School choice, student mobility, and school quality in New Orleans
Robert PondiscioBy Robert Pondiscio
Is there actually a national teacher shortage?
Kevin MahnkenThe whole point of the Every Student Succeeds Act was to revert financial and regulatory authority back to states after No Child Left Behind’s era of federal supremacy.
The Office for Civil Rights jumps to conclusions on school discipline
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
The LEMONADE edition
On this week’s podcast, Mike Petrilli and Robert Pondiscio celebrate Prince’s little-known legacy in the world of education, assess education policies that hold parents accountable, and question the alleged diversity of the opt-out movement. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines the causes and effects of test score manipulation in New York State.
Using Google Maps to get charter students to school
Outliers make for great stories and headlines, but they don’t do much for policy discussions—particularly school choice policy. Recently, there has been a flurry of headlines citing tales of “extreme sacrifice” by Detroit students in their efforts to commute great distances to the schools of their choice.