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Teachers & School Leaders
The diminishing significance of racism and poverty in education reform
If you want a good cry mixed in with some inspiration, watch noted human rights lawyer and activist Bryan Stevenson give a searing account of bias against the poor and young men of color in a TED Talk about an Injustice.
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ESSA
Casting the net too wide: Ohio’s ESSA plans could place most districts in support status
Ohio’s draft plan for implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) came out earlier this month, and we at Fordham continue to
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Introducing the Fordham Institute's 2016 Annual Report
Editor's note: This letter appeared in the Thomas B. Fordham Institute's 2016 Annual Report. To learn more, download the report. Dear Fordham Friends,
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The connection between child cognitive ability and maternal age
Since the 1980s, there has been a significant increase in the average age at which women in industrialized nations have their first child.
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ESSA
Ohio’s ESSA plan: The Prepared for Success component
In early February, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) released the first draft of its state plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
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Are low performers more likely to leave charter schools than traditional public schools?
By Amber M. Northern, Ph.
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Trump and Congress will repeal Obama's ESSA rules: Why that matters and what should follow
By Brandon L. Wright
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Securing the public's interest in good schools: Markets, testing, and accountability
By Chester E. Finn, Jr.
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Undefined
Accountability & Testing
The great choice-accountability debate
On this week's podcast, Checker Finn, Alyssa Schwenk, and Brandon Wright discuss the ongoing debate about whether school accountability is best done via the parent marketplace or state assessments. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines whether struggling students are more likely to leave charter schools than traditional public schools.
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Charter Schools
Foreword: Pathway to Success – Citizens Leadership Academy
Citizens Leadership Academy (CLA) is preparing Cleveland middle schoolers for success in high school, college, and life—and not just academically. CLA, whose population is 79 percent economically disadvantaged and made up almost entirely of students of color, is second among all public schools in the city on student growth.
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Actually, Betsy DeVos is perfectly qualified to be Education Secretary
The major charge against Betsy DeVos—and certainly the one that the writers at “Saturday Night Live” recently ran with—was that she doesn’t know enough about “school” to be Secretary of Education. She hasn’t been a teacher, a principal, or a superintendent.
