The Diverse Schools Dilemma on the air and on the net
Here’s a roundup of recent and forthcoming media attention that Mike Petrilli's new book, the Diverse Schools Dilemma, has garnered.
Here’s a roundup of recent and forthcoming media attention that Mike Petrilli's new book, the Diverse Schools Dilemma, has garnered.
If Ms. Ravitch herself aimed to be self-critical and honest in the matter of the best interest of students, she would need to examine the public school model that she has, of late, been trumpeting
Guest-blogger Paul Basken's take on the Diverse Schools Dilemma
A picture is worth a thousand words--the bigger the dot, the bigger the charter-school market share
CREDO, a Stanford-based research center, concluded that New Jersey charter schools are among the highest-performing studied to date
Andy Smarick's pick of education news from over the Thanksgiving holiday
Congratulations to Checker, who received the 2012 National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) President’s award for outstanding contributions to the field of gifted education
Expanding exam schools would be an extremely wise national investment—a way to provide a world-class public education to high-performing students
Keeping mixed schools mixed
Investigation of whether or not demographic changes in communities are leading to demographic changes in their schools
Going after governance
Mike Petrilli's highly-anticipated book, the Diverse Schools Dilemma, drops today
A review of education-related responses to Tuesday's election
The results are in and our non-partisan candidate, Ed Reform, had a mixed performance. Here's a look at how the seven key races and referenda turned out
Seven education races and referenda to watch tonight
Exam schools stretch the school dollar
This timely study represents the most comprehensive analysis of American teacher unions’ strength ever conducted, ranking all fifty states and the District of Columbia according to the power and influence of their state-level unions.
What the Common Core may mean for accountability
Simplistic? Yes. Discriminatory? No.
Keeping ethics and results aligned
Let there be controversy
Gifted education, selective public schools, and the troubles of one of America's best high schools
What is the best education for exceptionally able and high-achieving youngsters? There are no easy answers but, as Chester Finn and Jessica Hockett show, for more than 100,000 students each year, the solution is to enroll in an academically selective public high school. Exam Schools is the first-ever close-up look at this small, sometimes controversial, yet crucial segment of American public education.
“Customization” isn’t just for urban hipsters
Here’s hoping Charles Murray is wrong
The premise that charter management organizations can—or should—be effective advocacy vehicles rests on assumptions of questionable validity.