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Press releases
December 5, 2012 - New Report Shows U.S. Ranks High in College Degrees, Should Focus on Two-year Programs
October 11, 2012 - NSBA’s Center for Public Education Finds High School Rigor and Academic Advising Helps Students Succeed in College
May 14, 2012 - New Report Finds Pitfalls in Full Time K-12 Virtual Schools
April 10, 2012 - Principals’ Impact is Strongest in Low Performing Schools, NSBA’s Center for Public Education Report Concludes
March 7, 2012 - Students Benefit From Strong High School Rigor, Center for Public Education Report Finds
December 12, 2011 - New Report Finds U.S. School Instructional Time Similar to High-performing Countries
December 7, 2011 - Leading Education Organizations Emphasize Alignment of P-3 Education
November 1, 2011 - Students' Reading Skills Significantly Boosted By Early Education, Center for Public Education Report Finds
October 4, 2011 - Leading Education Organizations Release Early Education Recommendations for Federal Action
August 30, 2011 - New Center for Public Education Report Reviews How Parent Involvement Can Increase Student Achievement
May 3, 2011 - Leading Education Organizations Join Together to Promote High Quality Pre-Kindergarten Education
March 31, 2011 - Center for Public Education Report Reveals Concerns with Teacher Evaluations
December 16, 2010 - Center for Public Education Launches Website to Aid School Leaders in Making Critical Decisions
October 7, 2010 - New Report Finds Education Funding in Crisis
March 24, 2010 - New Report from the Center for Public Education Reviews the Facts Behind Charter Schools
January 21, 2010 - What Does it Take to Get a College Acceptance Letter: New Report from Center for Public Education
February 11, 2009 - Center for Public Education Releases Research on Late High School Graduates
January 26, 2009 - NSBF Receives Grant from the Gates Foundation to Help School Boards Use Data in Decision Making
November 13, 2008 - Center for Public Education Releases Report on What Works In Reading
October 2, 2008 - NSBA's Center for Public Education Receives Pew Grant
October 10, 2006 - NSBA's Center for Public Education Receives Pew Grant
Media mentions and published articles
Common Core backlash,
American School Board Journal, April issue -- Patte Barth
Fear not the principal’s office: that’s where school success begins,
Deseret News, April 4, 2013-- CPE report
“Principal Perspective” cited and Jill Hull quoted
In praise of principals: They can raise student achievement,
Deseret News, March 29, 2013—CPE report
“Principal Perspective” cited
Virtual schools: Where’s the evidence?,
Educational Leadership, March issue features article written by Patte Barth
Focus on charter schools: A competition for education.,
Clarion-Ledger, Feb. 17, 2013 -- Jim Hull interviewed
Where’s the beef? Obama’s Valentine to early education.,
Huffington Post, Feb. 15, 2013.
DataFirst and Center for Public Education data on Pre-K education cited.
School time is money: Are more hours worth the cost?,
Huffington Post, Jan. 31, 2013 -- Patte Barth
New educational research from NSBA: U.S. college attainment and 'Time in School',
Education Talk Radio, Jan. 14, 2013, interview with Patte Barth and Jim Hull
Longer school year: Will it help or hurt US students.,
Associated Press via Huffington Post, Jan. 13, 2013.
CPE study Time in School, How does the US compare?
School Choice Won't Mean All Choices Are Equal,
The Huffington Post, January 2013 -- Patte Barth
As budgets get tighter, some schools turn to online learning as way to help students catch up.,
Mountain News, Dec. 27, 2012
CPE credit recovery research cited.
The Big Bang, the 'God Particle,' and You,
American School Board Journal, September 2012 -- Patte Barth
10 Good Things About Public Education, American School Board Journal, June 2012 -- Patte Barth
Chicago pushes longer school days as key to achievement: 'We had to do something', MSNBC, June 14, 2012 -- Jim Hull quoted
Report: Full-Time Virtual Ed. Lacking Accountability, Education Week Digital Education blog, May 14, 2012 -- Patte Barth quoted
Consider the Principal, National Journal Education Experts Blog, April 16, 2012 -- Summary of The principal perspective report
The Data Made Me Do It, American School Board Journal, February 2012 -- Patte Barth
Data Tools Aim to Predict Student Performance, Education Week Digital Directions, February 8, 2012 -- Patte Barth quoted
About Time, Public Education Network Weekly NewsBlast, January 6, 2012 -- Summary of Time in school research
Do schools need a longer school day? A debate, The Washington Post Answer Sheet blog, January 4, 2012 -- Discussion of Time in School research
How to equalize educational opportunities, The Washington Post, December 23, 2011 -- Letter to the Editor by Jim Hull
Education Roundup: Half of Schools Fail to Meet 'No Child' Standards, U.S. News and World Report High School Notes, December 16, 2011 -- Discussion of Time in School research
What Can Parents Do? American School Board Journal, November 2011 -- Patte Barth
How About Better Parents?, New York Times Op-Ed, November 19, 2011 -- Patte Barth quoted
Focus on Education, WGSO Radio 990 AM New Orleans, August 19, 2011 -- Interview with Jim Hull
Pay for Performance a mixed bag in school, Charlotte Public Radio: WFAE 90.7fm, Nov. 16, 2009 -- Patte Barth quoted
Core curriculum 2.0—Don't tear schools down and start over: Upgrade how—and what—you teach instead, American School Board Journal, October 2009 -- Patte Barth
New report from CPE defines 21st century education, School Board News Today -- Patte Barth
"Small changes create big waves in education," Christina Zdanowicz, CNN.com, Sept. 9, 2009 -- Patte Barth quoted
Education Week commentary, Sept. 3, 2009, "Why Not Count Them All?" by Jim Hull
Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane (WHYY Radio), Sept. 3, 2008, interview with Patte Barth and Jim Hull. Listen to the mp3
Center for Public Education staff
Patte Barth, Director
Jim Hull, Senior Policy Analyst
Naomi Dillon, Managing Editor
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