Go for growth: How Ohio lawmakers can fix the school grading system
In its version of the state budget bill, the Ohio House included language that would place more weight on student growth measures when calculating charter sponsor ratings.
In its version of the state budget bill, the Ohio House included language that would place more weight on student growth measures when calculating charter sponsor ratings.
Each year, school choice advocates celebrate National Charter Schools Week. This year, they had an extra reason to break open the champagne: U.S.
By Kathryn Mullen Upton
By Jason Crye
On this week's podcast, special guest Matt Chingos, a senior fellow at the Urban In
By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
NOTE: This piece originally appeared in The Cincinnati Enquirer in a slightly different form.
What if every child in American schools had the equivalent of an IEP, i.e. we customized the education of every unique student? What if we focused on pupil strengths rather than weaknesses? What if we freed their teachers from paperwork and allowed them to instruct their students as they think best?
By Michael J. Petrilli
On this week's podcast, special guest John Bailey, a Walton Family Foundation Fellow, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss the federal budget deal for the current fiscal year and its effects on education. During the Research Minute, David Griffith examines the effects of Washington, D.C.’s school voucher program on student outcomes and parental satisfaction.
By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.