The test score hypothesis
Why focusing solely on reading, math, and science could actually make the U.S. less economically competitive.
Why focusing solely on reading, math, and science could actually make the U.S. less economically competitive.
Fordham's latest report evaluates each state's science standards--and finds most of them sorely lacking.
American science performance is lagging as the economy becomes increasingly high tech, but our current science standards are doing little to solve the problem.
A look back at some of Fordham’s best posts for the week of January 23, 2012.
It turns out that many in the education world want to change federal policy in theory but not in reality.
Encouraging hard work in the nanny state.
Choice Words' new editor Adam Emerson outlines the need for a reinvented dialogue on school choice.
Guest bloggers Michael Podgursky, Stuart Buck, and Renita Thukral explain why proposed regulations would have a "dramatic and detrimental effect" on the ability of charters to accomplish their education goals.
Writers on the Gadfly Daily blogs analyzed issues from around the country this week, discussing everything from the lessons that the Louisiana Recovery School District has to offer to the tough talk coming from
Cooperation between charter and district schools has potential, but Fordham’s bloggers highlighted a few reasons for concern.
Mike channels realpolitik to analyze district-charter collaboration.
It is very rare for an education policy book to become a best-seller, much less a national phenomenon.
Meet the newest member of the Fordham team, and the editor of the Choice Words blog.
Guest blogger Adam Emerson explains why education reformers need to learn the value of subsidiarity.
A look back at some of the Fordham Institute’s best blog posts from the past week.
Last week, the House GOP presented the latest round of NCLB reauthorization bills. Now it's time for some Congressional deal-making.
Guest blogger Bill Tucker gives his take on Fordham's latest publication, "The Costs of Online Learning."
Today Fordham is releasing the latest installment in its Creating Sound Policy for Digital Learning working paper series, "
The latest installment of Fordham's Creating Sound Policy for Digital Learning series investigates one of the more controversial aspects of digital learning: How much does it cost? In this paper, the Parthenon Group uses interviews with more than fifty vendors and online-schooling experts to estimate today's average per-pupil cost for a variety of schooling models, traditional and online, and presents a nuanced analysis of the important variance in cost between different school designs.
Will the move toward virtual and “blended learning” schools in American education repeat the mistakes of the charter-school movement, or will it learn from them? The Thomas B. Fordham Institute, with the support of the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, has commissioned five deep-thought papers that, together, address the thorniest policy issues surrounding digital learning. The goal is to boost the prospects for successful online learning (both substantively and politically) over the long run. In this first of six papers on digital learning commissioned by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Frederick M. Hess explores the challenges of quality control.
Will the move toward virtual and “blended learning” schools in American education repeat the mistakes of the charter-school movement, or will it learn from them? The Thomas B. Fordham Institute, with the support of the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, has commissioned five deep-thought papers that, together, address the thorniest policy issues surrounding digital learning. The goal is to boost the prospects for successful online learning (both substantively and politically) over the long run.
It’s been a busy day on the revamped Fordham Website. Here’s a rundown of what you may have missed:
It’s time for the federal government to lead from behind
Mike explains Fordham's new approach to blogging and previews all the offerings.
A look back at the year's most-read and most-tweeted content on Flypaper.
Mike looks back at his bold predictions for 2011 and tallies up his score.
Checker lays out a third party platform for disaffected Republicans and Democrats.