Michael Petrilli
@MichaelPetrilli
President of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute; an editor of Education Next; research fellow at the Hoover Institution; proud father; my opinions are my own.
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http://www.fordhaminstitute.org 08-04-2009 14:26:21
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.Michael Petrilli concludes his 8-part “doing educational equity right” series with a twist: a look at 3 ways that schools are doing educational equity wrong. Among them: by acting like equity isn’t just an important thing, but the only thing. fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…
.Michael Petrilli concludes his 8-part “doing educational equity right” series with a twist: a look at 3 ways that schools are doing educational equity wrong. Among them: by tying teachers’ hands without good reason.
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Two-thirds of 9th graders did not go on to earn a college credential, says long-term study. Most tried, but didn't persist.
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.Michael Petrilli concludes his 8-part “doing educational equity right” series with a twist: a look at 3 ways that schools are doing educational equity wrong. Among them: by engaging in the soft bigotry of low expectations.
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New from yours truly for Fordham Institute: The case for curriculum is in equal measure the case for making the classroom job doable by the teachers we have--81 percent of whom say they 'just have too much work.'
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Thanks for the shout out to the 'total hack job' study on how many new educator positions were created by ESSER funding (i.e., positions that we estimate wouldn't exist in the absence of ESSER).
Here's a link to that CALDER Center study: caldercenter.org/publications/e…
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Michael Petrilli Tony Kinnett Agree with Mike -- also non-citizens pay taxes, particularly the kind of taxes that pay for schools
Feeling deep respect for conservatives like Michael Petrilli who get what's at stake in Heritage Foundation's move on Plyler, and are standing up for core American values.
$500 billion of taxpayer money for college (not counting loans that won't be repaid), $400 million for apprenticeships. Does that make sense?
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#apprentice #college Ryan Craig Ben Wildavsky ted dintersmith Neetu Arnold The Real Mike Rowe Michael Petrilli
What drives academic excellence in high-poverty schools? Education Reform Now finds 5 key themes in CO schools:
✅Data-driven decision-making
✅Evidence-based curricula
✅Small-group instruction
✅Family engagement
✅Positive school culture
edreformnow.org/spotlight-scho…
Enjoyed talking to Michael Petrilli about the No More Lines coalition and prioritizing a kids aspirations over their address when considering public school access.