Category Archives: Business

A New Book By Wharton Professor Debunks the Skills Gap

Posted on March 16, 2013 by aagabor

Even at the peak of the Great Recession when the official unemployment rate in the United States neared double digits, it was an article of faith that the problem with the labor market wasn’t a shortage of jobs, but a … Continue reading →

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Windfall or Whipsaw: Will Funds from A Microsoft Settlement Help Cushion School Budget Cuts?

Posted on February 6, 2013 by aagabor

New York City schools may soon learn what it feels like to discover that a rich uncle you didn’t even know left you a tidy bequest. Amid a torrent of bad budget news in recent weeks, New York City schools … Continue reading →

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Is Louisiana Getting Ready to Test Toddlers?

Posted on November 11, 2012 by aagabor

Louisiana, which has become the national laboratory for bringing business-minded accountability to education—an effort that has come to full flower in New Orleans where charter schools educate close to 90 percent of its students—is turning its accountability lens onto publicly … Continue reading →

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The (Management) Education of a Charter School Leader

Posted on October 17, 2012 by aagabor

This week, Deborah Kenny, the founder of the Harlem Village Academies charter schools in New York City, wrote an impassioned argument against government-mandated individual teacher evaluations. Kenny, who draws at least some of her inspiration from management gurus such as … Continue reading →

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Lessons for Chicago from the Labor Wars of the Industrial Era

Posted on September 12, 2012 by aagabor

Back in the 1970s, American industry knew just what was wrong with American industry: Recalcitrant workers and high wages, which made products made in the U.S.A uncompetitive with Japanese imports. The result, especially in Detroit and the U.S. auto industry, … Continue reading →

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