The New TNTP: A conversation with CEO Daniel Weisberg
Fordham President Mike Petrilli talks with the TNTP helmsman about the organization’s future and the role of teacher evaluation in education reform.
NEW from Fordham: Redefining the School District in America
The Education GadflyIn Redefining the School District in America, Nelson Smith reexamines existing recovery school districts (RSDs)—entities in Louisiana, Tennessee, and Michigan charged with running and turning around their states’ worst schools—and assembles the most comprehensive catalog of simil
Redefining the School District in America
Nelson SmithIn Redefining the School District in America, Nelson Smith reexamines existing recovery school districts (RSDs)—entities in Louisiana, Tennessee, and Michigan charged with running and turning around their state’s worst schools—and assembles the most comprehensive catalog of similar initiatives underway and under consideration elsewhere.
Turnaround Districts: Lessons from Louisiana, Tennessee, and Michigan
So-called “turnaround school districts,” inspired by Louisiana’s Recovery School District and its near-clone in Tennessee, have been gathering steam, with policymakers calling for them in Georgia, Pennsylvania, and other states scattered from coast to coast.
Measurement Matters: Assessing Personal Qualities Other Than Cognitive Ability for Educational Purposes
David GriffithAs practical tools, these measures show promise but aren’t ready for prime time. David Griffith
Building Literacy Skills: The state of reading instruction in grades K–3
Robert PondiscioIt’s working! Evidence of positive changes in teaching practices under Common Core. Robert Pondiscio
A peek inside the classroom black box
Robert PondiscioDistrict curriculum choices should be transparent—and making it so is easy. Robert Pondiscio
Want more college graduates? Improve our K–12 system
Michael J. PetrilliThe only way to significantly boost college completion is to boost college readiness. Michael J. Petrilli
Ohio’s bad penny: HB 212 is a teacher’s nightmare
Jessica PoinerDisrespecting teachers just to get rid of Common Core
Shocking: Presidential candidates are playing politics with the Common Core!
The Education GadflyThe Education Gadfly
Two Strikes: Race and the Disciplining of Young Students
Kevin MahnkenRacial biases of which reformers must take heed. Kevin Mahnken
Doubling graduation rates
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.What it takes to bolster success for non-college-ready students. Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
Readiness Matters!: The 2014-2015 Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Report
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Fewer than half of Maryland’s kiddos are ready for kindergarten. Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Grant Wiggins: An appreciation
Robert PondiscioRemembering a great man and a great sparring partner. Robert Pondiscio
How schools can solve Robert Putnam's poverty paradox
Michael J. PetrilliPoor kids need social capital; schools can help to provide it. Michael J. Petrilli
PARCC recalibrates the value/burden equation
Aaron ChurchillMaybe cooler heads can now prevail in the standarized testing debate