It’s time to stop talking about Ohio’s federal charter school grant
Jamie Davies O'LearyMoney to expand high-performing charters should not be jeopardized by bad actors
My favorite writing of 2015
As 2015 was coming to a close, I compiled a list of my fifty favorite reads of the year. You can find them all here.
On the road to better accessibility, autonomy, and accountability in charter schools
Jamie Davies O'LearyFourteen states have seen positive policy changes since NACSA’s inaugural report last year. By Jamie Davies O’Leary
Catholic School Renaissance: A Wise Giver's Guide to Strengthening a National Asset
Kate StringerIn time for Christmas, a how-to book for philanthropists who want to bring new life to Catholic schools. By Kate Stringer
Education posts I wish I'd written this year
Robert PondiscioThe best compliment I can pay a fellow education blogger is to confess professional jealousy. By Robert Pondiscio
You’re invited! Fordham report release: Lessons from Ohio’s best charter schools
Ohio Education GadflyCelebrate National School Choice Week in Columbus on January 27
On the Road to Better Accessibility, Autonomy, and Accountability: State Policy Analysis 2015
Jamie Davies O'LearyRankings against policy recommendations
What I saw at Success Academies
On Wednesday, I had the pleasure of visiting Success Academy Harlem 1 and hearing from Eva Moskowitz and the SA staff about their model. I’m not going to venture into the thorny stuff about SA here. What I will say is that their results on state tests are clearly impressive, and I doubt that they’re fully (or even largely) explained by the practices that cause controversy.
The effect of public and private schooling on anti-Semitism
Kevin MahnkenAttending a religious school might reduce bigotry. Kevin Mahnken
Special education trends in charter schools
Jamie Davies O'LearyMore myth-busting evidence about serving kids with special needs. Jamie Davies O'Leary
If you build it, they will come
The Education GadflyThe creation of Brooklyn Ascend charter school, textbooks in Texas, and substitute teachers in impoverished schools.
Resistance is futile
David GriffithFor school choice advocates, victory is inevitable. David Griffith
The choice edition
Interstate test comparability, teacher absenteeism in high-poverty schools, special education in charter schools, and school choice in thirty American cities.
America's Best (and Worst) Cities for School Choice
Priscilla Wohlstetter, Ph.D., Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw, Ph.D., David GriffithMore than twelve million American students exercise some form of school choice by going to a charter, magnet, or private school——instead of attending a traditional public school.
Don't let shuttered schools rot
Kevin MahnkenThere’s something about the sight of an abandoned school that tears at your heart.
Key Trends in Special Education in Charter Schools: A Secondary Analysis of the Civil Rights Data Collection 2011-2012
Jamie Davies O'LearyHow do charters stack up next to district schools?
Funding growth and expanding opportunity in private schools
Damien SchusterHow new and innovative financing structures might fix the private school supply chain. Damien Schuster
How Washington State can keep the door open to charter schooling
In refusing to reconsider its September ruling that public charter schools are unconstitutional and not entitled to receive public funds, the Washington State Supreme Court is bringing the state one step closer to shutting the door on promising educational opportunities for disadvantaged Washington students.
What’s next for charters?
The Education GadflyThe uncertain future of school choice, Louisville’s school discipline crisis, and the passing of one of reform’s brightest lights.
“Similar Students” measures: a flawed approach to school accountability
Vladimir KoganA threat to accountability for both charters and district schools Vladimir Kogan
Addressing the underperformance of Ohio’s online charter schools
Jamie Davies O'LearyHow Ohio currently regulates online schools and how it can do better
Getting Lost While Trying to Follow the Money: Special Education Finance in Charter Schools
Jamie Davies O'LearyUntangling a particularly convoluted strand of funding in the charter school realm
No, Hillary, public schools do not "take everybody"
Robert PondiscioUncomfortable questions about school discipline, suspension, and expulsion Robert Pondiscio
Charters are much more than district R&D
When Hillary Clinton recently told an audience that the purpose of charter schooling is to “learn what works and then apply (it) in the public schools,” she made the obvious mistake of implying that cha
Is Detente Possible? District-charter school relations in four cities
Daniela Doyle, Christen Holly, Bryan C. HasselWhether you think the end game of the current “mixed economy” of district and charter schools should be an all-charter system (as in New Orleans) or a dual model (as in Washington D.C.), for the foreseeable future most cities are likely to continue with a blend of these two sectors. So we wanted to know: Can they peacefully co-exist? Can they do better than that?
Is detente possible? District-charter school relations
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Michael J. PetrilliCollaboration tends to be fairly shallow, but it’s still worthwhile. Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. and Michael J. Petrilli
Virtual charter school students are not learning nearly enough
Chad L. Aldis, Jamie Davies O'LearyCREDO’s latest charter school study paints a grim portrait of America’s e-schools. Chad Aldis and Jamie Davies O’Leary
Doing the right thing
The Education GadflyPell grants for dual college enrollment and Nevada’s early returns on education savings accounts.