America's Millennials: Overeducated and unprepared

A sobering new report says our most educated generation still can’t compete. Robert Pondiscio

NEW from Fordham: Common Core and America's High-Achieving Students

While the merit and politics of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have been much debated and discussed, one topic has been virtually ignored: What do the standards portend for America’s high-ability students?  In a new brief from Fordham, Jonathan Plucker, professor of education at the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education, provides guidance for districts

Can gifted education survive the Common Core?

Higher standards are no excuse to ditch gifted services. Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.

An ode to Common Core kindergarten standards

This post originally appeared in a slightly different form at Psychology Today.

Ed Trust Midwest report on Michigan's charter authorizers: A decent start, but hardly the final word

Followers of Fordham’s work know that we are obsessed with charter school quality, both nationally and in our home state of Ohio. We are also a charter school authorizer, responsible for overseeing a portfolio of eleven schools in the Buckeye State—a job we take very seriously.

Dual enrollment course content and instructor quality

The pros and cons of college courses in high school. Michael Brickman

Kids in Crisis, Cobwebs in Classrooms

Put empty Milwaukee school buildings to use for kids who desperately need them. Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.

The central problem with Jason Riley's argument

We at Fordham are big fans of Jason Riley, a Wall Street Journal columnist who just joined the team at the Manhattan Institute.

One size fits most, even in the suburbs

Some progressive parents will never embrace Common Core. And that’s OK. Michael J. Petrilli

Is Common Core too hard for kindergarten?

There’s no such thing as too much, too soon in reading. Robert Pondiscio

Common Core: Lessons learned from a year of debate

Revisiting the Common Core debate in Ohio

Comparing Student Attrition Rates at Charter Schools and Nearby Traditional Public Schools

Busting myths, but not much to cheer about

Backfilling charter seats: A backhanded way to kill school autonomy

In defense of New York City's selective high schools

This post was originally published in a slightly different form by the CUNY Institute for Education Policy.

Nine questions: What does it even mean to oppose the Common Core?

Some queries for 2016 presidential contenders. Michael J. Petrilli

Public funding, parent choice, and the values of the majority

Last week, in his State of the State address, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo put the weight of his office behind an education tax credit

Advice to Republican leaders: Don't back down on high education standards

Editor's note: This post was originally published in a slightly different form on the Daily Caller.

The case against federal accountability mandates in education

All we are saying is give choice a chance. Michael J. Petrilli

School Choice Week 2015: Honoring the best charter schools in Ohio

Agnostic on form; honoring the best

Stump speech challenge: A New Deal on testing

All the pro-testing talking points you’ll ever need. Robert Pondiscio

And the climate changes (at least in Albany)

Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form in the Daily News.

Tennessee embraced Common Core for a reason

Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form in The Tennessean.

Model Citizens

Arizona makes passing the U.S. citizenship test a graduation requirement. Other states should too. Robert Pondiscio

Carmen Fariña's war on evidence

Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form in the Daily News and City Journal.

Stay the course or turn the page?

Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form at RegBlog.

Vision Talks a better fit for conservatives than ed reformers

In AEI’s latest Vision Talks video, Arthur Brooks, its president and the happiest man in the think-tank world, argues that public-policy advocates need to make a better cas

When the standard algorithm is the only algorithm taught

Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form on the Tools for the Common Core Standards blog.

2015: The year of curriculum-based reform?

Some of ed reform’s leading lights finally see that what kids learn makes a difference. Robert Pondiscio

Common Core State Standards aren't so easy to replace

Crying “Dump it!” might be good politics. But any high standards will look a lot like Common Core. Michael J. Petrilli and Michael Brickman