We must diversify charter school options
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Bruno V. Manno, Brandon L. WrightBy Chester E. Finn Jr., Bruno V. Manno, and Brandon L. Wright
Can evidence improve America's schools?
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
Ohio’s charter sector: Pains of the past are dampening innovation
Jamie Davies O'LearyThere are emerging signs, as I’ve written, that Ohio’s charter law overhaul (HB 2) is working.
Ohio's accountability system is the best in the country for high achievers. Here are 3 ways to keep that focus
Aaron ChurchillLast week, several of my Fordham colleagues published a fantastic fifty-state review of accountability systems and how they impact high achievers. Lamentably, they found that most states do almost nothing to hold schools accountable for the progress of their most able pupils.
Cultivating America's future leaders
Robert PondiscioDuring the No Child Left Behind era of education reform, now winding down, teachers, schools and districts were tacitly encouraged to focus their efforts on raising the floor rather than raising the roof on student achievement. Whether by accident, choice or neglect, high-achievers as well as those merely "above proficient" received little attention. And why should they?
On the 'Fly: Ten stories you might've missed this summer
Kevin MahnkenMuch like the typical American fourth grader, education news tends go on a ten-week vacation each June after a year of intermittently joyous, raucous, and bizarre happenings.
Education reform should welcome new voices
Audrey KimTwo years ago, I matriculated from one of the most liberal, activist college campuses in the country. In the months leading up to graduation, I fantasized about jumping head-first into a vocation fighting for social justice. I knew that I had a passion for policy and a healthy interest in education issues (my mom is a school teacher).
How education reform lost its mojo
Robert PondiscioIt's been a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad summer for education reform. After many years of bipartisan support, key elements of the reform agenda—higher standards, better teachers, test-based accountability, parental choice—are starved for oxygen in both the Republican and Democratic party platforms.