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The winner of Fordham's 2016 Wonkathon is...
Last week, we received eleven responses to Fordham’s third annual Wonkathon prompt on ESSA and parental choice:
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ESSA
The value of a teaching corps that reflects the diversity of our schools
It is disheartening that, in 2016, the recognition of gifted students of color may be more dependent on the race of their teachers than their demonstrated abilities.
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ESSA
Increasing capacity: An overview of ESSA's Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grant
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which was signed into law by President Obama in December, has been hailed as a bipartisan effort to fix the most problematic provisio
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Don't just blame the Office of Civil Rights for disorderly schools
Back in April, Mike Petrilli criticized the way that the U.S. Office of Civil Rights (OCR) investigates racial disparities in school suspension rates.
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Charter Schools
Pursuing innovation: How can educational choice transform K-12 education in the U.S.?
An overview of recent research
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House Bill 524: An opportunity for Ohio to strengthen its value-added system
Making a vital aspect of school accountability even better
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ESSA
Lamar Alexander floor speech on ESSA regulations: Full transcript
On May 5, the Congressional Research Service released a report on proposed U.S. Department of Education spending regulations under the Every Student Succeeds Act.
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Charter Schools, ESSA
When it comes to choice, small grants can make a big difference
Editor's note: This is the final post in Fordham's 2016 Wonkathon. We've asked assorted education policy experts to answer this question: What are the "sleeper provisions" of ESSA that might encourage the further expansion of parental choice, at least if advocates seize the opportunity?
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Charter Schools, ESSA
More money, more outcomes
Editor's note: This is the tenth post in Fordham's 2016 Wonkathon. We've asked assorted education policy experts to answer this question: What are the "sleeper provisions" of ESSA that might encourage the further expansion of parental choice, at least if advocates seize the opportunity?
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Charter Schools, ESSA
Waive the waivers
Editor's note: This is the ninth post in Fordham's 2016 Wonkathon. We've asked assorted education policy experts to answer this question: What are the "sleeper provisions" of ESSA that might encourage the further expansion of parental choice, at least if advocates seize the opportunity?
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Advanced Education
Racial bias in gifted and talented placement, and what to do about it
The following text is an excerpt from Aiming Higher Together: Strategizing Better Educational Outcomes for Boys and Young Men of Color, an Urban Institute report authored by Ronald F. Ferguson of Harvard University.
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Charter Schools, ESSA
Why weighted funding matters for school choice
Editor's note: This is the eighth post in Fordham's 2016 Wonkathon. We've asked assorted education policy experts to answer this question: What are the "sleeper provisions" of ESSA that might encourage the further expansion of parental choice, at least if advocates seize the opportunity?
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Undefined
The grit edition
On this week’s podcast, Robert Pondiscio and Brandon Wright discuss why teachers turn to the internet for lesson plans, whether David Brooks gets it right on grit, and how reformers can better facilitate effective parental choice. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern explains how voucher programs across the globe affect math and reading achievement.
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Charter Schools
The successes and challenges of scaling up high-quality charter school networks
By Jamie Davies O’Leary
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Out of the testing consortium, into the fire
The heroic journalism of the Boston Globe in exposing pedophilia enabled by the Catholic Church was the focus of last year’s Oscar-winning Spotlight.
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Charter Schools
The full Mike Petrilli/Jay Greene debate on testing and school closures
The school choice tent is much bigger than it used to be. Politicians and policy wonks across the ideological spectrum have embraced the principle that parents should get to choose their children’s schools and local districts should not have a monopoly on school supply.
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Advanced Education
Honoring giftedness in the black community
At the turn of the twentieth century, scholars and politicians alike were wrestling with a new America. It was the end of Reconstruction, and race relations in the country were coming to the fore of the national conversation. Sociologists and politicians were embroiled in contentious discussions that would shape the nation’s development.
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Charter Schools, ESSA
Two great tastes that taste great together: Course access and direct student services
Editor's note: This is the sixth post in Fordham's 2016 Wonkathon. We've asked assorted education policy experts to answer this question: What are the "sleeper provisions" of ESSA that might encourage the further expansion of parental choice, at least if advocates seize the opportunity?
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Charter Schools, ESSA
Follow the money: ESSA's weighted student funding pilots
Editor's note: This is the fifth post in Fordham's 2016 Wonkathon. We've asked assorted education policy experts to answer this question: What are the "sleeper provisions" of ESSA that might encourage the further expansion of parental choice, at least if advocates seize the opportunity?
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Curriculum & Instruction
Knowledge needs champions
Harriet Tubman will grace the front of our $20 bill—a long-overdue tribute to a woman who lived up to the best of American values. But do most Americans know who she was?
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Curriculum & Instruction
Failing by design: How we make teaching too hard for mere mortals
By Robert Pondiscio
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Charter Schools, ESSA
Choosy states choose...choice!
Editor's note: This is the fourth post in Fordham's 2016 Wonkathon. We've asked assorted education policy experts to answer this question: What are the "sleeper provisions" of ESSA that might encourage the further expansion of parental choice, at least if advocates seize the opportunity?
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Charter Schools, ESSA
ESSA's hidden treasure
Editor's note: This is the third post in Fordham's 2016 Wonkathon. We've asked assorted education policy experts to answer this question: What are the "sleeper provisions" of ESSA that might encourage the further expansion of parental choice, at least if advocates seize the opportunity?
