Rock or Hard Place?
Terry RyanThose who care about the education of Ohio’s neediest children are stuck between two vexed options--the proverbial rock or hard place. The first are traditional district schools with decades of evidence--low test scores, high drop-out rates--of how poorly they meet many children’s needs.
School Safety in Urban Charter and Traditional Public Schools
Quentin SuffrenAccording to this new study, urban area charter schools appear to be safer than their traditional district counterparts.
Charter Funding Deep Freeze
In the debate over Indiana’s K-12 education funding, House Democrats are seeking a freeze on funding for charter schools. The result would be “de facto moratorium” on any new charters, insisted Dan Roy, Indianapolis’s director of charter schools.
Mistaken (and Expensive) Assumptions
Quentin SuffrenIf a recent University of Washington study is to be believed, reforming Ohio’s education system could cost from $1.2 to $2.4 billion more annually--a 16 to 31 percent increase in state P-12 education spending. And that’s just the state’s share (47 percent of current funding).
Achieving with Data
Quentin SuffrenIt’s no secret that data-driven decision making figures prominently in high-performing schools. What it entails and how to implement it successfully are the subjects of this report commissioned by the New Schools Venture Fund, a venture philanthropy firm working to improve and reform public education.