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Shifting from learning to read to reading to learn
This post has been updated with the full text of "Shifting from learning to read to reading to learn."
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Standards, Curriculum & Instruction
EdReports.org
A great resource fact-checks textbooks’ “Common Core-aligned” claims. Victoria Sears
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Charter Schools
The 2014 Education Choice and Competition Index
Rating school choice in the country’s biggest districts. Aaron Churchill
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Standards
GreatKids Milestones
A new video series shows what it looks like when your kid meets Common Core benchmarks. Robert Pondiscio
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What schools can do to address America's marriage crisis, part II
Embrace career and technical education, teach “performance character,” and don’t forget the extracurriculars. Michael J. Petrilli
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Charter Schools
The 2014 Education Choice and Competition Index
Taking a look outside the public education monopoly at the educational marketplace
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Charter Schools
The Academic Impact of Inter-district Open Enrollment in Public Schools: The Results from a Decade of Choice
Inter-district open enrollment: the oldest, yet least studied, choice option in Ohio
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Standards, Curriculum & Instruction
Moral facts and the Common Core
Just when you thought we’d run out of things to blame on the standards. Kathleen Porter-Magee
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Charter Schools
How to end the education reform wars
On Sunday, Mike spoke to the New York State Council of School Superintendents. These were his remarks as prepared for delivery.
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Why single parenthood is a legitimate issue for education reform
Ever since I published my article in the special Education Next issue marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Moynihan Report, “How can schools address America’s marriage crisis?,” I’ve been hearing from friends—most of them liberal education reformers—questioning why I’d want to wade into such tre
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Charter Schools
School choice technocrats wanted
One of the most important developments in urban education over the last two decades has been the rapid expansion of school choice.
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Charter Schools
Turn and Face the Strain: Age Demographic Change and the Near Future of American Education
Coming soon: Fifty states of grey. Jane Song
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Curriculum & Instruction
The Teaching Brain: An Evolutionary Trait at the Heart of Education
Both teacher and student characteristics ought to influence instructional design. Megan Lail
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One-Parent Students Leave School Earlier
But that’s mostly because one-parent families tend to be poor. Kevin Mahnken
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How can schools address America's marriage crisis?
It’s irresponsible for educators and policymakers to ignore the issue. Michael J. Petrilli
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An apology
I remember reading an interview with a successful business leader once. It went something like this:Reporter: What’s the secret of your success?CEO: Good decisions.Reporter: How do you make good decisions?CEO: Good judgment.
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Standards, Curriculum & Instruction
CPAC's Common Core vaudeville show
I’d like to see Bobby Jindal use a teleprompter the next time he attacks Common Core. I’d like to be reassured he knows how to read.
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Accountability & Testing, Charter Schools
Using equity reports to drive school improvement in D.C.
When we talk about high standards, accountability, and school choice, one essential element is often overlooked: giving parents and education leaders information they can actually use. It’s one thing to produce data, but quite another to make it useful—easily understood, comparable, and actionable.
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Charter Schools
Four ideas for Montgomery County Public Schools
The sudden departure of Joshua Starr, superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools, caught many by surprise—including Starr.
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Curriculum & Instruction
Finding life lessons for students on the obituary page
Character education with real characters. Peter Sipe
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Memo to teachers' unions: Now might be a good time to start panicking
In “Collective Panic,” Martha Derthick and I argued that teachers’ unions dodged a major blow in Harris v. Quinn (2014) but that they should hold off on popping the champagne.
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Accountability & Testing
The state-led ESEA compromise
A few weeks ago, I used a graphic to show the four dimensions of federal accountability, each of which has a range of options. I then used this graphic to show the consensus for preserving NCLB testing.
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Spinning Straw into Gold
How state education agencies can use their data to make better resource decisions. Ellen Alpaugh
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School Closings in Chicago: Understanding Families' Choices and Constraints for New School Enrollment
What happens to the students after their schools get shut? Aaron Churchill
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Advanced Education
Life in the Fast Lane: Effects of Early Grade Acceleration on High School and College Outcomes
Kids who skip grades stay ahead of the pack. Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
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Standards
America's Millennials: Overeducated and unprepared
A sobering new report says our most educated generation still can’t compete. Robert Pondiscio