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Carly Fiorina on the importance of educating citizens
From this week's Education Summit, Carly Fiorina discusses the importance of educating citizens. Restoring civic education is one of Fordham's 6 Themes for 2016.
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Charter Schools
Assessing my NOLA advice eight years later
Eight years ago, I offered my first public commentary about New Orleans’s post-Katrina reform strategy. In the spirit of personal accountability, I’m putting those words to the test, and I’ve asked six very smart, tough graders to check my work.
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Curriculum & Instruction
We need to know more about credit recovery
Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form at U.S. News & World Report
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Curriculum & Instruction
We need to know more about credit recovery
Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form at U.S. News & World Report
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Don’t base accountability on marginal differences
Student learning growth estimates already include a margin of error
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The short Conn
Detroit's teachers' union rejects militancy, and New York releases genuine opt-out data The Education Gadfly
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Rethinking teacher preparation
Newsflash: Hiring a teacher isn’t the same as purchasing a widget. Kate Stringer
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Early impacts of the Leading Educators Fellowship
Mentorships can fortify school cultures and establish pipelines for leadership. Kevin Mahnken
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Weak markets, strong teachers
Do hard times attract better teachers into the classroom? David Griffith
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Beyond Common Core: New poll offers heartening results for reformers
But the American public is stunningly ignorant of the basic facts of K–12 education. Chester E. Finn, Jr.
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Presidential contenders: Steal this education speech!
Six big education themes for the 2016 campaign. Michael J. Petrilli
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Six education themes for 2016
On Wednesday, Campbell Brown and the American Federation for Children will host an education policy summit in New Hampshire with
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The state of standards and assessments, in two maps
As we move into the 2015–16 school year, the standards and assessments landscape is continuing to shift. State legislative and executive actions over the past year have resulted in changes to how, when, and—in some cases—if districts and schools will implement Common Core standards and aligned assessments.
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The condition of college and career readiness for students from low-income families
Aspirations are high; preparation is low. Jessica Poiner
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Charter Schools
Measuring diversity in charter school offerings
Diversity is important, but school quality ought to come first. Robert Pondiscio
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ESSA
The new ESEA will be “loose-loose” because Arne Duncan went overboard with “tight-tight”
If it becomes law, the federal government will have much less power than it does today. Michael J. Petrilli
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Sensible responses to insolvent school districts
How school districts go underwater financially, and how to get them out. Marguerite Roza, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., and Michael J. Petrilli
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Charter Schools
Pedal to the metal: An overview of the Cincinnati school accelerator
Increasing quality seats for Queen City students
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Charter Schools
An appreciation of Building Excellent Schools
Teaching success, one school leader at a time
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Education was shortchanged in the GOP debate
The GOP had its first 2016 presidential debate last night, featuring the top ten hopefuls by recent poll numbers. Moderators Chris Wallace, Megyn Kelly, and Bret Baier asked tough questions, managed time well, and gave every candidate an opportunity to shine.
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School Finance, Governance
Who Should Be in Charge When School Districts Go into the Red?
School districts across the land are contending with rising education costs and constrained revenues. Yet state policies for assisting school districts in financial trouble are uneven and complex. Interventions are often haphazard, occur arbitrarily, and routinely place politics over sound economics.
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Charter Schools
Using schools and clinics as hubs to create healthy communities
The example of a D.C. partnership that shows promise but needs more data. Clara Allen
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Confronting the Hard Truth About Our Quest for Teacher Development
More money on professional development does not equal better teaching. Alyssa Schwenk
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How Cuts to State Pension Plans Fall on New Workers
Not much good news to share here; nor is there ever on this topic! Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
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Punch-drunk gov
Chris Christie leads with his chin; an outbreak of candor in Gotham; and why debt-free college is a sense-free idea. The Education Gadfly
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Curriculum & Instruction
The myth of the overstressed American teen
Privileged outliers get media attention, while far greater numbers of kids live inactive and unchallenged lives. Robert Pondiscio
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Curriculum & Instruction
A pause in the history wars
The College Board listened—and set AP U.S. History right. Chester E. Finn, Jr.
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The push for charter quality involves both the statehouse and the courthouse
Sponsors must be able to close underperforming schools
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