State education agencies and their chiefs must transform the SEA into an agent of change that can assist districts in the crucial task of remaking our public schools to meet the needs of our children in the 21st century.

Join us for a discussion lead by former and current chiefs who will share firsthand knowledge of the limitations facing state education agencies and steps they have taken to overcome these challenges.

What explains the success of Teach for America?

On April 13, 2012, the US Department of the Treasury released new cost estimates for the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Looking principally at actual and projected contractual cash flows, the document concludes that: "Overall, the government is now expected to at least break even on its financial stability programs and may realize a positive return." 

Independent bodies like the Financial Accounting Standards Board need a system of check and balances.

President George W. Bush’s desire to maintain a "balance of power that favors freedom," coupled with hyper-powerful means, prevents the United States from acting like a traditional, status-quo power.

There are arguments to be made as to why an Israeli strike now on Iran’s nuclear program would be ill conceived. There are even arguments to be made for a containment regime. I may not agree with those arguments, but they represent a point of view grounded in an honest assessment of reality.