http://siiwonline.com Making Public Education Better en 2007 editor@siiwonline.com Liberated Syndication - libsyn.com podcasts@libsyn.com (Liberated Syndication) Fri, 16 May 2008 01:42:00 GMT 180 Making Public Education Better An independent view of the emerging marketdriven by No Child Left Behind school, education, union. lea, sea, federal education poliocy, department of education, district, k-12, k-12 network, school improvement, education reform, school reform, grants. contracts, RFP, market, industry Marc Dean Millot, editor deanmillot@mac.com Marc Dean Millot http://libsyn.com/podcasts/siiwonline/images/SII_copy_1.logo2_copy http://siiwonline.com Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=340175# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

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]]> podcasts Fri, 16 May 2008 01:42:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=340175# 00:23:16 RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Deconstructing the Public Education Market Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=337216# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

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]]> podcasts Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:26:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=335295# 00:10:03 RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Intelligent Services for K-12's Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=332776# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

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]]> podcasts Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:39:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=332776# 00:15:31 RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Information Services for k-12's Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=331969# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

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]]> podcasts Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:41:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=331969# 00:09:37 RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Innovative Thinking for School Improvement Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=329642# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

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]]> podcasts Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:56:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=321873# 00:19:20 RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Pro-Market, Not Industry Apologist Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=319613# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

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]]> podcasts Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:32:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=319613# 00:13:40 RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Deconstructing the Public Education Market Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=317817# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

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This piece is also in print on www.edbizbuzz.com at edweek.org]]> podcasts Wed, 5 Mar 2008 21:08:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=314669# 00:09:45 RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Industry Analysis from K-12's Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=312146# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

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]]> podcasts Wed, 23 Jan 2008 23:51:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=300025# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Strategic Insights from the Market for School Improvement Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=297476# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

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]]> podcasts Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:09:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=297476# 00:09:30 RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor From K-12's Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=295134# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

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]]> podcasts Wed, 9 Jan 2008 23:38:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=295134# 00:07:30 RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Commentary from K-12's Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=293106# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. Please answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

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]]> podcasts Wed, 2 Jan 2008 21:40:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=293106# 00:09:30 RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor From K-12's bleeding edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=291092# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. Please answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

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]]> podcasts Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:04:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=289212# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Get out of your in-box! Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=286868# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

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]]> podcasts Wed, 12 Dec 2007 15:56:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=286868# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Strategic Prompts for an Emerging Industry Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=284807# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

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]]> podcasts Wed, 5 Dec 2007 23:21:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=284807# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor On the School Improvement Market's Bleeding Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=282398# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

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]]> podcasts Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:39:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=282398# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Get out of your in-box! Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=280518# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

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]]> podcasts Wed, 21 Nov 2007 23:24:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=280518# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Get out of your in-box! Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=278071# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

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]]> podcasts Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:00:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=278071# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Get out of your in-box! Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=275521# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

From the October 6 issue of School Improvement Industry Week.

Must Download Data
â  EPE Research Center on Public School Tutoring Beyond SES

Rules of the Game
â Department of Education Guidance on Emergency Preparedness Suggests Schools Will Need A Lot of Help

A Little Knowledge
â Center for American Progress on The Future of Teacher Compensation

K-12 Program Review
â Center for Education Policy on What States Say About Reading First

State Sampler
â Oregonâs Superintendent Castillo on Lessons Learned for School Administrators from Statewide Disaster Planning Exercise

Letter From the Editor
â The Prospect of a Hanging, the Kindness of Strangers, the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come and NCLB II on Hold
]]> podcasts Wed, 7 Nov 2007 16:30:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=275521# RFPs, k-12, reform, school improvement, education market, Gates Marc Dean Millot, editor Look Up From Your In Box! Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=273057# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

From the October 30 issue of School Improvement Industry Week.

