigns. Picture taken May 20, 2012. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRAVEL ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY BUSINESS) - RTR32PEC

School calendars and Maryland’s Labor Day mess

Monday, September 19, 2016

Teacher Audrey Benes speaks to her kindergarten class at Walsh Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois

Do teacher expectations matter?

Nicholas Papageorge and Seth Gershenson

Friday, September 16, 2016

A robot gets a pat on the head by a visitor at an exhibit booth at Macworld Expo in Makuhari, east of Tokyo February 16. Developed for demonstration at the trade fair as an "edu-tainment robot" by Learning Systems company, the pet robot can be built from a kit and played with for educational and entertainment purposes, the company said.

ES/TAN - RTR1BBX

Education and accelerated change: The imperative for design learning

Daniel Araya and Heather McGowan

09/14/2016

Bryan Molina a 8th grader works on his robot in the bilingual, project lead the way class at Vieau Middle School in Milwaukee Wisconsin

Call it what you want: Why we don’t need a common definition of ‘blended’ or ‘personalized’ learning to measure effectiveness

Saro Mohammed, Ph.D.

Monday, September 12, 2016