From the convention: Denise Juneau says Montana not interested in tying teacher evaluations to test scores
Denise Juneau, Montana’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, took the stage at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday to speak highly of President Obama’s views on education – even though she doesn’t always agree with him. Juneau, the first Native American woman to win a statewide election, also spent some of her speech talking about other ways […]
From the convention: Obama sees education as “investment,” not expense
Former President Bill Clinton praised President Barack Obama’s support of community colleges and student loan reforms Wednesday night, in a stirring speech that took on Republican attacks of Obama while praising the president’s record. Clinton highlighted the president’s policy that allows students to pay back loans based on income after graduation. “It means no one […]
From the convention: Michelle Rhee on how Obama — or Romney — should change education
Michelle Rhee, former chancellor of Washington, D.C.’s public schools, thinks that Democrats have entered a new phase in their relationship with teachers unions. And she thinks a push by Republicans for local control of education is unquestionably wrong. A political – and often controversial – figure since she started as chancellor in 2007, Rhee will […]
From the convention: What does a pro-charter president look like?
President Barack Obama and his challenger Mitt Romney have both thrown their support behind charter schools, publicly funded schools that operate outside of district rules. Obama gave states points in his Race to the Top initiative, in which states promised to undergo education reforms in exchange for federal money, for raising charter caps. Romney’s entire […]
From the convention: Education finally plays a starring role
Democrats came out strong on education Tuesday, in a night devoted to praising President Barack Obama’s first term in office and focusing on federal education programs and funding from the littlest learners to college students. It was a sharp contrast to the Republican convention last week, where education was mentioned mostly in passing until a […]
From the convention: Unions need to be part of education reform, legislators say
Legislators from across the U.S. gathered at the Democratic National Convention Tuesday and discussed the need for unions to be a part of any real education policy changes. They also noted that that both unions and politics can get in the way. A town hall hosted by Democrats for Education Reform showcased feuds that have […]
From the convention: How can we fix higher education?
Charlie Nelms, former chancellor of North Carolina Central University, wants to send higher education faculty members back to school. Speaking at a panel during the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, Nelms stressed the need for college and university professors to “teach people, not content.” Nelms believes that faculty members who went through postsecondary education years […]
From the convention: Bush tells Democrats to ‘choose’ between unions and kids
Education finally got its place in the spotlight Thursday during the final night of the Republican National Convention, although it wasn’t Mitt Romney who put it there. It was Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush who delivered the GOP message, devoting his entire speech to improving education — his signature issue while in office and his […]
From the convention: college students talk youth vote, higher ed cost
Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s joke from his Wednesday night speech about how t his IPod playlist compared to presidential candidate Mitt Romney did not impress a group of journalism students from Lynn University in Boca Raton, Fla. Five students from the school, where the third presidential debate will be held in October, have spent […]
From the convention: A Romney adviser on how he’d take on unions and school choice
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has attempted to make his philosophy about how to improve American education widely known and easily accessible in recent weeks. But he hasn’t answered many specifics on the campaign trail. The Hechinger Report spoke with Jim Peyser, a member of Romney’s education team and a partner at the NewSchools Venture Fund, […]
