The morality of school choice
Rewarding parents who make informed decisions. Matthew Levey
Rewarding parents who make informed decisions. Matthew Levey
Like pretty much everyone who is passionate about closing the achievement gap, I’m interested in Success Academies.
Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form at U.S. News & World Report.I wanted to hate this book.
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools has consistently believed that all schools should be held accountable for the performance of their students and that any school that isn’t perfor
A decade ago, I became fixated on what I saw as the biggest problem in K–12 education—that we continued to assign low-income inner-city kids to persistently failing schools.
Where are quality school seats most needed?
New report findings challenge popular myth that closing schools hurts students academically
Charter law reform efforts get attention at all levels, but it's worth remembering that great charter schools can change lives
Special Edition looking at coverage of Ohio Senate's charter reform bill
An internecine argument exposes a fault line in charter school rhetoric. Robert Pondiscio
Hint: Think Mad Men. Jeff Murray
My U.S.
The impulse to protect kids from bad choices serves no one well. Matthew Levey
Short review of new study on the effects of competition on schools
Andy Smarick is clearly disappointed with the
Call it mastery or competency-based education, it holds promise for students of all abilities
If you’re at all interested in school choice, you really should read a trio of recent reports.
D.C.’s charter school sector stands as a shining example of what urban chartering can accomplish for kids in need.
Andy delivered a shortened version of the following comments at a PPI launch event for Hill & Jochim’s new book, A Democratic Constitution for Public Education.
A good primer on programs in twenty-four locales. Jeff Murray
Charter schools are making a difference. Robert Pondiscio
I didn’t see common enrollment systems coming.
Was Phil Jackson really a great coach? Despite his reputation as the Zen master of hoops, I’ve never been convinced. After all, Kobe, Shaq, and His Airness would have made any coach look like a genius, and there’s never been a natural experiment quantifying Jackson’s impact.
Editor's note: This post has been updated with the full text of "Don't know much about history."
An open letter to the candidates. Tim Shanahan
It takes more than a "gut feeling" to know how a school is doing
Editor’s note: This is the eighth in a series of personal reflections on the current state of education reform and contemporary conservatism by Andy Smarick, a Bernard Lee Schwartz senior policy fellow with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.
This post has been updated with the full text of "Shifting from learning to read to reading to learn."
A great resource fact-checks textbooks’ “Common Core-aligned” claims. Victoria Sears
Rating school choice in the country’s biggest districts. Aaron Churchill