Category: Research/Policy

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, College Access, College Affordability, Financial Aid, K12, Research/Policy, Student Success

Do We Know What to Do?

By Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scholar, Educational Policy Institute This has been a busy week for educational researchers and for EPI. Two major conferences are happening as I write this commentary: the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Anaheim, California, and the National Postsecondary Education Cooperative (NPEC) in Washington, DC. Both deal, in part, to expanding access and success at the … Continue reading Do We Know What to Do?

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2006, College Access, College Affordability, Financial Aid, Research/Policy, ROI/College Outcomes, Student Success

Measuring Up 2006: What Experts Really Think

By Watson Scott Swail, President & Senior Research Scholar, Educational Policy Institute Yesterday I was fortunate to attend the press conference for Measuring Up 2006, the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education’s report card on higher education at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. Measuring Up provides a report card for each of the 50 states, plus a national overview. In this week’s commentary, … Continue reading Measuring Up 2006: What Experts Really Think

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