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Trump and Congress will repeal Obama's ESSA rules: Why that matters and what should follow
By Brandon L. Wright
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Securing the public's interest in good schools: Markets, testing, and accountability
By Chester E. Finn, Jr.
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Accountability & Testing
The great choice-accountability debate
On this week's podcast, Checker Finn, Alyssa Schwenk, and Brandon Wright discuss the ongoing debate about whether school accountability is best done via the parent marketplace or state assessments. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines whether struggling students are more likely to leave charter schools than traditional public schools.
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Charter Schools
Foreword: Pathway to Success – Citizens Leadership Academy
Citizens Leadership Academy (CLA) is preparing Cleveland middle schoolers for success in high school, college, and life—and not just academically. CLA, whose population is 79 percent economically disadvantaged and made up almost entirely of students of color, is second among all public schools in the city on student growth.
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Actually, Betsy DeVos is perfectly qualified to be Education Secretary
The major charge against Betsy DeVos—and certainly the one that the writers at “Saturday Night Live” recently ran with—was that she doesn’t know enough about “school” to be Secretary of Education. She hasn’t been a teacher, a principal, or a superintendent.
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The Madam Secretary edition
On this week's podcast, Mike Petrilli, Alyssa Schwenk, and Brandon Wright discuss how Education Secretary Betsy DeVos can shore up support going forward. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines the effectiveness of “instructional scaffolding” for struggling readers.
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Firing ineffective teachers is an endless odyssey in America's biggest city
By David Griffith and Victoria McDougald
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Fordham Ohio Panel Discussion: Facilities Challenges Facing Ohio Charter Schools
Ohio charter schools have long reported struggling in their efforts to secure school facilities.
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Charter Schools
Fordham Institute media response to newly released Ohio charter facilities survey
A report released today outlines the facilities challenges facing Ohio’s public charter schools.
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The Media vs. Betsy DeVos
On this week's podcast, special guest Dakarai Aarons, Vice President of Strategic Communications for the Data Quality Campaign, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss press coverage of Betsy DeVos. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines the role high schools play in graduates’ colleges and majors.
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Standards, Accountability & Testing
Some immodest advice to the Ohio graduation requirements work group
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