The latest issue of Education Next came our way this week, and it's a good one. The cover story - Jim Traub's fascinating profile of the Hyde schools, where the focus is on rigorous character education - is a must-read. There's also a trio of articles about options for reworking the antiquated teacher pay schedule. A pair of essays discusses Chicago's program of ending social promotion in its public schools. The rest is good, too: Brad Bumsted gives us the scoop on Reading, Pennsylvania's failed NCLB lawsuit; David Steiner makes us worry (again) about ed school curricula; and there's a nice research piece on Tennessee's merit pay program. A fun bonus at the end: a much-needed summary of the Old Grey Lady's inability to deliver anything even remotely resembling rigorous education writing.
Education Next, Winter 2004