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Howell, William; West, Martin; Peterson, Paul E. – Education Next, 2011
Democrats and Republicans in Washington, D.C., are more polarized today than they have been in nearly a century. Among the general public, party identification remains the single most powerful predictor of people's opinions about a wide range of policy issues. Given this environment, reaching consensus on almost any issue of consequence would…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Merit Pay, Neighborhoods, Charter Schools
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Whittle, Chris – Education Next, 2006
In this article, the author discusses how, despite of the advances in today's technology, the way children are educated now is remarkably similar to how they were educated decades ago. More than any other modern-day institution, schooling is nearly impervious to change. He notes that America's "old school design" is not working with high degree of…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Independent Study, Federal Government, High Schools