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Strong charter accountability in D.C.
I recently wrote about exciting new charter school results in Washington, D.C..
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Building a Lattice for School Leadership
Over the past decade, the English government has revamped that country’s approach to school leadership. At the center of the reform is the sensible idea that school leadership needs to be a team endeavor. While not a new idea—there’s been for years plenty of discussion about “distributed leadership” on both sides of the pond—the Brits got busy actually making it happen as opposed to jawboning about it. Central to their leadership structure is the formalization of three levels of school leaders, each with distinct roles and responsibilities: headteachers who lead schools (equivalent to the principal’s role in the U.S.), senior leaders or deputy heads who assist the headteacher (similar to the vice principal role in American education but...
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VIDEO: Leadership Evolving: New Models of Preparing School Heads
What does school leadership development in England look like, how is it changing, and what can other countries learn from the English approach?
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Standards, Curriculum & Instruction
Prior knowledge: Can we really level the playing field?
[Editor's note: This is part one of a multi-part series on the use of prior knowledge in literacy. It originally appeared in a slightly different form at Tim Shanahan's blog, Shanahan on Reading.]
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The AFT's phony war on Time
Maybe it's because I just saw Interstellar last week, but after a weekend-long Twitter battle with American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and her defenders, I
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Education innovation: Lessons from Latin America
Educational systems around the world are in a critical state. Nearly everywhere, they struggle with poor-quality schools, persistent inequality, and local administrations with restricted budgets—which all combine to compromise the educational opportunities of a large portion of the student-age population.
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Charter Schools
D.C.'s outstanding and improving charter school sector
As my Bellwether colleague (and D.C.
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Redesigning Schools: Reaching All Students with Excellent STEM Teachers
Good ideas that pose myriad challenges. by Liz McInerney
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One Step at a Time: The Effects of an Early Literacy Text Messaging Program for Parents of Preschoolers
Sending literacy tips to low-income parents seems to work. by Robert Pondiscio
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Screen Twice, Cut Once: Assessing the Predictive Validity of Teacher Selection Tools
How to improve the teaching workforce with more effective hiring practices. by Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
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Standards, Accountability & Testing
A five-point plan to resuscitate Catholic schools
Opportunities abound if only Catholic schools will seize them. by Chester E. Finn, Jr.
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It’s going to take time, a whole lot of precious time
[Editor's note: This is the fourth post in our latest blog series by John Chubb, "Building a Better Leader:
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Charter Schools
The Cristo Rey Network: Serving Sustainable Success
Looking back and looking forward at the Cristo Rey school model.
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Charter Schools
The Evolution of Charter School Quality
Looking at improvements in Texas charter school performance over the years.
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Accountability & Testing
Fordham Institute to evaluate Common Core assessments on quality and content alignment
Fordham Institute to evaluate Common Core assessments on quality and content alignmentPARCC, Smarter Balanced, ACT Aspire, and Massachusetts participating in landmark studyMedia Contact:Michelle [email protected]
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Forget competency frameworks; leadership is all about followership
[Editor's note: This is the third post in our latest blog series by John Chubb, "Building a Better Leader: Lessons from New Principal Leadership Development Programs." See here and
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How spending money wisely can improve student outcomes
Public school districts in the United States face a tough reality: Student needs are mounting and accountability demands are on the rise, but resources remain limited or are on the decline.
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New ESEA waiver guidance will sink schools where all boats are rising
Secretary Duncan's latest misstep. by Michael J. Petrilli
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It may be harder to become a transformational leader than to get into Harvard
[Editor's note: This is the second post in our latest blog series by John Chubb, "Building a Better Leader: Lessons from New Principal Leadership Development Programs." See here for the introductory post.]
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Agenda: Education for Upward Mobility conference
Draft Conference Agenda Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Education for Upward Mobility
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