Current WW Policy Work
Policy Publications
Teaching as a Second Career (30 pp)
by Peter D. Hart Research Associates, Inc., commentary by David Haselkorn
A national survey of potential midcareer teacher candidates, conducted for Woodrow Wilson by Peter D. Hart Research Associates, includes commentary by Woodrow Wilson senior fellow David Haselkorn. This survey was made possible by a grant from MetLife Foundation.
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Encore Performances: Tapping the Potential of Midcareer and Second-Career Teachers (74 pp)
by David Haselkorn and Karen Hammerness
A review of current research on the “tipping points" that motivate high-performing college seniors and midcareer professionals to consider teaching careers. The report includes findings from a recent series of focus groups conducted for the Woodrow Wilson Foundation by Public Agenda, with support from Lehman Brothers.
WW Perspectives
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- Education Schools Need a Gold Standard
By James W. Fraser
The Chronicle of Higher Education April 6, 2009
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- Waiting for the Transformation
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By Arthur Levine
Education Week, February 25, 2009 Vol. 28 No. 22
- We Need a Civilian GI Bill
By Arthur Levine
Inside Higher Ed, January 26, 2009
- A Call for a Higher Education Summit
By Arthur Levine
Inside Higher Ed, December 22, 2008
- We Must Make Teaching a First Choice, Not a Fallback Plan for New Graduates
By James W. Fraser
Education Week Letter to the Editor, December 8, 2008 Vol. 28 No. 15
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- Higher Education in the Age of Obama
By Arthur Levine
Inside Higher Ed, November 10, 2008
- Teaching at the Precipice: Strengthening Teacher Retention and Recruitment for the Long Haul
By Arthur E. Levine & David Haselkorn
Education Week Commentary, November 5, 2008 Vol. 28 No. 11
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- Do we need a new deal for teachers?—October 2008
A NewTalk online discussion featuring James W. Fraser, WW's Senior Vice President for Programs
- Do we need a basic rewrite of No Child Left Behind?—August 2008
A NewTalk online discussion featuring WW's president Arthur Levine
Related Policy Work
- The Education Schools Project, an independent study conducted by Arthur Levine and colleagues beginning in 2001, is the most extensive study ever conducted into the strengths, weaknesses, and overall performance of the more than 1,200 departments and schools of education presently in operation at colleges and universities around the country. To date, the Education Schools Project has produced three reports.
Educating School Leaders (March 2005)
Educating School Teachers (September 2006)
Educating Researchers (May 2007)