Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Ford Foundation, the Wallace Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation have joined forces to invest in the Research Alliance for New York City Schools at New York University.
Students and teachers are always being evaluated, but the principals that lead them should also be scrutinized. The Wallace Foundation has earmarked $75 million to create programs to recruit and train stronger principals.
The Carnegie Corporation of New York report indicates that the high Common Core standards could possibly double the current high school dropout rate, unless learning environments are drastically changed.
With the backing of several leading foundations, Education Post, a new nonprofit group, will encourage respectful and fact-based dialogue on public education.