The Echo Chamber

Each month, The Echo Chamber will examine comments and controversy surrounding hot-button issues in education research compiled by the Editorial Projects in Education Research Center.

The Echo Chamber: Cash Rewards for Good AP Scores

This month's edition brings together different opinions about the REACH program in New York City, which offers low-income and minority students cash incentives for high AP test scores. November 14, 2007

The Echo Chamber: Public Schools, Private Schools, and Parents: What Matters Most?

This month's edition brings together different opinions about the long-running debate on the benefits of public versus private schooling. October 17, 2007

The Echo Chamber: Teacher Quality Under NCLB

This month's edition brings together different opinions about teacher quality under the No Child Left Behind Act in light of NCLB reauthorization proposals and a new study on highly qualified teachers released by the U.S. Department of Education and the American Institutes for Research in conjunction with RAND. September 19, 2007

The Echo Chamber: Mandatory Vaccinations for School Attendance

This month's edition brings together different opinions about state immunization policies, and in particular, those vaccines required for school attendance. August 15, 2007

The Echo Chamber: NAEP, NCLB, and the Policy-Achievement Connection

See what people are saying in response to the Center on Education Policy's report "Answering the Question That Matters Most: Has Student Achievement Increased Since No Child Left Behind?" and the U.S. Department of Education's report "Mapping 2005 State Proficiency Standards Onto the NAEP Scales." July 18, 2007

The Echo Chamber: Diplomas Count 2007

See what people are saying in response to the report Diplomas Count 2007: Ready for What? Preparing Students for College, Careers, and Life After High School. June 20, 2007

The Echo Chamber: NCLB Reauthorization Proposal From The Education Trust

This month's edition brings together a variety of viewpoints on The Education Trust's recommendations for No Child Left Behind reauthorization. May 16, 2007

The Echo Chamber: Quality Counts 2007

This month's edition brings together a variety of viewpoints on Education Week's own Quality Counts 2007. April 18, 2007

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