ERS Updates
Book Review: DriveRegis Shields reviews “Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us” by Daniel Pink, a book she feels should be required reading for everyone engaged in rethinking teaching compensation structures.
At What Cost?A National Journal Education Experts blog post from ERS Executive Director Karen Miles.
Book Review: The Social AnimalRegis Sheilds reviews "The Social Animal" by David Brooks, a book she calls both unique and fascinating. Read her post or submit your own recommendations for summer reading in the comments section of the post.
Summertime and the livin’ is easy…Announcing the ERS Summer Book Review Blog!
Michael Podgursky and Amanda Olberg of the Fordham Institute are releasing a paper today that examines how charter schools handle teacher pensions in states that allow charters to opt out. The paper shows various choices charters make with regard to their pensions and identifies several interesting trends.
State policymakers have the power to unlock billions of educational dollars. Restructuring Resources for High Performing Schools: A Primer for State Policy Makers , released today by Education Resource Strategies, identifies the very real barriers to using people, time, money, and technology well in today’s public schools systems and outlines…
Heartbreak or Transformation?As Pennsylvania’s Levittown school system looks down the barrel of a 8% budget cut, school leaders see the inevitable slashing of the very programs that have led to the district’s recent rise in student performance.
Regis Shields explains the need to seize this moment to break down the walls of the school and the classroom—perhaps instead of thinking about “school time” and “class size” thinking in terms of “learning time” and “learning groups.”
The High Cost of Low Teacher SalariesIf you haven't seen it, take a look at Dave Eggers and Ninive Clements Calegari New York Times Op-ed, "The High Cost of Low Teacher Salaries,” published on May 1st. The commentary presents a powerful argument for teachers. Here are ERS' thoughts from a resource perspective.
ERS released today our report on the Syracuse City School District (SCSD). The report shows how Syracuse is in a strong position to improve and deliver on its promise for all children, but that to succeed, dramatic action is still necessary. A Strategic Spending Review of Syracuse City School District…
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