The Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Impact of Increasing Funding for High-Performing charters report cover

10.17.2024

The Impact of Increasing Funding for High-Performing Ohio Charter Schools: The Quality Community School Support Fund, 2019–23

Stéphane Lavertu

Thanks to the leadership of Governor DeWine, Lieutenant Governor Husted, and the General Assembly, Ohio has recently made significant strides in narrowing the charter funding gap. Our latest report is an evaluation of the high-quality charter funding program.

Impact of Increasing Funding for High-Performing charters report cover

10.24.2024

Once a hedgehog, now a fox: Ten lessons from six decades in the struggle to improve schools

Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Students raising their hands in a school classroom

10.24.2024

Is it time for a second look at virtual education?

Robert Pondiscio

Student doing schoolwork at home

10.24.2024

How are four-day school weeks impacting student attendance and teacher retention?

Jeanette Luna

Empty classroom

10.18.2024

Implementing the science of reading: Insights from the field

Maggie Johnson

Teacher in a classroom

10.17.2024

Grade inflation: Why it matters and how to stop it

Adam Tyner, Ph.D.

School report card

10.17.2024

The American dream is still in reach for young people

Ian Rowe

College graduate

10.10.2024

Student enrollment is dropping. The charter sector should keep growing anyway.

Michael J. Petrilli

Empty desk in a classroom

10.10.2024

Wrong (and right) lessons from Chicago’s school closures

Vladimir Kogan

Chicago school bus

10.24.2024

American students underperform, but our economy overachieves

Mark Schneider

American flag on a government building

10.22.2024

Implementation of citizen science curriculum in elementary school: A case study

Jeff Murray

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10.18.2024

Charter schools’ virtuous improvement cycle betters our K–12 system

Bruno V. Manno

Happy child in school

10.17.2024

What would a Harris presidency mean for education? Nobody knows, but we can hope for a return to ed reform.

Michael J. Petrilli

Kamala Harris

10.11.2024

Districts spent $190 billion in federal pandemic funds. Did it work?

Chad Aldeman

Chalkboard with dollar signs and question marks

10.10.2024

Calling for a constitutional right to school choice in Colorado

Dale Chu

Colorado State Capitol

10.10.2024

Many CTE teachers are leaving the classroom. But is that necessarily a bad thing?

Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Jeff Murray

Career-technical education classroom

10.4.2024

7 thoughts about elite college students who can’t read books

Michael J. Petrilli

Bored college student reading book

Who We Are

The Thomas B. Fordham Institute and its affiliated Foundation promote educational excellence for every child in America via quality research, analysis, and commentary. We also have offices in Ohio that advocate for better education for Buckeye State children, as well as authorize a portfolio of charter schools.