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.

November 14, 2007  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.
October 17, 2007  This month's edition brings together different opinions about the long-running debate on the benefits of public versus private schooling.
September 19, 2007  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.
August 16, 2007  This month's edition brings together different opinions about state immunization policies, and in particular, those vaccines required for school attendance.
July 19, 2007  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."

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