Event recap: How could the feds push private school choice?
Jessica PoinerWhen President Donald Trump stopped by a Cleveland charter school in September, he promised to “establish the national goal of providing school choice to every American child living in poverty.” Although he
How Obama's K–12 schooling drove his education policy—and may also shape his retirement
Derrell BradfordAs a two-term president and the de facto leader of the free world, Barack Obama has represented with his tenure a triumphant opus to the opportunity that makes the American experiment possible.
DeVos, the day after
On this week's podcast, special guest Andy Smarick, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss Betsy DeVos’s confirmation hearing and what the feds might do to promote school choice. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines the effects of New Orleans school reforms on school expenditures.
Ohio's charter reforms are on the right track
Aaron Churchill , Jamie Davies O'Leary, Chad L. AldisBy Aaron Churchill, Jamie Davies O’Leary, and Chad L. Aldis
Why Latino parents have a friend in Trump and DeVos
Rachel Campos-Duffy, Jason CryeBy Rachel Campos-Duffy and Jason Crye
Intentionally Diverse Charter Schools: A Toolkit for Charter School Leaders
Jeff MurrayMore than sixty years after Brown v. Board, traditional district schools are more often than not still havens of homogeneity.
A new year brings a new chance for district-charter collaboration
Jessica PoinerPeter Cunningham recently called district-charter collaboration the “great unfilled promise” of school choice.
What’s behind Ohio’s drop in the national Quality Counts ranking?
Jamie Davies O'LearyEducation Week just issued its twenty-first “Quality Counts” report card for states.
Vouchers have changed. Maybe your position should change, too.
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
The 2017 state of the states edition
On this week's podcast, Mike Petrilli, Alyssa Schwenk, and Brandon Wright discuss what’s on tap for state education reform in the new year. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines the effects of math textbooks in California.
ESSA accountability should be like water: Weighty, transparent, and fluid
Derrell BradfordBy Derrell Bradford
Coming together in 2017
On this week's podcast, Mike Petrilli, Alyssa Schwenk, and Brandon Wright discuss how the nation, and education reformers, can come together in 2017. And Amber Northern begins the new year by counting down the five best Research Minutes of 2016.
Fordham Institute statement on 2017 Quality Counts ratings
Ohio Education GadflyToday Education Week released its annual Quality Counts report card for states. Ohio earned a C with an overall score of 74.2, aligning the Buckeye State for the second year in a row with national U.S. average (also 74.2).