Education reform's women—and the credit and opportunities they deserve
When the history of this era’s urban-education reform movement is written, four big policy innovations are sure to get attention: the nation’s first voucher program, first charter law, first mayor-controlled charter authorizer, and first “
Detroit is failing its students, and politicians are failing Detroit
Kevin MahnkenAfter roughly a year of presidential politicking during which education has been given short shrift, two primary debates over the past few days have restored the issue to news cycle relevance. Both were held in troubled Michigan cities in advance of today’s crucial primary.
Ohio school report cards: The end of education’s era of good feelings
Aaron ChurchillThe "ratings bubble" bursts for Ohio’s schools and districts
Whose America is it? Why I want my students to read Ta-Nehisi Coates but believe Lin-Manuel Miranda
Robert PondiscioBy Robert Pondiscio
Pencils down: What I learned from studying the quality of state tests
Morgan PolikoffEditor’s note: This is the last in a series of blog posts that takes a closer look at the findings and implications of Evaluating the Content and Quality of Next Generation Assessments, Fordham’s new first-of-its-kind report.
How well do next-generation tests measure higher-order thinking skills?
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Victoria McDougaldEditor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of blog posts that takes a closer look at the findings and implications of Evaluating the Content and Quality of Next Generation Assessments, Fordham’s new first-of-its-kind report.
The Oscars edition
In this week’s podcast, Joel Rose of New Classrooms joins Mike Petrilli to discuss how technology makes “differentiation” doable, non-cognitive skills under ESSA, and the future of Success Academies in New York City. In the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines how teacher reforms have affected teacher effectiveness.
How school suspensions could engender racial disparities in academic achievement
Andrew ScanlanBy Andrew Scanlan
The effect of teacher demographic representation on student attendance and suspensions
Jamie Davies O'LearyBy Jamie Davies O’Leary
How the Louisiana voucher system affected students
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
Using ESSA to fix reading: Implications for state policy
Robert PondiscioBy Lisa Hansel and Robert Pondiscio
The next phase of D.C. reform
If you’re at all interested in Washington, D.C. schools, you should read this excellent report by David Osborne. It serves as a quick and comprehensive history lesson on the city’s last two decades of reform.
Leaving talent on the table: Fixing gifted education in America
Talk is cheap.For decades, elected officials, education leaders, and others have consumed much oxygen talking about the challenges facing our nation from countries doing a much better job developing their academic talent.Despite this the reality is that we have largely failed to address this concern as many of our most talented children are being overlooked and uncultivated.
Can higher standards survive their own success?
Robert PondiscioOn the campaign trail, Senator Ted Cruz reliably wins applause with a call to "repeal every word of Common Core." It's a promise he will be hard-pressed to keep should he find himself in the White House next January.