Must Download Data
â Education Next/Program on Education Policy and Governance Poll on Public Attitudes Towards Public Education

Rules of the Game
â House Appropriations Committee Telegraphs One Democratic Theme for the 2008 Elections: Iraq v. Education

A Little Knowledge
â Department of Educationâs Inspector General Provides an Example to Explain the âSupplement, not Supplantâ Rule

K-12 Program Review
â RAND on the First Year of Implementing Pittsburghâs School Reform Strategy

âAn Act: To close the achievement gapâ
â NCLB II: S. 2117 Funding for School Improvement Research and Development

Letter From the Editor
â Senators Bingaman and Lugar Would Incentivize the Development of a School Improvement Industry With S. 2117
]]> podcasts Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:46:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=273057# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Get Out Of Your In-Box! Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=270360# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

From School Improvement Industry Week.

Must Download Data
â Charter Schoolsâ Market Share: 29 Districts With At Least 10% of Public School Enrollment

Rules of the Game
â Department of Educationâs Inspector General Has A View on NCLB II

A Little Knowledge
â General Accountability Office on Youth Detention Market Failures

K-12 Program Review
â Charter Advocates Tell Us That Charter Schoolsâ Research Doesnât Tell Us All That Much About Charter Schoolsâ Efficacy

âAn Act: To close the achievement gapâ
â NCLB II: S. 2118 Proposes We Spell âScientifically Based Researchâ as âResearch-Proven Programsâ

Letter From the Editor
â A Well-Ordered School Improvement Market and a Healthy School Improvement Industry Need Real Standards of Evidence

]]> podcasts Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:42:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=270360# NCLB, SBR, No Child Left Behind, Scientifically Based Research, Research-Proven Programs Marc Dean Millot, editor Innovative Services for K-12s Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=267611# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

From School Improvement Industry Week.

Guest Perspective
â C. Blohm & Associates Offers a âHow Toâ on Show Floor Meetings

Must Download Data
â NCES Provides a Fact Base for Assessing the Addressable Market in School Violence Prevention

Rules of the Game
â President Bush and Senator Kennedy on White House Meeting with Civil Rights Leaders to Discuss NCLB Reauthorization

A Little Knowledge
â NWREL reports on How the Pacific Northwest States Support Schools in Need of Improvement

K-12 Program Review
â WestEd Reaches for Nice Reviews of Five High Schools Sponsored by the Gates Foundation

Letter From the Editor
â For School Improvement Industry Marketing Representatives Who Want Free Media....

]]> podcasts Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:45:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=267611# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Innovative Services for K-12s Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=264905# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

From School Improvement Industry Week.

Must Download Data
â pre[k]now on Preschool Budgets in FY 2008

Rules of the Game
â Government Accountability Office: Clarifying Compliance in NCLB Corrective Action and Restructuring

A Little Knowledge
â School Improvement Industry Trade Groupsâ Joint Letter Against For-Profit Discrimination

K-12 Program Review
â Fordham & Northwest Evaluation Association: Just What Does It Mean to be âProficientâ Under NCLB?

Letter From the Editor
â Why the New Philanthropy Hates the Central Office, But Loves CMOs
]]> podcasts Wed, 10 Oct 2007 05:22:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=264905# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Innovative Services for K-12s Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=262585# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

From School Improvement Industry Week.

Must Download Data
â Baird and Signal Hill on K-12 Indices

Rules of the Game
â McKeon Responds to Miller on NCLB Accountability

A Little Knowledge
â National Center for Education Research: A Consumer Checklist for Best Classroom Practice

K-12 Program Review
â An Unusual Event: Read Naturally Takes on the What Works Clearinghouse Review

âAn Act: To close the achievement gapâ
â Miller-McKeonâs Discussion Draft Changes Comprehensive School Reform II in NCLB II

Letter From the Editor
â Miller-McKeon Discussion Draft Would Set Back Comprehensive School Reform]]> podcasts Wed, 3 Oct 2007 14:27:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=262585# NCLB, CSR, Comprehensive School Reform, Miller-Mckeon Discission Draft, NCLB reauthorization, Obey-Porter, CSRDP Marc Dean Millot, editor Information Services for k-12's Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=260033# Dear Listener:  We are trying to get some statistics on you. The least expensive survey is also a bit long. My advice is to answer as many questions as you want. When you run out of patience, scroll to the bottom and hit the "Submit" button. Thanks. Go to survey.

