The Diverse Schools Dilemma: On sale now!
Mike Petrilli's highly-anticipated book, the Diverse Schools Dilemma, drops today
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
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.
Education’s mini mills
Why not try strapping Title I dollars to the backs of needy kids and letting them take it to the schools of their choice?
Mike analyzes Governor Romney's education proposal on WSJ.com.
Program design matters
Terry Ryan's writes today that Fordham would be willing to lead the way in going through a vetting process led by the Transformation Alliance in Cleveland.
8 reasons private school choice still struggles
Louisiana became the latest state to embrace the introduction of school vouchers, but the legislative moxie it showed should stimulate a new conversation about private school choice and accountability.
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision a decade ago didn't end the fight over private school choice, even though it should have caused states to rethink what they so sweepingly consider “aid” to sectarian institutions.
Wisconsin's top educator has again used his position to imply that the Badger State is throwing more money at a voucher program he once called "morally wrong."
Mike provides his take on how to approach the integration issue from a recent panel discussion co-hosted by the Century Foundation, Howard University, and the Fordham Institute
The Georgia House this week took another step toward exiling last spring’s state Supreme Court decision prohibiting the state approval of charter schools to the history books, where it belongs.
The recent failure to enact a parent trigger in a California community is an example of how the system should work.
The spotlight shining on the GOP candidate's educational philosophy is both a blessing and a curse for home-schooling parents and their advocates.