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by William McKenzie
Dallas Morning News, April 17
The Dallas Morning News education reform blog, The Education Front, asked Executive Director Karen Hawley Miles to discuss misconceptions about financing schools.
by Kristin Kuhne, Research and Evaluation Analyst
Educate Texas, March 5, 2012
Read about how playing School Budget Hold ‘Em, with the help of ERS President and Executive Director Karen Hawley Miles, challenged school leaders to rethink fiscal management at the recent Educate Texas Leadership Forum.
by Rick Hess
Education Week, March 9
After participating in the media call for MetLife’s recent teacher survey, ERS Dirctor Regis Shields was quoted as “getting it just right” with regards to the one-size-fits-all approach to education.
by Liana Heitin
Education Week, March 7, 2012
ERS Director Regis Shields was asked to participate in a media call for the recently published report, “The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Teachers, Parents and the Economy,” and was quoted here.
by William McKenzie
Dallas Morning News Editorial Columnist, February 28, 2012
ERS Executive Director Karen Hawley Miles quoted in reference to Educate Texas conference in Austin.
by McNelly Torres
Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, February 12, 2012
ERS Executive Director Karen Hawley Miles quoted in article on issues facing Florida students.
by Ann Doss Helms
Harvard Education Letter, January/February 2012
Read about the success that Ashley Park PreK-8 has had using the family model. Principal Tonya Kales learned about the Family Model from ERS’ Karen Hawley Miles and Stephen Frank’s book The Strategic School.
by Ben Wieder
Stateline, January 24, 2012
Federal education data show that states differ widely in how many students they designate for special education. Those differences could have a financial impact for some states in the face of possible cuts to federal aid.
Movin’ It and Improvin’ It!:
Using Both Education Strategies to Increase Teaching Effectiveness
by Craig Jerald
Center for American Progress, January 23, 2012
Instead of treating them as “either/or” choices, smart school systems would combine “movin’ it” and “improvin’ it” policies to maximize increases in teaching effectiveness, writes Craig D. Jerald. Report references ERS.
by Molly Bloom
State Impact, December 29, 2011
Play School Budget Hold’Em, an online game that lets you set your target budget-cut percentage and then pick where to spend more and where to spend less. Education Resource Strategies, a nonprofit organization that works with urban school districts to develop strategic and spending plans, developed the program.
Photo: Chip Dizard, Baltimore City Public School System