Redefining the school district in Michigan
We know RSD. RSD is a friend of ours. EAA, you’re no RSD. Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. and Michael J. Petrilli
We know RSD. RSD is a friend of ours. EAA, you’re no RSD. Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. and Michael J. Petrilli
More students should be taking AP classes and going to college. They can handle it. Ellen Alpaugh
Countries with high school exit exams appear to have higher levels of student achievement, as indicated by PISA and some positive evidence from other countries that have used graduation exams. But have they worked in the United States?
What happens when policymakers create statewide school districts to turn around their worst-performing public schools? In Louisiana and Tennessee, Recovery School Districts (RSDs) have made modest-to-strong progress for kids and serve as national models for what the future of education governance might hold.In the Great Lakes State, the story is more complicated.
What happens when policymakers create statewide school districts to turn around their worst-performing public schools?
HOSTILE TAKEOVERStudents, teachers, and community members in Memphis protested the takeover of local schools by Tennessee’s state-
THANKS OBAMAMany observers found Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s recent admonishment of testing to be a puzzling change of direction.
MORE ON INSTITUTIONAL FAILURE AT UNCContinuing their terrific coverage of
It’s hard to make informed decisions peering through murky water. Ellen Alpaugh
A call for common procedures. Megan Lail
There’s more to school than reading and math. Robert Pondiscio
A growing body of evidence suggests the “small schools” movement was a big success. Amber M. Northern
SHORT-TIME PRINCIPALSYesterday’s Late Bell highlighted
[Editor’s note: This is the sixth 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.
CUOMO SLOW-WALKING COMMON CORENew York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s reelection campaign has been tough on his Republican opponent, and now it&
There’s apprehension in some ed-reform circles that things have gone sideways.
EDUCATION SNAPSHOTFederally owned schools located on Native American reservations, which serve about 48,000 students nationally, face extreme poverty and lack of resources; they are also marked by low performance scor
On Wednesday, CCSSO (the organization of state superintendents) joined with CGCS (the organization of big urban school districts) to announce joint plans to reassess and scale back testing programs.
There are many fascinating pieces of information you can gleam from the Fordham Institute’s new Metro D.C.
SCHEDULING AROUND THE "SUMMER SLIP"It is now generally recognized
Not really. Here’s how to make better use of instructional time. Robert Pondiscio
A poor start makes for a tough finish. Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
More evidence that NCLB worked. Victoria Sears and John Elkins
The Columbus Dispatch recently reported that Imagine Schools, a large charter-management company, has a number of schools in the Columbus area that are spending what appear to be excessive amounts of their st
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s Metro D.C. School Spending Explorer offers the public a great resource by sharing data on public school spending (at the school level) across the District.
NEA FLEXES POLITICAL MUSCLESThe National Education Ass