How mandatory college entrance exams affect matriculation
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
The effects of teacher effectiveness on student achievement
Christopher YalumaBy Christopher Yaluma
Hard lessons from Ohio’s innovation fund
Aaron ChurchillNOTES: John Mullaney is the Executive Director of the Nord Family Foundation. Both authors were part of the Straight A Fund advisory board in FY 14-15.This piece originally appeared in a slightly different form in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Ohio’s charter sector continues to contract, and here’s why that’s worrisome
Jamie Davies O'LearyThe big squeeze continues. Ohio’s charter sector shrinks again as reforms enacted in 2012 and 2015 are fully implemented. The Buckeye State will see a record-low number of new charter schools open this fall, a slow-down that persists for the third year in a row.
Illiteracy in Ohio: Where does the buck stop?
Madison YoderLast month, several urban Ohio school districts began sounding alarms over Ohio’s third-grade reading guarantee—a policy put in place several years ago that requires students who don’t reach reading proficiency by the end of grade three to be held back—fearful that a much larger number of their third graders won’t meet the requirements for promotion.
No, Common Core did not increase student suicides. And claiming it did is reprehensible.
Erika SanziBy Erika Sanzi
A maverick's take on data
On this week's podcast, special guest Paige Kowalski, executive vice president for the Data Quality Campaign, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss how parents and teachers can get access to powerful student data. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines teacher mobility in Florida.
How stakes affect the accuracy and efficacy of teacher ratings
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.