Fordham descends from the ivory tower
On August 26 from 3:30-5pm, join us for a presentation and discussion of our recently published reflection on authorizing charter schools in Ohio.
On August 26 from 3:30-5pm, join us for a presentation and discussion of our recently published reflection on authorizing charter schools in Ohio.
In our next edition of the Great Debate series, Kevin Carey, John Kirtley, Gerard Robinson, and Susan Zelman will discuss "With charter schools ascendant, is there still a future for vouchers?" Mike Petrilli will moderate. It's happening on August 19 from 4 to 5:30 pm. RSVP to Amy Fagan at [email protected].
As astute Gadfly readers and Fordham watchers have no doubt noticed, in recent months we've introduced ever more media products for your education policy pleasure. First (after Gadfly itself) came our Education Gadfly Show podcast (two full years ago!).
Our upcoming event “National Education Standards circa 2009” is sold out! But don’t fret, you can watch the proceedings via live webcast on our website www.edexcellence.net on the day of the event.
Red or green? Seeds or seedless? Concord or cabernet? Join us on Saturday afternoon for this stemwinder of a discussion. The debate will feature our own Deanne Ravaged taking on everybody else. Reception to follow, featuring a carefully chosen selection of the fruit of the vine.
On Wednesday, February 6th, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., we're hosting a Fordham open house (at 1016 16th St.
We are happy to announce that the next class of Fordham Fellows has begun work at various education-policy organizations about Washington. Irrepressible to the core, they're also blogging. Read what they have to say, here.
We are happy to announce that the next class of Fordham Fellows has begun work at various education-policy organizations about Washington. Irrepressible to the core, they're also blogging. Read what they have to say, here.
Are you smart and interested in education policy? Want to come to Washington for nine months, work in a really interesting organization, meet everyone in town, make $25,000? Of course you do! Click here to find out how.
Dayton Daily News ran two articles over the weekend illustrating a frustrating dichotomy when it comes to charter school quality in Ohio.
Next school year marks the Fordham Foundation’s fifth year as a charter school sponsor in Ohio. We currently have four schools up for renewal of their original sponsorship agreements (aka, charters).
Mike and Rick tackle Duncan’s secret RTTT panels, the impact of Obama’s “spending freeze,” and leadership voids in a few left-of-center ed policy shops. Then Amber explains the new OECD findings and Rate that Reform goes red.
This week, Mike and Rick debate D.C. vouchers, L.A. walkout, and PA exit exams. Jeff Kuhner defends an accused terrorist, and Education News of the Weird is the blade that stands up gets mowed down. Click here to listen through our website and peruse past editions.
This week, Mike and Rick talk about NAEP, militant Miami soccer moms, and a Fordham report's long-lost twin. Our interview is holier than thou, and News of the Weird goes Sub-Saharan. Click here to listen through our website and view past editions.
Should computer algorithms determine our national English curriculum? That’s what E.D. Hirsch wants to know when he raises this shockingly relevant--if absurd--question in his evaluation of the draft “Common Core” college-ready standards. The standards, in his view, have several pluses.
Common Good has set up a new webpage, EdWatch, that tracks "recent news and commentary illustrating how laws, rules, and regulations are affecting public education." It's well worth checking out.
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation this week announced the creation of two annual $25,000 prizes to be awarded to individuals who have made extraordinary accomplishments in education scholarship and reform. The Foundation is seeking nominations for these new prizes, which will first be awarded in January 2003. A prize committee will choose the winners.
At the release of the National Math Panel report last month, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics president Prancis "Skip" Fennel-pollen argued that just as "plastics" was the catchword of The Graduate, "fractions" should be the catchword for today's teachers.
Schoolwide reform is capturing the attention of policymakers, parents and educators across the nation, and Congress is appropriating huge sums to promote the adoption of dozens of "whole school" designs. But how to choose among these designs? Better By Design, written by distinguished journalist James Traub and published by the Thomas B.
The brand new Institute of Education Sciences (which replaced the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement) has announced that it seeks to award over $90 million in new grants to support research on teacher quality, reading comprehension, effective math education, character development, preschool curricula, and other topics.
The brand new Institute of Education Sciences (which replaced the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement) has announced that it seeks to award over $90 million in new grants to support research on teacher quality, reading comprehension, effective math education, character development, preschool curricula, and other topics.
San Francisco's New Schools Ventures Fund - a high-impact education philanthropy fund that invests in scalable non-profit and for-profit ventures, especially in underserved communities - is seeking an Associate Partner to assist the CEO in supporting and developing its network of educators, philanthropists, policy makers, entrepreneurs and business leaders.
On May 16th, the U.S. Department of Education's flagship television show, Education News Parents Can Use, will focus on the latest No Child Left Behind tools available for parents. Topics will include SES and school choice. Concerned moms and dads, take note. The program will air at 8 p.m. and last one hour.
The New York City Charter School Center has an opening for a VP for Policy and Advocacy. The ideal candidate has strategic, tactical and managerial capability.
Mike and Rick are finally back in the studio together this week as they discuss Diane Ravitch’s use of NAEP data to raise doubts about charters, Rick and Checker’s piece on stimulus funding, and new charter changes in Massachusetts. Then Amber tells us about a new NBER evaluation of the Harlem Children’s Zone and Rate that Reform bans texting while driving.
Gadfly has learned that Nina Shokraii Rees, the head of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII), will exit her post and head into the private sector come mid-January.
Or so argue Mike and Rick in their new article in Policy Review. But we hope you don't get lost on the way to the accompanying event, "Left at the Altar," to be held at AEI on February 5, 2009 from 1:00-2:30 pm; you'd be missing a fabulous set of speakers and the presentation of a provocative thesis.
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools has just released a research brief dispelling myths about how charter schools are a financial drain on districts and communities. Check it out here.
Eager to learn how the midterm elections will affect the nation’s education scene? Join AEI scholars next Tuesday, November 9, from 9:00 to 10:30 AM for a discussion on this pressing topic. Learn more or register here.