Evaluating the Design of Quality Rating and Improvement Systems
The question remains whether existing indicators, like ECERS-R scores, are even the most reliable measure of program quality.
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States Have Improved Pre-K Quality Over the Past Decade
It’s not hard to see where states are improving — and where they haven’t made much progress at all.
Taking Education Reform From Launch to Stable Orbit
Even the biggest, most comprehensive reforms have mostly ended up as tinkering around the edges.
Preschool Yearbook Finds Fewer Children Enrolled
2013 marked the first year of decline in enrollment noted by the organization over the decade NIEER has been publishing the Yearbooks.
Can More Federal Flexibility Improve States’ Teacher Evaluation Systems?
Another day, another U.S. Department of Education announcement updating how states can maintain their waiver from the outdated NCLB.
House Approves 2015 Spending Limit for Education and Other Agencies
Lawmakers set the limit for the Labor-Health and Human Services (HHS)-Education bill at $155.7 billion.
Look Out, Borrowers: Sequestration Is Back
Actually, it never left, but now it’s getting worse for federal student loan borrowers.
Student Loan Interest Rates Reset for AY 2014-15
Today, the Treasury Department announced the outcomes of its auction on 10-year notes.
What Sort of School Choice Market Do We Want?
American education arguments are frequently fought on grounds that have little to do with substance, and a lot to do with ideology.
Would Senator Warren Hit Borrowers With a Hidden Fee in Her “Refinancing” Bill?
Senator Elizabeth Warren’s proposed refinancing bill appears to charge borrowers a hidden fee to help “pay for” the plan.