Draft ESSA regulations: A mixed bag for educational excellence
Jonathan Plucker, Brandon L. WrightBy Jonathan Plucker, Ph.D. and Brandon Wright
If Republican legislatures drown in Trump's wake, so might education reform
Chester E. Finn, Jr.By Chester E. Finn, Jr.
The Lovitz edition
On this week's podcast, Robert Pondiscio and Alyssa Schwenk discuss Sean "Diddy" Combs's new Harlem charter school, the fizzling out of the Friedrichs Supreme Court case, and America's lack of effective teacher training. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern reviews the 2016 Brown Center Report on American Education.
ESSA accountability: Don't forget the high-achievers
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
John Kasich's education record: Much better than what you've read
Jamie Davies O'LearyBy Jamie Davies O’Leary
Education for Upward Mobility
Michael J. PetrilliIn Education for Upward Mobility, editor Michael J. Petrilli and more than a dozen leading scholars and policy analysts seek answers to a fundamental question: How can we help children born into poverty transcend their disadvantages and enter the middle class as adults? And in particular, what role can our schools play?
Laying the foundation for the next decade of D.C. reform
Here’s the speech I wish Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser would give:
Harvesting Success: Charter schools in rural America
Andrew ScanlanBy Andrew Scanlan
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.
John Kasich quotes about education
Brandon L. WrightEditor's note: This post was first published on Flypaper on July 21, 2015.
Charter School Program grant teeters on the edge while millions of dollars flow down the “turnaround” drain
Jamie Davies O'LearyHow is education money better spent?
The effects of school voucher programs on student's criminal activity
Andrew ScanlanBy Andrew Scanlan
Implementing the Every Student Succeeds Act toward a coherent, aligned assessment system
Jessica PoinerWay back in the days of NCLB, testing often existed in a vacuum.
Steering and rowing in the age of ESSA
If you care about state education policy and/or the new federal education law, you ought to spend some time doing three things. First, consider how the performance of schools (and networks of schools) needs to be assessed.
ESSA Accountability Design Competition: My big takeaways
On February 2, I had the privilege of being a judge for the Fordham Institute’s ESSA Accountability Design Competition. It’s widely known that I’m a fan of using competition to drive policy innovation, and this competition did not disappoint.
Designing accountability systems to avoid NCLB-era mistakes
I walked away from Fordham’s School Accountability Design Competition last Tuesday pleasantly surprised—not only at the variety of fresh thinking on accountability, but also at how few submissions actually triggered the “I think that’s illegal” response. I left encouraged at the possibilities for the future.
States: Don’t leave K–3 accountability behind under ESSA
Elliot RegensteinThe Fordham Institute’s recent accountability design competition put a lot of great ideas on the table.
Top #ESSADesign proposals: Chris Hoffman et al., Teach Plus Teaching Policy Fellows, Teach Plus
Editor's note: On Tuesday, February 2, Fordham hosted the ESSA Acountability Design Competition, a first-of-its-kind conference to generate ideas for state accountability frame
Top #ESSADesign proposals: Ronald F. Ferguson, Harvard University and Tripod Education Partners, Inc.
Editor's note: On Tuesday, February 2, Fordham hosted the ESSA Acountability Design Competition, a first-of-its-kind conference to generate ideas for state accountability frame
Top #ESSADesign proposals: Richard J. Wenning, BeFoundation and SpreadMusicNow
Editor's note: On Tuesday, February 2, Fordham hosted the ESSA Acountability Design Competition, a first-of-its-kind conference to generate ideas for state accountability f
Top #ESSADesign proposals: Jennifer Vranek et al., Education First
Editor's note: On Tuesday, February 2, Fordham hosted the ESSA Acountability Design Competition, a first-of-its-kind conference to generate ideas for state accountability frame
Top #ESSADesign proposals: Morgan Polikoff, Matthew Duque, and Stephani Wrabel, University of Southern California and Baltimore County Public Schools
Editor's note: On Tuesday, February 2, Fordham hosted the ESSA Acountability Design Competition, a first-of-its-kind conference to generate ideas for state accountability frame
Top #ESSADesign proposals: Lydia Burns et al., Student Voice Team, Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence
Editor's note: On Tuesday, February 2, Fordham hosted the ESSA Acountability Design Competition, a first-of-its-kind conference to generate ideas for state accountability frame