The "Genius" edition
A suburban college readiness gap, rethinking the high school graduation age, fracking’s effect on male dropout rates, and racial density in high schools.
A suburban college readiness gap, rethinking the high school graduation age, fracking’s effect on male dropout rates, and racial density in high schools.
In the age of charter schools, Common Core, test-based teacher evaluations, and other hot-button education reform issues, Catholic schools have largely taken a backseat in our public conversations. When we do read about them in the media, it is often bad news: financial struggles, declining enrollment, closures.
Catholic schools and the Pope’s stateside visit, Bill de Blasio’s pre-K enrollment efforts, STEM education for gifted kids, and KIPP’s successful scale-up.
Information, options, and access needed for school choice accountability. Jeff Murray
KIPP doubled in size and maintained its quality. Can this continue? Robert Pondiscio
More on the fate of U.S. Catholic schools. The boom in college affordability indices. And hopeful signs that the DOE is getting reasonable on teacher evaluations.
D.C.’s gender gap at top schools, mission statements, neighborhood school attendance boundaries, and test-based retention.
The goals of specific collaboration activities are too often fuzzy. David Griffith
Do zone-based priority admissions to charter schools affect home purchases? Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
In Failing Our Brightest Kids, Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Brandon L. Wright argue that for decades, the United States has focused too little on preparing students to achieve at high levels.
One of the biggest debates raging in education policy today is whether schools of choice are serving their fair share of the hardest-to-educate students or abandoning them to traditional public schools.
The Washington State Supreme Court's attack on charters, New York State’s Common Core review, mindfulness in education, and charter schools' impact on Georgia property values.
An awkward name for a great idea; Dan Willingham on teacher training; and an education idea so good it needs to bust out of jail.
High-performing charters earn the approval of policy commentators and researchers alike. Kevin Mahnken
Surprisingly, parent dissatisfaction with neighborhood schools doesn’t contribute to charter school location. Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
The Washington State Supreme Court clung to antiquated ideas at the expense of our most vulnerable kids. Robin J. Lake
Education in New Orleans, school governance, Common Core-aligned assignments, and charter school openings in NYC.
The charter sector’s reach should not exceed its grasp. Robert Pondiscio