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How states can avoid proficiency rates when measuring academic achievement under ESSA
By Brandon L. Wright
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Governance
The summer of school choice discontent
On this week's podcast, special guest Gerard Robinson, a resident fellow at AEI, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss House Republicans’ snubbing of the Trump Administration’s school choice proposals. During the Research Minute, David Griffith offers a skeptical look at a University of Arkansas study arguing that “quality control” efforts in school choice programs drive private schools away.
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Charter Schools
Kasich’s misstep on the evaluation of charter sponsors
At the end of June, Governor John Kasich vetoed a provision in the state budget bill that would have changed school grading calculations for purposes of evaluating the performance of Ohio’s charter
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Teachers & School Leaders
Where teacher evaluation reform was a home run
On this week's podcast, special guest Thomas Toch, director of FutureEd at Georgetown University, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss teacher reform in Washington, D.C. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines how well principals’ evaluations differentiate teacher performance.
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State ESSA plans: Just BS, or reform's BFF?
On this week's podcast, special guest Chad Aldeman, a principal at Bellwether Education Partners, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss his organization’s recent review of state ESSA plans. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines the progress of the high school sophomore class of 2002.
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Three ways to improve Ohio’s ESSA plan
In early June, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) released an updated draft of its ESSA plan for public comment. The department had initially intended to submit its plan earlier this spring, but after heavy pressure, state officials decided to delay submission until September.
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Charter Schools
Whether school choice increases parental demand for information about school quality
An average of forty-four million unique visitors use GreatSchools every year to check out schools in their area and elsewhere.
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Accountability & Testing
Graduation option hurts students in long run
This blog originally appeared as an editorial in today’s edition of the Columbus Dispatch.
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