NCSPE at TC

NCSPE @TeachersCollege, @Columbia University, provides nonpartisan documentation and analysis of privatization and choice in education.

[NCSPE at TC @NCSPEatTC]

Welcome to the new Twitter account of the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education @TeachersCollege. Below is a sample of recent working papers and commentaries. For access to our archive of 243 working papers and more, visit https://t.co/FGbuj3w5wJ.

[Samuel E. Abrams @Samuel_Abrams]

This funding of religious education comes w/out the regulation central to European voucher systems, I maintain in this article, and more fundamentally, erodes the common ground public schools, however imperfectly, have long afforded this country. @DianeRavitch @pasi_sahlberg

[Samuel E. Abrams @Samuel_Abrams]

Hate to say I told you so, but Finland's plunge of 30 points in reading on PISA 2022 (≈1 year of learning) accords with my warning in this 2017 "Helsingin Sanomat" article that cell phones in schools spelled big trouble (@TeachersCollege @utueducation): https://t.co/RvGMyj5axq

[Teachers College, Columbia University @TeachersCollege]

What will happen to America's first-ever religious charter school? TC's @Samuel_Abrams weighs in on the ongoing legal battle.

#privatization #inclusivecurriculum
https://t.co/VELU7BTgFp

[NCSPE at TC @NCSPEatTC]

How do Sandy Baum & Michael McPherson (@ctrloption) view higher ed in America as so unequal and what do they urge as remedies? See this NCSPE @TeachersCollege analysis of their book (@PrincetonUPress), with excerpt: https://t.co/pHxcNyDCTI

[NCSPE at TC @NCSPEatTC]

How effective are public-private partnership (PPP) schools in Punjab, Pakistan? See this NCSPE @TeachersCollege working paper by Ali Hasan Ansari: https://t.co/FBwyGa5vql

[Laura Hancock @laurahancock]

Ohio is one of 5 states looking to expand private school vouchers this year. What's driving them? https://t.co/YN6odjovXC

[Samuel E. Abrams @Samuel_Abrams]

In this analysis of the surge in implementation of ESA programs across the US, I warn that this new à la carte form of school choice poses a significant threat to rural communities (@EPSAatTC @TC_OTE @NCSPEatTC @EdLawCenter @pfpsorg @splcenter). 1/6

[Samuel E. Abrams @Samuel_Abrams]

All are welcome to virtual panel discussion on 3/25 of the Chinese edition of "Education & the Commercial Mindset" (@Harvard_Press) hosted by @CGCBeijing, TC's Center on Chinese Education, & @NCSPEatTC (@EPSAatTC @TeachersCollege): https://t.co/LMAthjGglO 1/4

[Samuel E. Abrams @Samuel_Abrams]

Looking forward to addressing the parallels & differences between the #privatization of #education & #elderlycare as the guest tomorrow of @teppokroger @CoE_AgeCare @uniofjyvaskyla; honored to represent @FulbrightFIN @utueducation @UniTurku @NCSPEatTC

[NCSPE at TC @NCSPEatTC]

In this report for @pfpsorg @EdLawCenter & @splcenter, NCSPE's @Samuel_Abrams & @SKoutsav document an alarming combination of soaring spending on vouchers for private ed & sinking spending on public ed across 7 states @TeachersCollege @Harvard_Press: https://t.co/x11edOsMPI

[NCSPE at TC @NCSPEatTC]

What does school choice mean in Nepal? See this NCSPE @TeachersCollege working paper by @PriyaJoshi_SDGs: https://t.co/SSg2I9Wjrs

[NCSPE at TC @NCSPEatTC]

Why does the Supreme Court's disregard for foreign practice in "Carson v. Makin" matter so much? @Samuel_Abrams explains in this NCSPE @TeachersCollege analysis: https://t.co/Ht2FMM79CI

[NCSPE at TC @NCSPEatTC]

How does @JoannaHarma explain the rise of low-fee private schooling in the developing world? See this NCSPE @TeachersCollege analysis of her book on this controversial topic (@BloomsburyAcad) by @athomas2140, with excerpt: https://t.co/nuYgWqvtYy

[Joanne Golann @jwgolann]

Sitting on the beautiful UCLA campus, I opened my email to learn that my book won the Independent Publisher Book Award - Education (Commentary/Theory)! It's been a good day. @PrincetonUPress @vupeabody

[NCSPE at TC @NCSPEatTC]

Vouchers in Idaho? New charter regulation in Pennsylvania? Protest against "no-excuses" charter culture in Newark? New rules for yeshivas in New York?... See NCSPE @TeachersCollege March roundup of news & commentary: https://t.co/xNkzk9GfcD

[Teachers College, Columbia University @TeachersCollege]

As calls for school vouchers gain momentum across the US, TC’s @Samuel_Abrams weighs in on how the Supreme Court eased the path for legislation that would lift restrictions on government funding supporting religious schools – via @NBCNews.
https://t.co/LIM2MOffVd

[NCSPE at TC @NCSPEatTC]

DeVos leading drive to overturn Whitmer's veto of voucher bill in MI? Deadlock over voucher bill in OK? Charters in CO under-enrolling students w disabilities?... See NCSPE @TeachersCollege February roundup of news & commentary: https://t.co/anglCSRpqw

[Teachers College, Columbia University @TeachersCollege]

🎉 Surprise! We're elated to welcome our president, @TomBaileyTC, back to Twitter.

President Bailey, inaugurated at TC in 2018, is an economist focused on college access & success. He is the founding director of @CommunityCCRC, and a pretty awesome grandfather. Welcome, Tom!

[NCSPE at TC @NCSPEatTC]

Coons and Sugarman's proposal for income-adjusted vouchers revived? China's tutoring sector collapsing? New voucher program in Iowa? Community schools bouncing back in Puerto Rico? See NCSPE @TeachersCollege January roundup of news & commentary: https://t.co/E6Sgq5CHbx

[NCSPE at TC @NCSPEatTC]

Listen to @audreywatters discuss "Teaching Machines" (@mitpress) on @ethicalschools Podcast, previously reviewed by @SKoutsav for @NCSPEatTC @TeachersCollege and excerpted here: https://t.co/AshXPxHy11

[Ethical Schools Podcast @ethicalschools]

We speak with independent journalist @audreywatters, author of “Teaching machines: The history of personalized learning,” about the origins of teaching machines and the pedagogies that incorporate mechanical devices for teaching and learning. (1/2)

#Edu

https://t.co/yl73P4SfYw