Turnarounds rarely work; close dysfunctional schools instead
Aaron Churchill“Winners never quit and quitters never win.” There's a lot of truth in that cliché, but it doesn't seem to apply to education. When it comes to chronically low-performing schools, in many cases, the better – and more courageous – course is to “quit” and close a school that is simply beyond repair.
Ohio’s ESSA plan: Identifying low-performing schools
Jessica PoinerOne of the hallmarks of school accountability is the identification of and intervention in persistently low-preforming schools.
Good charters are good choices: Farah’s story (Columbus Collegiate Academy)
Jamie Davies O'LearyParents make choices about their child’s schooling based on a variety of factors: location, safety, convenience, academics, extracurriculars, support services, and more. Many families choose their school by moving to the neighborhood of their preference, thus exercising “choice” when making homeownership decisions.
A federal scholarship tax credit: Trump's only fifty-state school-choice option
By Thomas W. Carroll
Too many pension systems are inequitable to new and future teachers
Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw, Ph.D., Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.By Dara Zeehandelaar, Ph.D. and Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
Capping off National School Choice Week with some Fordham favorites
The Education GadflyTomorrow marks the end of National School Choice Week 2017.
(No) Money in the Bank: Which Retirement Systems Penalize New Teachers?
A new teacher’s pension is supposed to be a perk. The truth is that for the majority of the nation’s new teachers, what they can anticipate in retirement benefits will be worth less than what they contributed to the system while they were in the classroom, even if they stay for decades.
2017 National School Choice Poll
Jessica PoinerThe American Federation for Children (AFC) recently released its third annual poll on school choice. The national poll surveyed just over 1,000 likely November 2018 voters early this January via phone calls.
The flush with cash edition
On this week's podcast, Mike Petrilli, Alyssa Schwenk, and Brandon Wright discuss President Trump’s inauguration speech and what he said about education and globalization. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines how grading systems affect student effort.
Trump's $20 billion school choice plan likely to leave details to the states
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
A New Federal Push on Private School Choice? Three Options to Consider
One of the few education promises President-elect Trump made on the campaign trail was to launch a major new federal initiative on school choice. By nominating choice advocate Betsy DeVos to be his secretary of education, he indicated that he was serious about it.
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