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Commentary
11.28.2016
Charter Schools

Foreword – 2016 Fordham Sponsorship Annual Report

Kathryn Mullen

It would be an understatement to say that the 2015–16 school year was one of transition. Indeed, over the past twelve months, we lived through the implementation of the third state assessment in three years, the rollout of Ohio’s revised sponsor evaluation, and the introduction of a new state superintendent at the Ohio Department of Education (ODE).

Commentary
11.21.2016
ESSA

A third way for Ohio teacher evaluations

Jessica Poiner

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has put the future of teacher evaluations firmly in the hands of states. Ohio is now in full control of deciding how to develop and best implement its nascent system.

Commentary
11.21.2016

How to make high school diplomas meaningful

Aaron Churchill

As a form of credentialing, high school diplomas are supposed to signal whether a young person possesses a certain set of knowledge and skills.

Report
11.15.2016
Accountability & Testing, ESSA, Advanced Education

High Stakes for High Schoolers: State Accountability in the Age of ESSA (Part II)

Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Ph.D., Brandon L. Wright

Eleven weeks ago, in High Stakes for High Achievers: State Accountability in the Age of ESSA, the Fordham Institute reported that current K–8 accountability systems in most states give teachers scant reason to attend to the learning of high-achieving youngsters.

Commentary
11.10.2016
Charter Schools

Foreword: Pathway to Success – KIPP Columbus takes seriously its mission to send kids to and through college

Jamie Davies O'Leary

KIPP Columbus achieves extraordinary outcomes for its students, predominantly students in poverty and students of color—a fact worth celebrating by itself. In 2015-16 in Ohio’s Urban Eight cities, KIPP Columbus was in the top five percent of all schools (district and charter) on student growth and among the very best (top 3 percent) in Columbus.

Undefined
11.9.2016

The post-election edition

On this week’s podcast, special guest Conor Williams of New America joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss the message Trump voters were sending and what a Trump Administration will mean for America’s schools.