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Charter Schools
Charter school authorizing in post-Katrina New Orleans
Twenty-five years into the American charter school movement there remains little research on the impact of charter authorizers, yet these entities are responsible for key decisions in the lives of charter schools, including whether they can open, and when they must close.
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The special education edition
On this week’s podcast, Mike Petrilli, Alyssa Schwenk, and Brandon Wright take Texas to task for capping the number of kids eligible for special education services. During the research minute, Amber Northern examines efforts to replicate college mentoring programs at scale using technology.
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Advanced Education
Do high school courses prepare kids for college?
As students and teachers settle back into school routines, thousands of high schoolers are getting their first taste of classes that are supposed to prepare them for college. Some of them are sitting in Advanced Placement courses, while others have enrolled in district-designed advanced courses.
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Charter Schools
How to solve the school closure conundrum
Politicians are wise to pay attention to public opinion data, but they are also responsible for crafting sound policies based on research and evidence.
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Ohio’s college remediation rate is dropping: Why?
College may not be for all, but it is the chosen path of nearly fifty thousand Ohio high school grads.
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Sorry, Governor
I respect Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, am glad to be a long-time citizen of his state, agree with most of his policies and priorities, and appreciate his appointing me to the State Board of Education.
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Ohio’s ‘honesty gap’ is narrowing—and that’s a good thing
Ohio’s report card release showed a slight narrowing of the “honesty gap”—the difference between the state’s own proficiency rate and proficiency rates as defined by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).
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Curriculum & Instruction
How educational software affected student achievement in Washington, D.C.
By Andrew Scanlan
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Curriculum & Instruction
Finding the right tool for the job: Improving reading and writing in the classroom
By Victoria Sears
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Charter Schools
Trump, Choice, and Discipline
On this week’s podcast, Robert Pondiscio, Brandon Wright, and David Griffith discuss Donald Trump’s school choice proposal and the national debate over school discipline. During the research minute, Amber Northern examines the effect of the charter school authorization process on school quality.
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Charter Schools
Fordham Institute media statement on release of $71 million federal charter school grant to Ohio
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) announced that it would release the $71 million Charter School Program (CSP) grant awarded to Ohio last September, but with additional restrictions attached. The letter outlines "high-risk" special conditions for how Ohio's award can be spent.
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Charter Schools
What Trump’s visit to a Cleveland charter school really means
GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump recently visited Cleveland Arts and Social Sciences Academy, a charter school educating predominately minority and low-income children. I write not to comment on Mr.
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Charter Schools, ESSA
What charter school authorizers can teach states on ESSA: It's hard to find indicators of school quality that aren’t test scores
By Kathryn Mullen Upton
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The big summer stories edition
On this week’s podcast, Mike Petrilli, Alyssa Schwenk, and Brandon Wright discuss this summer’s ten biggest education stories. During the research minute, Amber Northern examines the effects of paying teachers for performance.
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Charter Schools
We must diversify charter school options
By Chester E. Finn Jr., Bruno V. Manno, and Brandon L. Wright
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Charter Schools
Ohio’s charter sector: Pains of the past are dampening innovation
There are emerging signs, as I’ve written, that Ohio’s charter law overhaul (HB 2) is working.
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Ohio's accountability system is the best in the country for high achievers. Here are 3 ways to keep that focus
Last 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.
