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NEW REPORT: Rating the Ratings: Analyzing the 51 ESSA Accountability Plans
By Brandon L. Wright and Michael J. Petrilli
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Accountability & Testing, ESSA, Governance
Rating the Ratings: An Analysis of the 51 ESSA Accountability Plans
The Every Student Succeeds Act grants states more authority over their accountability systems than did No Child Left Behind, but have they seized the opportunity to develop school ratings that are clearer and fairer than those in the past?
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David Driscoll and the “Massachusetts Miracle” Commitment and Commonsense in the Commonwealth
Massachusetts produces the best educational outcomes in the country. Its reading and math scores have long topped the National Assessment of Educational Progress. It’s the only U.S. state that competes with the planet’s strongest-achieving countries on international tests. And it’s the first U.S. state in which a majority of the workforce holds a four-year degree.
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Testing tweaks that every state should consider during their 2018 legislative sessions
By Michael J. Petrilli
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Governance
Much ado about DeVos
On this week's podcast, special guest Anne Hyslop—education consultant and former Senior Policy Advisor in the Obama Department of Education—joins Alyssa Schwenk and Brandon Wright to discuss staffing and policy issues facing the department under Secretary Betsy DeVos. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines how teachers affect students’ attitudes and behaviors.
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Charter Schools
Reputation or data: One parent's effort to identify "good" schools
For the first time in their lives, my twin daughters are attending separate schools. It was a hard decision made after a lot of research and soul searching. My wife and I think both schools are good ones, but I’d be lying if I said I was 100 percent confident.
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Racial disparities in suspension rates aren't driven by discrimination, at least in Wisconsin
By Will Flanders and Natalie Goodnow
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The year since the 2016 election has been surprisingly good for education reform
By Michael J. Petrilli
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Charter Schools
Cheer up, education reformers
On this week's podcast, Mike Petrilli, Alyssa Schwenk, and Brandon Wright discuss education reform’s surprisingly good year. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines a rigorous new study of career and technical education and its relationship to higher graduation rates.
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Charter Schools
Ohio charter critics now stealing metaphors from horror genre
Has William Phillis, head of the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding and long-standing charter critic, been watching too many horror films this month?
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High-performing charter networks are finally embracing well-rounded curricula
By Michael J. Petrilli
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Charter Schools
Reinventing Andy Smarick
On this week's podcast, special guest Andy Smarick, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, joins Mike Petrilli and Brandon Wright to discuss his review of David Osborne’s new book, Reinventing America’s Schools. During the Research Minute, David Griffith examines how heightened parent expectations affect Chinese students born during the Year of the Dragon.