The Thomas B. Fordham Institute

9.28.2022

For-Profit Charter Schools: An evaluation of their spending and outcomes

Stéphane Lavertu, Long Tran

For-profit charter schools” are non-profit organizations that contract out some services to a for-profit organization—meaning the schools themselves are not for-profit. This study explores whether such contracting affects school quality.

9.29.2022

Should schools group students by ability?

Scott J. Peters, Jonathan Plucker

9.29.2022

Conservatives’ disjointed education-reform agenda

Chester E. Finn, Jr.

9.29.2022

California backtracks on withholding testing data

Dale Chu

9.29.2022

Accelerating math achievement through customized practice

Jeff Murray

9.22.2022

Charter school achievement in D.C. was decimated by the pandemic. Here’s what we can learn from that.

Marc Porter Magee

9.22.2022

High-quality schooling is a necessary component of economic growth, according to 60 years of international test data

Harry Anthony Patrinos

9.20.2022

Post-pandemic patterns indicate too little access to grade-level work

Jeff Murray

9.15.2022

Supporting student wellness through challenging academic learning

Eva Moskowitz

9.29.2022

America’s education crisis as a national security threat

Nicholas Eberstadt, Evan Abramsky

9.29.2022

Judge “for-profit” charter schools on their results, not the tax status of their main vendor

Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Michael J. Petrilli

9.23.2022

Credentials matter, but pathways matter more

Quentin Suffren

9.22.2022

A pandemic back-to-school reminder: Friendships count

Bruno V. Manno

9.22.2022

Which factors best predict classroom placements of students with disabilities?

Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.

9.16.2022

Industry-recognized credentials can be very transformational, depending on the local context

Dale Fowler

9.13.2022

Rural gifted children are being neglected: An interview with Paula McGuire

Brandon L. Wright

9.6.2022

National Working Group on Advanced Education: Summary of second meeting

The Education Gadfly

For-Profit Charter Schools: An evaluation of their spending and outcomes

Should schools group students by ability?

Conservatives’ disjointed education-reform agenda

California backtracks on withholding testing data

Accelerating math achievement through customized practice

Charter school achievement in D.C. was decimated by the pandemic. Here’s what we can learn from that.

High-quality schooling is a necessary component of economic growth, according to 60 years of international test data

Post-pandemic patterns indicate too little access to grade-level work

Supporting student wellness through challenging academic learning

America’s education crisis as a national security threat

Judge “for-profit” charter schools on their results, not the tax status of their main vendor

Credentials matter, but pathways matter more

A pandemic back-to-school reminder: Friendships count

Which factors best predict classroom placements of students with disabilities?

Industry-recognized credentials can be very transformational, depending on the local context

Rural gifted children are being neglected: An interview with Paula McGuire

National Working Group on Advanced Education: Summary of second meeting

A closer look at early literacy results on state report cards

Strengthening Ohio’s teacher workforce: Attracting and retaining talent through reforms to licensure and compensation

Assessing the academic wreckage of the pandemic in Ohio

The good, bad, and ugly of College Credit Plus according to the state’s recent performance audit

Checking in on Ohio’s curriculum reform efforts

Ohio Charter News Weekly – 9.30.22

For-Profit Charter Schools: An evaluation of their spending and outcomes

Education Gadfly Show #839: Do “for-profit” charter schools deserve their bad reputation?

LIVE EVENT: Should Universal School Choice Be Next on Ohio’s Education Policy Agenda?

How can Ohio turnaround its lowest-performing schools? VIRTUAL EVENT

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