The promise of mastery grading
Call it mastery or competency-based education, it holds promise for students of all abilities
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
I didn’t see common enrollment systems coming.
It takes more than a "gut feeling" to know how a school is doing
Editor’s note: This is the eighth in a series of personal reflections on the current state of education reform and contemporary conservatism by Andy Smarick, a Bernard Lee Schwartz senior policy fellow with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.
The myriad challenges facing school principals in the United States have been well documented, including limited opportunities for distributed leadership, inadequate training, and a lackluster pipeline for new leaders. Recently, the Fordham Institute teamed up with the London-based Education Foundation to seek a better understanding of England’s recent efforts to revamp school leadership.
Rating school choice in the country’s biggest districts. Aaron Churchill
Taking a look outside the public education monopoly at the educational marketplace
Inter-district open enrollment: the oldest, yet least studied, choice option in Ohio
On Sunday, Mike spoke to the New York State Council of School Superintendents. These were his remarks as prepared for delivery.
One of the most important developments in urban education over the last two decades has been the rapid expansion of school choice.
Coming soon: Fifty states of grey. Jane Song
When we talk about high standards, accountability, and school choice, one essential element is often overlooked: giving parents and education leaders information they can actually use. It’s one thing to produce data, but quite another to make it useful—easily understood, comparable, and actionable.
The sudden departure of Joshua Starr, superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools, caught many by surprise—including Starr.
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.
Put empty Milwaukee school buildings to use for kids who desperately need them. Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
Busting myths, but not much to cheer about
This post was originally published in a slightly different form by the CUNY Institute for Education Policy.
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
All we are saying is give choice a chance. Michael J. Petrilli
Agnostic on form; honoring the best
All the pro-testing talking points you’ll ever need. Robert Pondiscio
Editor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form in the Daily News.
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
Perhaps 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.