Using Financial Data to Support Student Success
Ellen AlpaughIt’s hard to make informed decisions peering through murky water. Ellen Alpaugh
Chaos for Dual Language Learners and The Learning for English Academic Proficiency and Success Act
Megan LailA call for common procedures. Megan Lail
Learning from Live Theater
Robert PondiscioThere’s more to school than reading and math. Robert Pondiscio
The Relative Costs of New York City's New Small Public High Schools of Choice
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.A growing body of evidence suggests the “small schools” movement was a big success. Amber M. Northern
Late Bell: October 22, 2014
Thomas B. Fordham InstituteSHORT-TIME PRINCIPALSYesterday’s Late Bell highlighted
The shock of the new
[Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series of personal reflections on the current state of education reform and contemporary conservatism by Andy Smarick, a Bernard Lee Schwartz senior policy fellow with the Thomas B.
Late Bell: October 21, 2014
Thomas B. Fordham InstituteCUOMO SLOW-WALKING COMMON CORENew York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s reelection campaign has been tough on his Republican opponent, and now it&
Is Uncle Sam ed reform's biggest liability?
There’s apprehension in some ed-reform circles that things have gone sideways.
Late Bell: October 20, 2014
Thomas B. Fordham InstituteEDUCATION SNAPSHOTFederally owned schools located on Native American reservations, which serve about 48,000 students nationally, face extreme poverty and lack of resources; they are also marked by low performance scor
Ten things to know about the CCSSO-CGCS testing plan
On Wednesday, CCSSO (the organization of state superintendents) joined with CGCS (the organization of big urban school districts) to announce joint plans to reassess and scale back testing programs.
The twenty-five richest elementary schools in the richest region of the country
Michael J. PetrilliThere are many fascinating pieces of information you can gleam from the Fordham Institute’s new Metro D.C.
Late Bell: October 16, 2014
Thomas B. Fordham InstituteSCHEDULING AROUND THE "SUMMER SLIP"It is now generally recognized
Can Reading Comprehension Be Taught?
Robert PondiscioNot really. Here’s how to make better use of instructional time. Robert Pondiscio
Is it Worth It? Postsecondary Education and Labor Market Outcomes for the Disadvantaged
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.A poor start makes for a tough finish. Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
The Impact of No Child Left Behind's Accountability Sanctions on School Performance: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from North Carolina.
Victoria McDougaldMore evidence that NCLB worked. Victoria Sears and John Elkins
BRIEFLY NOTED: Landlords that moonlight as EMOs...and more
The Education GadflyThe Columbus Dispatch recently reported that Imagine Schools, a large charter-management company, has a number of schools in the Columbus area that are spending what appear to be excessive amounts of their st
D.C. school spending: Don't forget to read the fine print
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s Metro D.C. School Spending Explorer offers the public a great resource by sharing data on public school spending (at the school level) across the District.
Late Bell: October 15, 2014
Thomas B. Fordham InstituteNEA FLEXES POLITICAL MUSCLESThe National Education Ass
Let's tell the truth: High-stakes tests damage reading instruction
Robert PondiscioAccountability works. But not in reading, which isn’t a subject or a skill. Robert Pondiscio
NEW from Fordham: Metro D.C. School Spending Explorer
The Education GadflyThe Thomas B. Fordham Institute set out to answer a basic (yet complicated) question: how much does each school in the D.C. metro area spend for each student it enrolls? In the Metro D.C. School Spending Explorer, we found that there are differences in spending within the same district.
Which Washington-area system does best at funding its neediest schools?
Michael J. Petrilli, Matt RichmondHere’s a hint: It’s not Prince George’s County. Michael J. Petrilli and Matt Richmond
Metro D.C. School Spending Explorer
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute set out to answer a basic (yet complicated) question: how much does each school in the D.C. metro area spend on day-to-day operations for each student it enrolls? In the Metro D.C.
What's right about Common Core
Robert PondiscioI confess I’m somewhat bewildered by the passionate arguments over the Common Core State Standards. Getting in high dudgeon about K–12 learning standards, which say almost nothing about what kids do in school all day, makes no more sense to me than getting apoplectic about food-handling procedures, which I seldom think about when pushing my cart through the grocery store.
Arne Duncan's Office of Civil Rights: Six years of meddling
Michael J. PetrilliAt war with the “loose” part of “tight-loose” federalism. Michael J. Petrilli
In defense of annual testing
Testing works. Federal intrusiveness and poorly designed interventions are the real problem. Andy Smarick