From School Improvement Industry Week.

Must Download Data
â Berkery Noyes on M&A in the âEducation Marketâ (Nice Work, But Too Many Very Different Markets Lumped Together)

Rules of the Game
â New âAmerica Competesâ Law Creates New Market Opportunities for School Improvement Industry

A Little Knowledge
â Trade Group Reactions to NCLB Discussion Draft: Where You Stand on the Issues Depends on Where You Sit in the Market

K-12 Program Review
â Earobics Graded by WWC

Letter From the Editor
â Why Would the Miller/McKeon NCLB Discussion Draft Exclude For-Profits From School Improvement?

]]> podcasts Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:47:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=260033# rfp, school improvement, school reform, for-profit education, privatization, education industry Marc Dean Millot, editor Information Services For Public Education's Bleeding Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=257409# Go to survey.

From the September 18 Issue of School Improvement Industry Week

Guest Perspective
â Returns Next Week

Must Download Data
â An Industry Driven by the Demographics of Childhood Should Understand Its Status and Trends

Rules of the Game
â Follow the Federal Money: Department of Education Report Gets You Started

A Little Knowledge
â National Center on Education Statistics Report Compares American Education to its G-7 Peers

K-12 Program Review
â WWC Finds No Evidence That Talent Development High School Keeps Kids in School?

Letter From the Editor
â After Bush: Party Factionalism and the School Improvement Industry
]]> podcasts Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:41:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=257409# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Innovation Services for K-12's Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=255157# School Improvement Industry Week

Guest Perspective
â Knowledge Allianceâs Jim Kohlmoos on Adequate Yearly Progress in ESEA (NCLB) on September 10, 2001 and 2007

Must Download Data
â U.S. Department of Educationâs Guide to Grant Programs

Rules of the Game
â The Gang of Forty-Four, or Which Stakeholder Groups (Donât) Count in NCLB Reauthorization

A Little Knowledge
â Reading Recovery Council of North America: An Injured Party Pulls the Reading First Investigations Together

K-12 Program Review
â What Works Clearinghouse Gives Another Injured Party a Passing Grade - Success for All Beginning Reading Report

Letter From the Editor
â The Beginning of a Long End to NCLB Reauthorization Shows No Evidence That the School Improvement Industry Counts
]]> podcasts Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:57:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=255157# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Innovative Services for K-12's Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=252575# From the September 4 Issue of School Improvement Industry Week

Guest Perspective
â Returns Soon

Must Download Data
â Gallup Surveys Attitudes Towards Public Education: Some Findings Are Relevant To The Industry

Rules of the Game
â Provisions of Interest To School Improvement Providers In The Bipartisan NCLB II Discussion Draft

A Little Knowledge
â NorthStar Economics On The Early Childhood Economy

K-12 Program Review
â  What Works Clearinghouse Gives Voyager Universal Literacy System Beginning Reading Program A Mixed Review

âAn Act: To close the achievement gapâ
â Returns Soon

Letter From the Editor
â Our Service Lineup: This School Yearâs Continuous Improvements 

]]> podcasts Wed, 5 Sep 2007 11:48:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=252575# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Innovative Services for K-12s Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=252464#
Letter From the Editor
â The School Improvement Industry's Future Runs Through Washington

]]> podcasts Wed, 5 Sep 2007 01:34:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=252464# RFPs, k-12, reform, school improvement, education market, Gates Marc Dean Millot, editor Information Services for k-12's Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=250360#
Letter From the Editor
â A Public School Marketplace: What's in it for Teachers?


]]> podcasts Wed, 29 Aug 2007 05:08:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=250360# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Informative Insights from k-12's Thinking Edge. Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=248110#
Letter From The Editor
â  "Always Stay In With The Outs"
]]> podcasts Wed, 22 Aug 2007 12:24:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=248110# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Another Intelligent Service from School Improvement Industry Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=245445# New Education Economy is on its August hiatus.

Encore Editorial from March 1, 2004 - before we started the Podcast.

Letter From The Editor
â Financing No Child Left Behind

]]> podcasts Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:26:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=245445# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Commentary on K-12's Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=243339# New Education Economy is on its August hiatus.

