Comparing Student Attrition Rates at Charter Schools and Nearby Traditional Public Schools
Jeff MurrayBusting myths, but not much to cheer about
NCLB accountability is dead; long live ESEA testing
Chester E. Finn, Jr.It’s fascinating—and telling—how rapidly the zillion issues tucked away in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act have been distilled down to arguments about testing.
Backfilling charter seats: A backhanded way to kill school autonomy
Michael J. PetrilliIn defense of New York City's selective high schools
Derrell BradfordThis post was originally published in a slightly different form by the CUNY Institute for Education Policy.
Public funding, parent choice, and the values of the majority
Kathleen Porter-MageeLast week, in his State of the State address, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo put the weight of his office behind an education tax credit
The case against federal accountability mandates in education
Michael J. PetrilliAll we are saying is give choice a chance. Michael J. Petrilli
School Choice Week 2015: Honoring the best charter schools in Ohio
Ohio Education GadflyAgnostic on form; honoring the best
Stump speech challenge: A New Deal on testing
Robert PondiscioAll the pro-testing talking points you’ll ever need. Robert Pondiscio
And the climate changes (at least in Albany)
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form in the Daily News.
Stump speech contest: What members of Congress should say about testing
Michael J. PetrilliThe word around town is that support for annual testing among rank-and-file members of Congress—in both chambers and on both sides of the aisle—is dangerously low. They are constantly hearing complaints from their constituents about the overuse and abuse of standardized tests, and many are eager to do something about it.
Ten things to know about Secretary Duncan's ESEA reauthorization speech
As I wrote last week, with the ESEA reauthorization process heating up, lots of advocates are now trying to influence the congressional deliberations. Secretary Duncan weighed in this morning.
Vision Talks a better fit for conservatives than ed reformers
Michelle LernerIn 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
Why didn't I think of that?
Robert PondiscioPerhaps the highest praise you can heap on another writer’s work is to acknowledge a tinge of professional jealousy. You read a blog post, column, or piece of reporting and think, “Damn, I wish I’d written that.” Here are some of the pieces—about Common Core and education at large—I wish I’d written in 2014.
Exploring Ohio’s Private Education Sector
Jeff MurraySome interesting trends and projections emerge from limited private school data
Late Bell: December 22, 2014
The Education GadflyWelcome to a special Fordham-in-the-news edition of Late Bell.
What the Dickens! 2014 in Education Reform
Michelle Lerner, Robert Pondiscio, Alyssa SchwenkIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Michelle Lerner, Robert Pondiscio, and Alyssa Schwenk
CREDO charter-quality report makes waves in Ohio
Aaron ChurchillNew report digs deep into student performance data.
Charters can do what's best for students who care
Michael J. PetrilliOn today's Room for Debate series at the New York Times, p
Why aren’t Republicans trying harder to reach school-choice voters?
Michael BrickmanEditor's note: This post first appeared in a slightly different form on Watchdog.org.Republicans are still gleeful after their 2014 victories in the U.S. Senate and statehouses across the nation. They should be, but they should also take heed.
On The Road to Better Accountability: An Analysis of State Charter School Policies
Jessica PoinerNew report on authorization practices across the United States.
If charters work, what is the reason?
Editor's note: This post is the second entry of a multi-part series of interviews featuring Fordham's own Andy Smarick and Jack Schneider, an assistant professor of education at Holy Cross.
A system composed entirely of charters?
Editor's note: This post is the first entry of a multi-part series of interviews featuring Fordham's own Andy Smarick and Jack Schneider, an assistant professor of education at Holy Cross.
The reading paradox: How standards mislead teachers
Kathleen Porter-MageeYou can’t teach reading the way you teach other subjects. Kathleen Porter-Magee
Teacher leadership: Yet another charter school innovation?
Michael J. Petrilli, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.In England, all schools feature “distributed leadership.” Here, not so much. Michael J. Petrilli and Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
Punishing achievement in our schools
Chester E. Finn, Jr.President Obama’s contempt for the Constitution, and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s unfortunate disregard of that document, have been loudly and justly decried by critics of executive overreach. Less heralded, but equally troubling, is the mission creep of the Office for Civil Rights as it works to reshape the education world and to right whatever alleged wrongs it thinks it sees.
Strong charter accountability in D.C.
I recently wrote about exciting new charter school results in Washington, D.C..
D.C.'s outstanding and improving charter school sector
As my Bellwether colleague (and D.C.
A five-point plan to resuscitate Catholic schools
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Opportunities abound if only Catholic schools will seize them. by Chester E. Finn, Jr.