Bring charters in from the cold
Can Ohio finally bring itself to see charter schools as an asset, and not a liability? It is in the interest of the state, its education system, and its children to do so.
Can Ohio finally bring itself to see charter schools as an asset, and not a liability? It is in the interest of the state, its education system, and its children to do so.
School districts and STEM schools should be able to assign online work to students to make up for calamity days, according to legislation introduced earlier this month in the Ohio House of Representatives.
Yesterday Terry responded on Flypaper to remarks made by the president of the Dayton Education Association (DEA) as to why the union turned down up to
The Ohio School Funding Advisory Council had its second meeting last week.
CALDER at the Urban InstituteDamon Clark, Paco Martorell, & Jonah RockoffDecember 2009
Ohio has joined 39 other states and the District of Columbia in submitting its Race to the Top grant application to the Feds…. Whether or not Ohio’s plan is bold enough, and competes well against other states, is now awaiting the determination of reviewers at the U.S. Department of Education.
Deloitte LLPNovember 2009 This national report assessed, from the perspectives of students, teachers, and parents, the purpose of high school. To some of us, the answer appears manifest: to prepare students for post-secondary education and successful careers. However, the results from this survey portray a culture that believes otherwise.
What do Gap Inc., FedEx Corp, Southwest Airlines Co., and high performing charter schools have in common?
Well that didn't take long.??Just a few weeks ago the conventional wisdom was that federal education spending would go up, up, up forever.
More great stuff out of New York City and Baltimore. The leaders of both systems have realized that the old district model is irreparable broken, so they're creating something new.
Don't miss tomorrow morning's event at AEI, where a group of panelists (Cain, Carey, Hess, Schneider, and me) will discuss the major education reform happenings during the Obama administration's first year. --Andy Smarick
The New Yorker has a lengthy profile of Arne Duncan in its??February 1??issue. A colleague of mine??pointed out this segment in particular: ???Duncan, who is forty-five, is six feet five and long-limbed, with a pale face that tapers to a wedgelike chin.??? ....Nice.