ESSA accountability: Don't forget the high-achievers
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
The Proper Perspective: Ohio school report cards and the opt-out problem
The fourth installment of our occasional series presenting differing views on an education issue
Educational equity: Mission accomplished or merely begun?
Education Cities and Great Schools recently released a useful new educational data tool called the Education Equality Index (EEI), which allows users to compare cities and states across the nation that are “closing the achievement gap.” The tool compiles school-level low-income student achievement data (2011–2014), comp
Teacher resources: When one door closes, another one opens
Jessica PoinerAn opportunity for high-quality, homegrown teaching materials
Early lessons from a public-private education turnaround initiative
Jamie Davies O'LearyBy Jamie Davies O'Leary
How D.C.'s teacher hiring practices affect teacher performance
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
Evaluating the four-year scale-up of Reading Recovery
Robert PondiscioBy Robert Pondiscio
Children, be quiet and watch your lesson
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
John Kasich's education record: Much better than what you've read
Jamie Davies O'LearyBy Jamie Davies O’Leary
Challenges to the pursuit of equity in excellence
A recent report showing low levels of participation by black, Hispanic, and low-income students in the gifted and talented programs of Montgomery County underscores the significant challenges befo
The Education Equality Index: Reasons for frustration and hope
Schools are supposed to be the great equalizers. Yet it is far too difficult to tell which cities or states do the most to ensure that all children receive equitable access to strong public schools.
Building a better (community) college student through remediation
Jeff MurrayBy Jeff Murray
Teacher Evaluation Reforms and the Distribution of Teacher Effectiveness
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
High-potential students thrive when school districts develop sustainable gifted services
The goal of gifted programs should reflect that of any other educational program: to engage students with appropriately challenging curricula and instruction on a daily basis and in all relevant content areas so that they can make continual academic growth.
Poor and working-class Americans have gotten hammered. Here's how to help their children do better.
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
How do Ohio’s urban high schoolers perform? Part one: Graduation rates and ACT scores
Jamie Davies O'LearyFirst in a deep-dive series looking at urban high schools across the Buckeye State
One size may fit most, but certainly not the gifted and talented
Last fall, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) published a working paper by researchers Thomas S. Dee and Hans Henrik Sieversten titled The Gift of Time? School Starting Age and Mental Health. The well-developed study quantifies the effects of predicating enrollment in formal schooling on the mental health of students.
Laying the foundation for the next decade of D.C. reform
Here’s the speech I wish Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser would give:
Harvesting Success: Charter schools in rural America
Andrew ScanlanBy Andrew Scanlan
A guide for designing and reforming teacher support and evaluation systems
Jessica PoinerBy Jessica Poiner
Education reform's women—and the credit and opportunities they deserve
When the history of this era’s urban-education reform movement is written, four big policy innovations are sure to get attention: the nation’s first voucher program, first charter law, first mayor-controlled charter authorizer, and first “
Detroit is failing its students, and politicians are failing Detroit
Kevin MahnkenAfter roughly a year of presidential politicking during which education has been given short shrift, two primary debates over the past few days have restored the issue to news cycle relevance. Both were held in troubled Michigan cities in advance of today’s crucial primary.
Ohio school report cards: The end of education’s era of good feelings
Aaron ChurchillThe "ratings bubble" bursts for Ohio’s schools and districts