Encore Editorial from May 24, 2004 - before we started the Podcast.

Letter From The Editor
â Washington Reform Groups: Blob, Anti-Blob, Post-Blob
]]> podcasts Wed, 8 Aug 2007 19:06:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=243339# rfp, k-12, education industry, school improvement, education business, public education, public schools, school business Marc Dean Millot, editor Fopr K-12's Bleeding Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=240992# Guest Perspective
â Returns Soon

Must Download Data
â NCES Explains the College Class of 1993 - Teachers, Former Teachers, Never Were Teachers, and Why

Rules of the Game
â Bush and Spellings Arenât Quite Sure What to Do About NCLB II

A Little Knowledge
â Prof. Hoxby Makes Education Evaluation Statistics Easier to Understand

K-12 Program Review
â  WWC Offers A Favorable Review of SRAâs Real Math Building Blocks

âAn Act: To close the achievement gapâ
â Returns Soon

Letter from the Editor
â Rep. Miller Tells Us That NCLB II Will Be Less Favorable to The Industry Than NCLB I: How, Why and Now What?


]]> podcasts Wed, 1 Aug 2007 14:58:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=240992# school improvement, k-12, public education, education industry, RFP, NCLB, NCLB reauuthorization, education policy, k-12 invest Marc Dean Millot, editor Strategic Insight for K-12 Market Professionals No http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=238722# Guest Perspective
â Kristen Plemon of C. Blohm & Associates on Telling Your Story To Reporters

Must Download Data
â NCES With the Latest on State and District Raising and Spending of Tax Funds for K-12 Education

Rules of the Game
â Center for American Progress: Statistics on Schools in Improvement, Corrective Action and Restructuring Status

A Little Knowledge
â State Budget Officers' Fiscal Survey of the States

K-12 Program Review
â WWC Reviews Elementary Math Programs: After Hundreds of Studies, What Does Work?

âAn Act: To close the achievement gapâ
â Returns Soon

Letter from the Editor
â Four Market Shaping Factors for the School Improvement Industry


]]> podcasts Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:05:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=238722# rfp, k-12, education industry, school improvement, education business, public education, public schools, school business Marc Dean Millot, editor Strategic Prompts for an Emerging Industry Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=236364# Guest Perspective
â Jason Cascarinoâs Mission Smarts: Michelle Rhee and the Characteristics of (Social) Entrepreneurial Leadership

Must Download Data
â NCES Report on the Numbers and Types of Public Schools: SY 2005-2006

Rules of the Game
â CEP Report on NCLB Offers a Look at the School Improvement Market; At Least Before NCLB Reauthorization

A Little Knowledge
â Do Industry Trade Groups Have Plans for Grassroots Lobbying on NCLB II?  Opponents Certainly Do.

K-12 Program Review
â Juniper Gardens Childrenâs Project/Sopris Westâs Together We Can.... Barely and Maybe, Says What Works Clearinghouse

âAn Act: To close the achievement gapâ
â Returns Soon

Letter from the Editor
â Vacation Reading for the CEO: Making Use of Grant RFPs as Substitutes for Equity & Getting Organized to Pursue Them


]]> podcasts Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:20:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=236364# rfp, school improvement, school reform, k-12, k-12 reform, NCLB, public education, school marketing, education grants, educatio Marc Dean Millot, editor Observations on an Emerging Marketplace Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=234249# here to view the figure referenced in the podcast)

Guest Perspective
â Returns Soon

Must Download Data
â What Does NCLB's DC Opportunity Scholarship Program Tell Us About Vouchers?

Rules of the Game
â NCEERA on Best Practice in ELL

A Little Knowledge
â What Does Former Education Secretary Rod Paige's Company Chartwell Do? A Situational Analysis of Pontiac, Michigan

K-12 Program Review
â No Studies of Failure Free Reading Meet What Works Clearinghouse Evidence Standards

"Act: To close the achievement gap"
â Returns Soon - This Week the Space Displays a Figure for the Editorial

Letter from the Editor
â The Nation Slowly Builds the Capacity to Base Program Decisions on Cost-Effectiveness


]]> podcasts Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:26:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=234249# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor On the School Improvement Market's Bleeding Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=232083# Learn more about our information services here.

