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Curriculum & Instruction
In praise of ed tech
On this week's podcast, special guest David DeSchryver, a senior vice president at Whiteboard Advisors and OFOM (Old Friend of Mike’s), joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss the most promising developments in ed tech. During the Research Minute, David Griffith examines the effects of part-day absenteeism in high school.
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Accountability & Testing
Go for growth: How Ohio lawmakers can fix the school grading system
In its version of the state budget bill, the Ohio House included language that would place more weight on student growth measures when calculating charter sponsor ratings.
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Charter Schools
High-quality high schools: The next frontier for Ohio’s charter sector
Each year, school choice advocates celebrate National Charter Schools Week. This year, they had an extra reason to break open the champagne: U.S.
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How authorizers can approach a promising charter school that raises a few flags
By Kathryn Mullen Upton
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Charter Schools
What we know about school vouchers
On this week's podcast, special guest Matt Chingos, a senior fellow at the Urban In
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Charter Schools
Private school vouchers help level the playing field
NOTE: This piece originally appeared in The Cincinnati Enquirer in a slightly different form.
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More than Overdue: Special Ed 2.0 - A Conversation with Miriam Kurtzig Freedman
What if every child in American schools had the equivalent of an IEP, i.e. we customized the education of every unique student? What if we focused on pupil strengths rather than weaknesses? What if we freed their teachers from paperwork and allowed them to instruct their students as they think best?
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Governance
Congress makes a deal
On this week's podcast, special guest John Bailey, a Walton Family Foundation Fellow, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss the federal budget deal for the current fiscal year and its effects on education. During the Research Minute, David Griffith examines the effects of Washington, D.C.’s school voucher program on student outcomes and parental satisfaction.
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Curriculum & Instruction
Should schools teach the success sequence?
On this week's podcast, Mike Petrilli, Ian Rowe, and Alyssa Schwenk discuss whether and how schools should teach the “success sequence.” During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines the cross-subject effects of English language arts instruction.
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ESSA
Early ESSA plans don't do enough to signal that all students are important
By Brandon L. Wright
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