Teacher layoffs, teacher quality, and student achievement

Evidence from a discretionary layoff policy. Jessica Poiner

Student-teacher demographic match and teacher expectations

Different racial combinations come with different expectations. But which teachers are wrong? Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.

Do classroom assignments reflect today's higher standards?

Another sign that Common Core implementation is still a work in progress. Robert Pondiscio

Don’t wait until it's broke to fix it: Managing districts in financial distress

Targeted, proactive interventions are a better strategy than “let’s wait and see.” Dara Zeehandelaar, Ph.D.

How Common Core can help in the battle of skills versus knowledge

Let’s say it again: Reading tests are knowledge tests. Natalie Wexler

New Orleans: A success story? Yes. A national model? Maybe not.

The charter sector’s reach should not exceed its grasp. Robert Pondiscio

Public sector employees and the rule of law

On charter backfill debate, I'm with #TeamPaul

In the CRPE debate between Paul Hill and Robin Lake on the issue of charter back-fill, Paul's right. Robin, as always, makes excellent points and raises legitimate concerns.

Tales from the rubber room

New Orleans’s schools ten years after Katrina, a new low for NYC’s infamous rubber rooms, and an education hunger strike.

Alternative student growth measures for teacher evaluation

They might not be worth the effort. Aaron Churchill

Supporting literacy within ESEA

A new report can’t see the forest for the trees. Robert Pondiscio

Why didn’t higher education protect Hispanic and black wealth?

Accumulating assets is really hard when you have to pay back hefty student loans. Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.

Education on the campaign trail

Six themes for 2016, and the candidates most likely to embrace them. Robert Pondiscio

Education governance: Different schools of thought

Categorizing the many chefs in the school governance kitchen. Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., and Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Governance and its limits

The push to raise standards and boost outcomes for students has placed states at the center of efforts to improve public education. But as many have observed, few are well positioned to deliver on these aims.

Scott Walker's Act 10 caused an uproar, but things are mostly back to normal

Alternative Student Growth Measures for Teacher Evaluation

Implementation of SLOs on the ground

Two routes to college readiness

Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form at InsideSources.

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Candidates ponder presidential role in U.S. education

Carly Fiorina on the importance of educating citizens

From this week's Education Summit, Carly Fiorina discusses the importance of educating citizens. Restoring civic education is one of Fordham's 6 Themes for 2016.

Assessing my NOLA advice eight years later

Eight years ago, I offered my first public commentary about New Orleans’s post-Katrina reform strategy. In the spirit of personal accountability, I’m putting those words to the test, and I’ve asked six very smart, tough graders to check my work.

We need to know more about credit recovery

Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form at U.S. News & World Report

We need to know more about credit recovery

Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form at U.S. News & World Report

Don’t base accountability on marginal differences

Student learning growth estimates already include a margin of error

What will Ohio’s state tests look like in 2015–16?

New year, new paradigm

The short Conn

Detroit's teachers' union rejects militancy, and New York releases genuine opt-out data The Education Gadfly

Rethinking teacher preparation

Newsflash: Hiring a teacher isn’t the same as purchasing a widget. Kate Stringer