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'Funding Cliff' Looms Large for States | Education Week

... and salaries are inherently ongoing expenses,” said Jennifer S. Cohen, a policy analyst at the New America Foundation, a Washington think tank. ...
Jennifer Cohen | November 2, 2009

'Funding Cliff' Looms Large for States | Education Week

... and salaries are inherently ongoing expenses,” said Jennifer S. Cohen, a policy analyst at the New America Foundation, a Washington think tank. ...
Jennifer Cohen | October 30, 2009

Early Education Issues Return to Spotlight | Education Week News

Lisa Guernsey, the director of the early-learning initiative at the New America Foundation, a Washington think tank, said: “We're not seeing any signs of a ...
Lisa Guernsey | September 18, 2009

House to Vote on Bombshell Higher Ed Bill | Education Week News

Over at the New America Foundation's Higher Education blog, Stephen Burd has much more on the dynamics in the Senate. It's not clear that the Senate will ...
Stephen Burd | September 15, 2009

NRC Urges Greater Focus on Preschool Math | Education Week

Christina Satkowski, a program associate in education policy at the New America Foundation, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington, said interest in ...
Christina Satkowski | July 2, 2009

On 'Comparability' and Teacher Transfers | Education Week News

I'm told there was a bit of pushback on the concept of "comparability" in Title I schools at a recent New America Foundation event. In short, Title I funds are supposed to provide additional services for disadvantaged students, so districts must ensure ...
June 17, 2009

Stimulus Providing Big Funding Boost For Early Childhood | Education Week

One early-childhood constituency to watch will be prekindergarten programs, said Sara Mead, a senior research fellow with the New America Foundation, a Washington think tank. While the bulk of stimulus dollars in education will flow through individual ...
Sara Mead | March 27, 2009

Reports Call on Schools to Guide Students Into College | Education Week

Another report on college readiness, "Bridging the Gap," issued Jan. 29 by the New America Foundation, a Washington think tank, finds that while the entire precollegiate pipeline contributes to a lack of readiness, colleges and universities themselves have contributed to the problem. Those institutions, it says, have not been clear about which skills graduating seniors need, and have done a poor job of providing effective remedial studies.
February 4, 2009

KIPP's Entry Into Pre-K World Takes Some Adjustment | Education Week

KIPP’s preschool classrooms also contribute to the overall growth of early-childhood classrooms in charter schools, suggests Sara Mead, a senior research ...
Sara Mead | February 2, 2009

'Scientifically Based' Giving Way to 'Development,' 'Innovation' | Education Week

... practice and research,” Sara Mead, the director of the Early Childhood Initiative for the Washington-based New America Foundation, said in an interview. ...
Sara Mead | January 27, 2009