From this week's New Education EconomyÂ
Input to your own market strategy.

Guest Perspective
â Returns Soon

Must Download Data
â National Center for Educational Statistics Describes k-12 Paraprofessionals

Rules of the Game
â Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Explain Positions on NCLB II to National Education Association Annual Conference

A Little Knowledge
â The Constructivist Consortium: A Marketing Alliance of Small School Improvement Providers

K-12 Program Review
â What Works Clearinghouse Says SRA/McGraw Hillâs Corrective Reading is âPotentially Postiveâ

âAn Act: To close the achievement gapâ
â Returns Soon

Letter from the Editor
â Our Industryâs Interests in NCLB II: (X) Outlining an Industrial Policy for School Improvement
]]> podcasts Wed, 4 Jul 2007 14:08:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=232083# rfp, k-12, public education, sales leads, school reform, school improvement, education products, education services, investment Marc Dean Millot, editor Strategic Perspective for an Emerging Industry Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=229739# here.

From this week's New Education EconomyÃïÃÂÂÃïÃÂ
Understand the forces shaping your marketplace.

Guest Perspective
â Returns Soon

Must Download Data
â Hart/Winston Group Poll on Public/Educator Views of NCLB Offers Few Clues on School Improvement Providers

Rules of the Game
â Position on SES in NCLB II: Is Asking the Taxpayer to Spend More on Unproven Performance a Viable Strategy?

A Little Knowledge
â Stanford's Linda Darling-Hammond Critique's the Worldview Behind NCLB

K-12 Program Review
â Volunteer-Driven Program Offers Educationally, Statistically Significant Change at 1 Hour/Week & $300/Year Per Student

An Act: To close the achievement gapïÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
â Returns Soon

Letter from the Editor  
â Our Industry's Interests in NCLB II: (IX) A (New) "Industrial Policy" for K-12

]]> podcasts Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:05:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=229739# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Thinking Outside of the Box Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=227261# here.

From this week's New Education EconomyÃÂ.
One page excepted summaries of market-shaping documents.

Guest Perspective
Ãï Returns Soon

Must Download Data
Ãï If You Serve Title I Schools, You Should Know More About Student Nutrition

Rules of the Game
Ãï Forum on Education Accountability Proposes Principles for NCLBÃïïs Accountability Provisions

A Little Knowledge
Ãï The Case for National Standards in One Figure

K-12 Program Review
Ãï ScholasticÃïïs Fluency FormulaÃï Falls Short

ÃïïAn Act: To close the achievement gapÃïï
Ãï Returns Soon

Letter from the Editor
Ãï Political Power: The Forgotten Element of Adoption in Education Technology

]]> podcasts Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:30:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=227261# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor We Write To Incite Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=225185# here.

Guest Perspective  
Ãï Returns Soon

Must Download Data
Ãï Department of Education Releases 2005-6 Enrollment Data

Rules of the Game  
Ãï California Superintendent OÃïïConnell Gives the StateÃïïs Congressional Delegation His Views on NCLB Reauthorization

A Little Knowledge
Ãï Charts From RANDÃïïs Year One Report to Pittsburgh Public Schools on Multi-Contractor District-Wide Reform Effort

K-12 Program Review
Ãï Kentucky Center for Mathematics Reviews Apangea LearningÃïïs SmartHelp Program

ÃïïAn Act: To close the achievement gapÃïï
Ãï Section 1116(e) Supplemental Educational Services

Letter From the Editor  
Ãï Our IndustryÃïïs Interest in NCLB II: (VIII) Six Options for the SES Provisions - One Plausible Positive Option for Providers


]]> podcasts Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:52:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=225185# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor A different perspective on k-12 markets Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=222628# This Week's Contents

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Guest Perspective
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ Returns Soon

Must Download Data
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ The Condition of Education: 2007

Rules of the Game
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ Center for Education Policy On Student Achievement Under NCLB: Correlation - Yes; Causation - Unproved

A Little Knowledge
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ Florida Education Commissioner Jeanine Bloomberg Explains Why Student Assessments ArenÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂt Perfect

K-12 Program Review
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ What Works Clearinghouse Surveys Character Education: 3 of 41 Reviewed Programs Had Positive Effects

ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂAn Act: To close the achievement gapÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂ
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ Section 1116(e) Supplemental Educational Services

Letter From the Editor
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ Our IndustryÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂs Interest in NCLB II: (VII) What Was Expected of Supplemental Educational Services in NCLB I?

