http://www.edspresso.com real education reform news served up hot, with a twist Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:42:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Researchers Pitch Policy Ideas to Obama Advisers Education Week, MD, November 19, 2008 Some of education's most prominent scholars are offering President-elect Barack Obama's advisers and other Washington policymakers their collected wisdom on research-backed strategies the next administration can use to improve schooling. Tailoring School To The Child USA Today, November 20, 2008 There's ... http://www.edspresso.com/index.php/2008/11/november-20-2008/ This country is great. We’ve just elected the first African-American president, who has brought tremendous pride to many communities, but especially to African-Americans. I’ve seen it myself across the color and political spectrums. It reminds us that you can have anything you want in America – unless you’re poor, that is. Nowhere ... http://www.edspresso.com/index.php/2008/11/why-a-charter-school-should-not-be-the-obamas-choice/ Friday, November 14, 2008 Obama and Big Labor Los Angeles Times, CA, November 13, 2008 So Obama owes the unions, and he'll need them to get re-elected in 2012. There's every reason to believe he's going to start checking off their wish lists in January. Three States Eye Bold High School Reforms Christian Science Monitor, ... http://www.edspresso.com/index.php/2008/11/november-14-2008/ Obama and Our Schools New York Times, NY, November 13, 2008 President-elect Barack Obama and his aides are sending signals that education may be on the back burner at the beginning of the new administration. He ranked it fifth among his priorities, and if it is being downplayed, that's a mistake. Teacher Pay ... http://www.edspresso.com/index.php/2008/11/november-13-2008/ City's Leaders Celebrate Independence Charter School At New Lombard Location Philadelphia Center City Weekly Press, PA, November 12, 2008 What could have become a twenty-story luxury condo at the defunct Durham School at 16th and Lombard had the Philadelphia School District, under the leadership of former CEO Paul Vallas, sold the building ... http://www.edspresso.com/index.php/2008/11/november-12-2008/ Obama Is Expected to Put Education Overhaul on Back BurnerWall Street Journal, November 11, 2008 But with the financial crisis and other priorities bearing down, President-elect Barack Obama's education initiatives -- at least early in his term -- are expected to be more about tinkering than bold change. School of Choice for ... http://www.edspresso.com/index.php/2008/11/november-11-2008/ The Obama Education Agenda Forbes, NY, November 10, 2008 The current economic climate constrains the ability of the new administration to fulfill all these promises, but one pressing issue cannot be deferred. Crucial Decision For the Obamas: Public or Private? Washington Post, D.C., November 10, 2008 But it wouldn't hurt to look around first. ... http://www.edspresso.com/index.php/2008/11/november-10-2008/ “The party founded on the values of self reliance and national unity… those are values we all share… and while the Democratic party claims those values tonight, we do so with a measure of humility...” President-elect Barack Obama The Center for Education Reform (CER) salutes the President-elect, Barack Obama, whose ... http://www.edspresso.com/index.php/2008/11/opportunities/ Tuesday, November 4, 2008 Democrats Head Toward Big Congressional Wins Washington Post, D.C., November 4, 2008 Riding a wave of resentment against Republican President George W. Bush, Democrats headed toward winning possibly their biggest majorities in the U.S. Congress in decades in Tuesday's elections, polls showed. K-12 Issues Will Await President Education Week, MD, November ... http://www.edspresso.com/index.php/2008/11/november-4-2008/ Americans Split on Who Should Run Charter Schools Abilene Reporter-News, TX, November 1, 2008Americans tend to support charter schools but are divided about whether they should be run by for-profit companies. For All Those Undecided School Choice Voters Out There Education Week, MD, October 31, 2008The Center for Education Reform ... http://www.edspresso.com/index.php/2008/11/november-3-2008/