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2.25.2021

Is hybrid learning killing teaching?

Robert Pondiscio

A lot of us have been confused, angry, and frustrated by the reluctance of some teachers, and particularly their unions, to resume in-person instruction.

2.25.2021

Power to the people? Part 2: History’s lessons for “community control”

Chester E. Finn, Jr.
2.25.2021

Charter school growth increases resources in district-run schools

Patrick Wolf
2.18.2021

Teacher unions are the only ones being coldly rational about reopening schools

Dale Chu
2.18.2021

Power to the people? Part I

Chester E. Finn, Jr.
2.11.2021

Literacy is equity

Robert Pondiscio
2.9.2021

Are charter schools a drain on district finances?

David Griffith, Michael J. Petrilli
2.4.2021

How anger over Covid closures can fuel the school choice movement

Robert Pondiscio
2.4.2021

The negative effects of student absenteeism: From bad to worse in a pandemic

Victoria McDougald
1.28.2021

What to do about the Covid kindergarten cohort?

Michael J. Petrilli
2.12.2021

How schools should spend federal Covid-19 aid

Brandon L. Wright
2.11.2021

Massive student loan forgiveness would be a lost opportunity to help needy Americans

Michael J. Petrilli
2.11.2021

What drives racial gaps in special education identification?

Melissa Gutwein
1.19.2021

New York City’s dismantling of gifted education could hurt Black and Hispanic children most

Brandon L. Wright
2.3.2021

Unexpected innovation: Charter schools and novice teacher development

Bill Waychunas
1.26.2021

Advice to the Biden administration on improving special education. More money isn’t enough—or most important.

Nathan Levenson
2.4.2021

Predicting students’ academic trajectory from third grade test scores

Olivia Piontek

Ohio

2.18.2021

A reply to the anti-testers

Aaron Churchill
2.11.2021

Governor DeWine is right: Ohio must not fail its students

Jessica Poiner
2.8.2021

Ohio’s fall tests reveal how the pandemic has affected student learning

Vladimir Kogan, Stéphane Lavertu
2.3.2021

DeWine budget strengthens key K–12 education initiatives

Aaron Churchill
2.1.2021

Has Ohio public school enrollment declined amid the pandemic?

Aaron Churchill
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February 2021

Robbers or Victims? Charter Schools and District Finances

Mark Weber

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