]]> podcasts Wed, 6 Jun 2007 15:17:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=222628# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Get out of your in-box! Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=220003# New Education EconomyÃïÃÂ. 
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Guest Perspective
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ Spellings to NAACP: NCLB as a Matter of Civil Rights

Must Download Data
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ Census Bureau on School Finances

Rules of the Game
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ Understanding Growth Models : the Ohio Example

A Little Knowledge
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ Columbia UniversityÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂs Teachers College Prof. Jeffrey Henig Takes You Behind the Lines of AcademiaÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂs Education Wars

K-12 Program Review
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ Success for All FoundationÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂs Curiosity Corner Takes a Hit in Its WhatÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂs Work Clearinghouse Review

ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂAn Act: To close the achievement gapÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂ
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ Returns Soon

Letter from the Editor
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ Counting ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂWhatÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂs To LikeÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂ About the School Improvement Industry






]]> podcasts Wed, 30 May 2007 11:22:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=220003# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Information Services for k-12's Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=217684# New Education EconomyÂ

Guest Perspective
â Emily Murphy of C. Blohm and Associates on Your Online Newsroom

Must Download Data
â Where K-12's Traditional Stakeholders Agree on NCLB II: More Money, Greater Flexibility, Less Federal Oversight

Rules of the Game
â Little Scientific Evidence Backs Federally-Funded Math and Science Education Programs

A Little Knowledge
â Academic Competitiveness Council Has Raised the SBR Hurdle to "Proven-Effective"

K-12 Program Review
â Direct Instruction's Impact on Early Education: Unimpressive

"An Act: To close the achievement gap"
â Returns Next Week

Letter from the Editor
â Notice to Mariners: Resources for Navigating the "Evaluation Shoals"

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]]> podcasts Wed, 23 May 2007 11:10:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=217684# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Intelligent Services for K-12's Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=215461# Editorial: Charter Schools, Education Management Organizations and Comprehensive School Reform Provders Have All Run Aground - Will SES and Ed Tech Providers Follow?

From the May 15 Issue of New Education EconomyÂ

Guest Perspective
â Career Launcherâs Anirudh Phadke Wants to Move Online Tutoring Beyond an Approximation of the Home Experience

Must Download Data
â Arthur Levine Describes the State of k-12 Education Research Training in America

Rules of the Game
â Differentiating Quality Providers From the Pack: Californiaâs Charter Schools Association Bites the Bullet

A Little Knowledge
â Youâve Heard About DIBELS in Reading First, Learn Something About Its Role In Measuring Student Performance

K-12 Program Review
â Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies Limited Role in English Language Learning

âAn Act: To close the achievement gapâ
â Returns Next Week

Letter from the Editor
â Ben Franklinâs Advice to SES and EdTech Providers, or âThe Evaluation Shoalsâ

Doewnload for free here until June 1
]]> podcasts Wed, 16 May 2007 19:16:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=215461# RFPs, k-12, reform, school improvement, education market, Gates Marc Dean Millot, editor Intelligent Services for K-12's Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=212852# Editorial - Our IndustryÃïïs Interests in NCLB II: (VI) Peer Review Procedures Matter to an Emerging Industry.

From This Week's New Education EconomyÃÂ
Essential reading for industry professionals.
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Guest Perspective
â Bill Bavin: Using the Education Industry Market Matrix to Explain the Evolving School Improvement Industry
â Political Symbolism 101: Secretary Spellings Speaks to Charter School Operators at Their Annual Conference

Must Download Data
â Returns Next Week.

