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More (yes, more) on Akron's graduation rate
Chad L. AldisOver the past two years, Fordham has been an outspoken critic of some of the efforts to modify Ohio’s graduation requirements. It’s not that we think the current graduation requirements are perfect. Heck, we’ve even offered a variety of ideas to modify the current framework.
Ohio Charter News Weekly - 7/6/18
Chad L. Aldis, Madison YoderBig changes are coming for Ohio’s dropout prevention and recovery charter schools
An Evaluation of Tennessee’s Achievement School District and Local Innovation Zones
Jessica PoinerSince 2012, Tennessee has taken a unique approach to intervening in struggling schools. With the goal of turning around the lowest-performing 5 percent of schools in the state (known as priority schools), officials introduced two separate models: the Achievement School District (ASD) and Innovation Zones (iZones).
Could education technology plus student motivation yield game-changing results?
Adam Tyner, Ph.D.By Adam Tyner
Can Charter Schools Survive Polarization and Populism?
Charter schools have historically garnered support from across the political spectrum, but President Trump and Secretary of Education DeVos—by their very support—may be narrowing that broad base. Last year’s Education Next poll found a steep drop in charter support among Democrats.
Ohio Charter News Weekly - 6/29/18
Chad L. Aldis, Madison YoderLegislative update: SB 216 and HB 87
As a former member of two teachers' unions, I celebrate the "Janus" decision
Erika SanziBy Erika Sanzi
The victims of unearned diplomas
Adam Tyner, Ph.D., Brandon L. WrightBy Adam Tyner and Brandon L. Wright
States' newfound freedom to fix or replace struggling schools: Advice for state boards
Brandon L. WrightBy Brandon L. Wright
How schools can better prepare for the worst
On this week’s podcast, Andy Rotherham, co-founder and partner at Bellwether Education Partners, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss how schools can prevent mass shootings without turning themselves into bunkers. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines how warm weather affects student learning.
Ohio Charter News Weekly - 6/22/18
Chad L. Aldis, Madison YoderNew Ohio online school legislation
Why don't districts do the easy things to improve student learning?
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
Nudge, nudge, wink, wink
On this week's podcast, Ben Castleman, an assistant professor at the University of Virginia, and Ethan Fletcher, a managing director at ideas42, join Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss Ben and Ethan’s collaborative project to improve college access and completion, Nudges, Norms, and New Solutions. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern looks at nudges, too, in this case the role of information and incentives in getting students to fill out their FAFSA forms.
How career and technical education affects students' future wages
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
Better together: Could combining content-rich and personalized approaches be the future of literacy instruction?
By Lauren Gill, Nirvani Budhram, and Amber Oliver
Integration is charter opponents' newest excuse to unwind decades of progress
Derrell BradfordBy Derrell Bradford
Educational justice, Mayor de Blasio? Charter schools fixed that for you
Robert PondiscioBy Robert Pondiscio