MNPS Expenditures and Academic Outcomes: Long Term Opportunities for the District
For Nashville charters, funding disparities endanger progress. Kevin Mahnken
For Nashville charters, funding disparities endanger progress. Kevin Mahnken
When bad schools close, families usually get something better.That’s what the Thomas B. Fordham Institute asserts in its April 2015 study School Closures and Student Achievement, using new research conducted in both traditional and charter public schools located in Ohio’s large urban school districts.
Test refusals may force reformers to rethink their priorities. Robert Pondiscio
Editor's note: On May 6, Fordham contributor Andy Smarick delivered testimony before an Ohio education subcommittee on Senate Bill 148, a critical piece of legislation that would help clean up
Rewarding parents who make informed decisions. Matthew Levey
The era of judging New York City Schools on academics is over. Robert Pondiscio
Like pretty much everyone who is passionate about closing the achievement gap, I’m interested in Success Academies.
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools has consistently believed that all schools should be held accountable for the performance of their students and that any school that isn’t perfor
A decade ago, I became fixated on what I saw as the biggest problem in K–12 education—that we continued to assign low-income inner-city kids to persistently failing schools.
Where are quality school seats most needed?
New report findings challenge popular myth that closing schools hurts students academically
Charter law reform efforts get attention at all levels, but it's worth remembering that great charter schools can change lives
The testing “opt-out” movement is testing education reform’s humility.
Promising early signs that the standards are working. Jane Song
Parents should use the threat of test refusal to demand a well-rounded education for their kids.
What is the critical mass of opt-outs and to what might it lead?
Special Edition looking at coverage of Ohio Senate's charter reform bill
An internecine argument exposes a fault line in charter school rhetoric. Robert Pondiscio
Hint: Think Mad Men. Jeff Murray
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The impulse to protect kids from bad choices serves no one well. Matthew Levey
Short review of new study on the effects of competition on schools
Andy Smarick is clearly disappointed with the
Call it mastery or competency-based education, it holds promise for students of all abilities
If you’re at all interested in school choice, you really should read a trio of recent reports.
D.C.’s charter school sector stands as a shining example of what urban chartering can accomplish for kids in need.
Andy delivered a shortened version of the following comments at a PPI launch event for Hill & Jochim’s new book, A Democratic Constitution for Public Education.
A good primer on programs in twenty-four locales. Jeff Murray
Charter schools are making a difference. Robert Pondiscio
Arne Duncan was half right about those “white suburban moms.” Robert Pondiscio