The Latest from IDEA
A newsfeed on the most current research, news, and events at IDEA.
April 4: IDEA on KCRW's To the Point
Director John Rogers talks about how budget cuts will impact the U.S.'s ability to out-compete other nations.
An education exchange with Linda Darling-Hammond
A March 24 event at Stanford University brought together researchers, educators, civil rights activists and policy experts to discuss teacher quality
March 21: UCLA IDEA releases new Educational Opportunity Report
Free Fall: Educational Opportunities in 2011 details the falling learning conditions in California's public schools. This year's report includes data from a survey of about a quarter of the state's high school principals, along with follow-up interviews with a sample of those principals.
Here's the audio recording of the press teleconference, which included presentations by IDEA Director John Rogers, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson and two school principals: Todd Ullah, from Washington Preparatory High School in LA Unified, and Paula Hanzel with Sacramento New Technology High in Sacramento City Unified.
Download Press Conference Audio ( Recorded on March 21, 2011)
Download Q&A Session Audio (Recorded on March 21, 2011)
Also available, are the PowerPoint slides from the presentation.
Download the Educational Opportunity Report Powerpoint Presentation
March 16: IDEA to release new Ed Opportunity Report next week
IDEA and UC/ACCORD will release the latest state Educational Opportunity Report on Monday, March 21 during a teleconference with state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson.
March 4: upcoming Council Youth Research presentation
Thirty-one CYR students present findings from yearlong research into the condition of their schools and education.