The Dropout Nation Midweek Monitor: Battles Over Teacher Quality Reform,...
On this inaugural Dropout Nation Midweek Monitor, Editor RiShawn Biddle discusses Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy’s effort to overhaul the state’s teacher tenure and evaluation system, looks at the battle...
View ArticleThe Dropout Nation Midweek Monitor: Mayoral Control, Charter School...
On this week’s Midweek Monitor, Editor RiShawn Biddle discusses the battle over mayoral control of Indianapolis schools; talks about the latest news in the battle between parents at Desert Trails...
View ArticleThe Dropout Nation Midweek Monitor: Bobby Jindal, Terry Brandstad, and...
On this week’s Midweek Monitor, RiShawn Biddle takes a look at Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s battle to expand school choice and end tenure; casts an eye on Iowa Gov. Terry Brandstad’s efforts to...
View ArticleThe Dropout Nation Midweek Monitor: Joel Klein, Zip Code Education, and...
On this week’s Monitor, Editor RiShawn Biddle opines on the Council on Foreign Relations report calling for expansion of school choice; takes aim at Randi Weingarten’s argument that choice will...
View ArticleThe Dropout Nation Midweek Monitor: Duncan Vs. Kline, Teacher Data, and Jerry...
On this week’s Monitor, Editor RiShawn Biddle previews Arne Duncan’s testimony before Minnesota Congressman John Kline and the House Education and the Workforce Committee; focuses on the battle in New...
View ArticleThe Dropout Nation Midweek Monitor: Schott and Zip Code Education, Charters...
On this week’s Monitor, RiShawn Biddle takes a look at the Schott Foundation’s latest report on educational opportunities for poor and minority kids; observes the debate in Alabama over allowing...
View ArticleThe Dropout Nation Midweek Monitor: Congressional Parent Power Hearing,...
On this week’s Monitor, RiShawn Biddle notes the House Education and the Workforce subcommittee’s hearing on Parent Power and Family Engagement featuring Connecticut Parents Union President Gwen...
View ArticleThe Dropout Nation Midweek Monitor: Scott Walker, Teachers’ Union Popularity,...
On this week’s Midweek Monitor, RiShawn Biddle chats about the lessons for school reformers from Scott Walker’s victory over NEA and AFT affiliates seeking his recall; looks at the implications of...
View ArticleThe Dropout Nation Midweek Monitor: Parent Trigger in Florida and Georgia,...
On the first episode of this year’s Midweek Monitor, RiShawn Biddle takes a look at efforts in Florida and Georgia to pass Parent Power legislation, the Obama administration’s Equity and Excellence...
View ArticleDropout Nation’s Midweek Monitor: Chicago’s Pension Woes, Virginia Gov. Bob...
On this week’s Midweek Monitor, RiShawn Biddle takes a look at Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell’s successful effort to pass a school takeover bill; provides analysis on the latest pension deficit numbers...
View ArticleDropout Nation’s Midweek Monitor: Philadelphia School Closings, Alabama...
On the latest Midweek Monitor, RiShawn Biddle analyzes the Philadelphia traditional district’s decision to close 23 schools, looks at the battle in Alabama over a school choice bill opposed by the...
View ArticleOpening Bell: Sept. 30 Edition
On this inaugural edition of Dropout Nation‘s Opening Bell, RiShawn Biddle takes a look at the lack of impact of the threatened federal shutdown on American public education, opines on what U.S....
View ArticleOpening Bell: October 7 Edition
On this edition of Dropout Nation‘s Opening Bell, RiShawn Biddle discusses how the end of earmarks and redistricting has led to gridlock on Capitol Hill and the shutdown; points out the poverty...
View ArticleMerry Xmas & Happy Holidays!
From the Dropout Nation family to all our readers, enjoy Christmas! Enjoy the Christmas card — and scenes of transforming American public education — below. And God Bless!
View ArticleThe Moment: Teacher Firing Edition
On the debut edition of The Moment, Editor RiShawn Biddle discusses the Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s new report on teacher dismissals and explains the underlying reasons why it is so hard for...
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