The civil-rights fight today for one leader
Adam EmersonIt has always puzzled me why the Rev. H.K. Matthews hasn’t drawn more attention for his support for private school choice. His name may not carry the weight of King, Randolph, or Rustin, but it’s doubtful that the civil-rights movement would have quickened in Florida at the pace it did without the sacrifices Matthews made.
What Parents Want: Education Preferences and Trade-offs
Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw, Ph.D., Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.This groundbreaking study finds that nearly all parents seek schools with a solid core curriculum in reading and math, an emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, and the development in students of good study habits, strong critical thinking skills, and excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Making children "mere creatures of the state"
Adam EmersonThe Justice Department may be the last major American institution that values racial integration for the sake of integration. Its lawyers have worked to encase aging federal school-desegregation orders in cast iron while families—both white and black—have sought more flexibility, quality schools, and choices as to where their children will attend.
Give the public what it wants: Customization
Adam EmersonCount me among the fans of school choice who looked favorably upon this year’s results of the Phi Delta Kappa (PDK)/Gallup poll.
Next Generation Science Standards Revisited
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Kathleen Porter-MageeCan you spell “C” as in “chemistry”?
Three pollsters walked into a school…
Michael BrickmanTriangulating a trifecta of survey results
Next steps for the Next Generation (Science Standards)
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Today we kept both promises by issuing a pair of additional analyses related to NGSS.
By the Company It Keeps: Neerav Kingsland
Andy Smarick interviews Neerav Kingsland, CEO of New Schools for New Orleans
By the Company It Keeps: Derrell Bradford
Andy Smarick interviews Derrell Bradford, executive director of Better Education for Kids
Praise the exception, but remember the rule
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Let's not overlook the reality that worthy effort requires sound policy, not just praise for those who do a great job despite its absence
By the Company It Keeps: Kathleen Porter-Magee
Andy Smarick interviews Kathleen Porter-Magee, senior director of the High Quality Standards program and Bernard Lee Schwartz policy fellow at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute
12 key takeaways from the national charter schools conference
Michelle Lerner...And only a few shameless Fordham plugs
Big takeaways from CREDO’s 2013 charter study
Four years after the first report’s release, CREDO is out with an update
Teacher Prep Review: A Review of the Nation’s Teacher Preparation Programs, 2013
Pamela TatzThe report heard ‘round the ed-reform world
Debunking common anti-Common Core myths, one fact at a time
Michelle LernerYesterday, Mike Petrilli argued the conservative case for the Common Core on the Rod Arquette Show
Some early-summer reads, part 2
The second half of Andy's compilation of must-read recent publications
Disappointing science standards
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Kathleen Porter-MageeStates can do better than the NGSS
By The Company It Keeps: Mashea Ashton
Andy Smarick interviews Mashea Ashton, CEO of the Newark Charter School Fund
Repairing the conservative school-reform coalition
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Michael J. PetrilliRecent events have divided conservative school reformers, but it’s not too late to stitch it back together
Muddying the Waters on Common Core
Peter Cunningham responds to an anti-Common Core article in the New York Times
Poor children need a hand up, not hospice
Michael J. PetrilliMike asks Deborah the question: Does it "work"?
By the Company It Keeps: Robin Lake
Andy Smarick's latest interview is with Robin Lake, director of the Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)
A point-by-point rebuttal of today’s anti-Common Core op-ed in the Weekly Standard
Michael J. PetrilliMike debunks another set of lies, half-truths, and misinformation from the Pioneer Institute
A point-by-point rebuttal of today’s anti-Common Core op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
Michael J. PetrilliThere are plenty of reasons to be against the Common Core, but the Pinoeer Institute's Jamie Gass and Charles Chieppo miss the mark completely
Am I a part of the cure...or the disease?
Michael J. PetrilliA question for folks on both sides of the education-reform debate
Keep charter achievement in perspective
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Observe what a low achievement bar these kinds of comparisons generally set
There’s a better way to unlock parent power than the parent trigger
Michael J. PetrilliIn favor of good old-fashioned school choice