D.C. Public Schools see large achievement gains, growing inequality
Nicholas Munyan-PenneyBy Nicholas Munyan-Penney
Praise for charter teachers—for showing up to work
On this week's podcast, special guest Derrell Bradford, the executive vice president of 50CAN, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss Fordham’s new report on teacher absenteeism. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines what happened to student outcomes when desegregation orders came to an end in the 1990s.
VIDEO: Chester E. Finn, Jr. interviews David Osborne, author of "Reinventing America’s Schools"
The Education GadflyOn September 5, 2017, Chester E. Finn, Jr. appeared on C-SPAN’s “After Words” to interview David Osborne about his new book, Reinventing America’s Schools: Creating a 21st Century Education System. As the network describes:
A little known ESSA provision sheds some more light on Ohio’s graduation “fix”
Jessica PoinerA recent article in Education Week highlighted how an under-the-radar ESSA provision could spell trouble for states with multiple high school diplomas.
Teacher Absenteeism in Charter and Traditional Public Schools
David GriffithResearch confirms what common sense dictates: Students learn less when their teachers aren’t there. According to multiple studies, a ten-day increase in teacher absence results in at least ten fewer days of learning for students.