Author: Educational Policy Institute

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2007, Politics

The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scholar, Educational Policy Institute It seems appropriate, as we prepare to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the United States, that today I focus on issues of access and opportunity. It was almost 44 years ago. August 28, 1963, to be exact, when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led the infamous march on Washington. The March followed years … Continue reading The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

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2006, Research/Policy

Resolutions for 2007

By Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scholar, Educational Policy Institute Between the options of looking back at 2006 and looking forward to 2007, I am choosing the latter. I’m a half-full type of guy anyway. As we close this year, I am hopeful that some of us will get our act together and push education forward in 2007. Here are some thoughts. No Child Left … Continue reading Resolutions for 2007

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2006, K12, Research/Policy, Workforce

A Revolution in School Reform

By Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scholar, Educational Policy Institute Yesterday, the National Center on Education and the Economy released a report called “Tough Choices or Tough Times.” I don’t like reading reports very much. They are typically boring, and not enough pictures. This report is different. In fact, I think this is perhaps the most important education (and economy) report since “A Nation at … Continue reading A Revolution in School Reform

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2006, Research/Policy

In Search of Better Data

By Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scholar, Educational Policy Institute My commentary today focuses on the important issue of data in education. Perhaps serendipitously, I attended two events this week in Washington, DC focusing on this issue. The first was the quarterly meeting of the Data Quality Campaign, a national, collaborative effort to encourage and support state policymakers to improve data collection efforts across the … Continue reading In Search of Better Data

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2006, Politics

The Aftermath

By Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scholar, Educational Policy Institute On Wednesday I reported on the early outcomes from the U.S. election. At that time I stated that it wasn’t quite the “tsunami” that some had predicted. In hindsight, I guess it was. Montana trickled over, and then so toppled George Allen in Virginia. In the end, the Democrats took over the House AND the … Continue reading The Aftermath

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