Rules of the Game
â Secretary Spellings' Letter to Chief State School Officers on NCLB II: Sticking With "No Retreat, No Surrender"

A Little Knowledge
â Voyager Identifies a "Best Practice" in Program Marketing - Doing and Explaining Program Evaluation

K-12 Program Review
â Read, Write and Typeâ Shows How to Barely Pass a What Works Clearinghouse Review

"An Act: To close the achievement gap"
â SEC. 1111(e) & 1203(c): Peer Review Procedures for Title I Part A Basic Programs and Reading First

Letter from the Editor
â Our Industry's Interests in NCLB II: (VI) Peer Review Procedures Matter to an Emerging Industry.


]]> podcasts Wed, 9 May 2007 12:13:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=212852# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor We write to Incite Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=209870# New Education EconomyÂ

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Guest Perspective
â Chris Whittle Offers âSomething to Think Aboutâ: Federal R&D for National Security - What DOD Can Teach USED
â Jim Kohlmoos Explains What âKnowledge Allianceâ Means: More Than Public Relations

Must Download Data
â Returns Next Week

Rules of the Game
â How To A Dismantle an Emerging National Market: State Legislatorsâ and District Superintendentsâ NCLB II Proposals

A Little Knowledge
â AIR Translates TIMMS Into NEAP: No More Encouraging

K-12 Program Review
â Renaissance Learningâs Accelerated Reader/Reading Renaissance âSqueaks Throughâ WWC Review

âAn Act: To close the achievement gapâ
â SEC. 1111(b)(2)(E)-(J) Calculating Adequate Yearly Progress

Letter from the Editor
â Our Industryâs Interests in NCLB II: (VI) Protecting a Demanding Approach to AYP]]> podcasts Wed, 2 May 2007 14:44:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=209870# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Innovation Services for K-12's Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=207055#
From the April 24 issue of New Education EconomyÃÂ.
Essential reading for the industry executive.
Excerpted summaries hotlined to the source

Until June 1, available for free download at www.edbizbuzz.com.

Guest Perspective
Ãï House Education Committee Chairman George MillersÃïï Opening Statement at the April 20 Reading First Hearing  (hearing)

Must Download Data
Ãï NGA Report on the GovernorsÃïï Education Priorities

Rules of the Game
Ãï Secretaries Paige and Spellings Failed to Report the Use of Their Waiver Authority Under NCLB Section 9401
 
A Little Knowledge
Ãï GAO Reviews SES ProvidersÃïï Relationships With School Districts

K-12 Program Review
Ãï What it Takes to Receive What Works Clearinghouse ÃïïApprovalÃïï in the Area Addressed by Reading First: DaisyQuest

ÃïïAn Act: To close the achievement gapÃïï
Ãï Kentucky DOE official Starr Lewis Testifies on U.S. Ed DepartmentÃïïs Abuse of Discretion in Reading First Implementation

Letter From the Editor
Ãï To Investors in Research-Based Firms: Help Yourselves by Organizing as One and Getting Up to Capital Hill Pronto





]]> podcasts Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:35:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=207055# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor Incite(ful) Services for K-12s Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=205614# Editorial: Our Industryâs Interests in NCLB II: (V) Preserve Higher Standards and Accountability

Part of this week's New Education EconomyÂ.

Download this essential reading at www.edbizbuzz.com at no charge until June 1.

Guest Perspective
â University Instructorâs CEO, Alan Carter, Proposes Experimenting With Public/Private/Community Collaboratives

Must Download Data
â Pearson Forms a Public/Private/Community Collaborative With Achieve and State DOEs for New Algebra Test

Rules of the Game
â Urban Instituteâs Hannaway and Cohodes on the Implementation of NCLBâs Choice Provisions in Miami Dade
 
A Little Knowledge
â CRPEâs Roza and Swartz on Real School-Level Spending

K-12 Program Review
â WWC Says Positive Action Has a Positive Impact on Character Education Performance Measures

âAn Act: To close the achievement gapâ
â Title I Part A - Improving Basic Programs Operated by LEAâs, Sec. 1111(b) - Academic Standards, Assessments, and Accountability

Letter from the Editor
â Our Industryâs Interests in NCLB II: Preserving Higher Expectations of Standards and Accountability
]]> podcasts Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:57:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=205614# R Marc Dean Millot, editor Innovation Services for K-12's Thinking Edge Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=203011#
If the matter is posed in the form "should we allow it to happen in our public schools?", that train left the station several decades ago.

