Young essayists speak to their educational opportunity
Here are a few excerpts from award-winning School Choice Ohio (see here) essays written by students who received EdChoice scholarships this year. Students wrote concerning how their learning opportunities have helped them. The topic was "Voices of School Choice."
Chancellor Fingerhut laments teacher training
Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut believes Ohio's teacher training system is not providing enough qualified teachers for Ohio's K-12 schools. Fingerhut shared his comments last week in a wide-ranging discussion with members of the Ohio Grantmakers Forum (see here).
Dayton charter senior awarded Gates millenium scholarship
A 16-year-old senior at the Dayton Early College Academy (DECA) has been selected as a Gates Millennium Scholar, a prestigious national scholarship award that will pay for his college education. Charles Wilkes is among 1,000 students selected for the award from more than 20,000 applicants.
Education doesn't have to cost more to be better, national expert says
Mike LaffertyOne of the nation's foremost school-finance authorities said yesterday that Ohio can have a much better school system without paying vastly higher sums for education by getting smarter about how it spends education dollars.
Fordham report points to possible weaknesses in AP course expansion
Emmy L. PartinWhile the Ohio House of Representatives is poised to pass a budget bill that would expand Advanced Placement (AP) courses to every high school in the state, a report released today by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute questions whether the rapid expansion of the popular program will jeopardize its quality.
"Thorough and efficient," huh?
Terry RyanEducation in Ohio is full of irony, and nothing is more ironic than the connection of charter schools to the state's school funding debate that was triggered by the DeRolph Supreme Court decisions in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Charter School Board University, an Introduction to Effective Charter School Board Governance (2nd Edition)
Kathryn MullenBy Brian L. CarpenterApril 2009This second edition of Brian L. Carpenter's classic, like the first edition, delivers valuable information on effective practices of charter-school governing boards in a straightforward and easy-to-understand fashion.
The GOP on education: Where's the next big idea?
Michael J. PetrilliYesterday's debate about the future of the Republican Party on education, sponsored by Fordham, left me feeling depressed.