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State ESSA plans: Just BS, or reform's BFF?
On this week's podcast, special guest Chad Aldeman, a principal at Bellwether Education Partners, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss his organization’s recent review of state ESSA plans. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines the progress of the high school sophomore class of 2002.
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Three ways to improve Ohio’s ESSA plan
In early June, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) released an updated draft of its ESSA plan for public comment. The department had initially intended to submit its plan earlier this spring, but after heavy pressure, state officials decided to delay submission until September.
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Charter Schools
Whether school choice increases parental demand for information about school quality
An average of forty-four million unique visitors use GreatSchools every year to check out schools in their area and elsewhere.
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Accountability & Testing
Graduation option hurts students in long run
This blog originally appeared as an editorial in today’s edition of the Columbus Dispatch.
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Charter Schools
School choice that works for rural communities
In a provocative headline, a recent Wall Street Journal article proclaimed that “Rural America Is the New ‘Inner City.’” The piece profiles Kenton, Ohio, along with several other towns across the nation that have recently suffered population losses, sluggish economies, and surging substance abuse.
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Teachers & School Leaders
The student engagement edition
On this week's podcast, special guest Joshua Starr, CEO of Phi Delta Kappa International, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss Fordham's new report What Teens Want From Their Schools: A National Survey of High School Engagement. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines early results from Joseph Waddington's and Mark Berends's ongoing study of the Indiana Choice Scholarship Program.
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Charter Schools, Personalized Learning
What Teens Want From Their Schools: A National Survey of High School Student Engagement
Among high school students who consider dropping out, half cite lack of engagement with the school as a primary reason, and 42 percent report that they don’t see value in the schoolwork they are asked to do.
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Faith and federalism: The key decision points for a K–12 scholarship tax credit
By Thomas W. Carroll
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Charter Schools
District requests for ECOT dollars highlight wide misperceptions about charter funding
Recently, several school districts asked to be repaid a chunk of the money that the state of Ohio is attempting to recover from the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT); House Bill 87, currently pending in the General Assembly, would grant them their wish.
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Charter Schools
Guest Commentary: Charter opponent rhetoric should lead to support for equitable funding
NOTE: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries on its blogs. The views expressed by guest authors do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.