The real question is "what kind of privatization?" Today's, based on marketing budgets and the provision of inputs? Or the one offered by school improvement providers; grounded in working partnerships with educators and offering shared responsibility for outputs?


]]> podcasts Fri, 13 Apr 2007 06:38:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=203011# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor We Write to Incite as Well as Inform Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=202324# Editorial: Our IndustryÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂs Interests in NCLB II: (IV) A Closer Look at School Improvement

Part of This Week's Issue of New Education EconomyÃïÃÂ
Essential reading for the school improvement professional.

Guest Perspective
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ Jason CascarinoÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂs Mission Smarts: Definitiveness versus Probabilities in Education Evaluation

Must Download Data
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ NGA, CCSO, NASBE: Joint Statement on NCLB
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ National Governors Association: Position Paper
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ Council of Chief State School Officers: Recommendations To Reauthorize The Elementary And Secondary Education Act
ÃÂÃÂÂà National Association of State Boards of Education: NCLB Reauthorization ~ Guiding Principles

ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂAn Act: To close the achievement gapÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂ
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ Section 1002:  School Improvement

Letter from the Editor
ÃÂÃÂÂÃÂ Our IndustryÃÂÃÂÂÃÂÂs Interests in NCLB II:  A Closer Look at School Improvement

Until June 1 download for free at www.edbizbuzz.com
]]> podcasts Wed, 11 Apr 2007 07:17:00 GMT http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=202324# RFPs, contracts, school reform, industry groups, school improvement, trade groups, trade associations, education reform, Marc Dean Millot, editor We Write To Incite! Clean http://siiwonline.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=199755# Editorial - Our Industry's Interests in NCLB II: (III) Back Kennedy and Miller on a Bigger Budget

Part of This Week's Issue of New Education EconomyÂ
Essential reading for the school improvement professional.

Guest Perspective
Career Launcher's Anirudh Phadke: The Future of Tutoring Lies in a Mix of Media

Must Download Data
AFT Reports on Teachers' Salaries

Rules of the Game
Pennsylvania's Department of Education Discusses the Cost of Fully Funding School Improvement Under NCLB
 
A Little Knowledge
Colorado Board of Education Online Learning Panel Issues Its Interim Report

K-12 Program Review
Chicago Math-Algebra Passes Muster at the What Works Clearinghouse

âAn Act: To close the achievement gapâ
Section 1002: Authorization for Appropriations

Letter from the Editor
Our Industry's Interests in NCLB II: Building a Bridge to Kennedy and Miller Starts With Funding

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Sandy Fash of C. Blohm: The New Press Release

Must Download Data
Census Bureau on Population Growth and Decline by County: Arizona and Texas v. Louisiana and Michigan

Rules of the Game
GAO Reports on English Language Learning Under NCLB
 
A Little Knowledge
Auditing the Virtual School: California Virtual Academy

K-12 Program Review
What Works Clearinghouse Rates After School Program Twelve Together Early Middle and High School 

An Act: To close the achievement gap
Returns Next Week With Sec. 1002 Authorization for Appropriations Under NCLB

Letter from the Editor
Our Industryâs Interests in NCLB II: An Agenda for Informational Hearings
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Ãï FAQÃïïs on the Proposed A-PLUS (Academic Partnerships Lead us to Success Act) Act - An Anti-NCLB from the Right

A Little Knowledge
Ãï CEP Surveys States Views on SES Oversight

K-12 Program Review
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ÃïïAn Act: To close the achievement gapÃïï
Ãï NCLBÃïïs Section 1001 - Congressional Intent

Letter from the Editor
Ãï Our IndustryÃïïs Interests in NCLB II: (I) Understanding and Influencing Legislative Intent
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