Poor children need a hand up, not hospice
Mike asks Deborah the question: Does it "work"?
Mike asks Deborah the question: Does it "work"?
Andy Smarick's latest interview is with Robin Lake, director of the Center for Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)
Mike debunks another set of lies, half-truths, and misinformation from the Pioneer Institute
There are plenty of reasons to be against the Common Core, but the Pinoeer Institute's Jamie Gass and Charles Chieppo miss the mark completely
A question for folks on both sides of the education-reform debate
Observe what a low achievement bar these kinds of comparisons generally set
In favor of good old-fashioned school choice
Neerav Kingsland of New Schools for New Orleans outlines the basics of Relinquishment
On Monday, we kick off By the Company It Keeps
Mike Petrilli debates Deborah Meier on Bridging Differences
Andy Smarick's picks of the week
On the thirtieth anniversary of "A Nation at Risk," Dr. Bennett spoke at the Fordham Institute on the state of American Education
Smith's new brief tells the story of the still-young Achievement School District in Tennessee
There's public, and then there's “public.”
Republicans make a colossal—but reversible—error on the Common Core
The College Board and ACT have entered the ring
Alabama’s decision to drop out of both consortia and choose a battery of ACT exams is enormous
Sage advice and news tidbits from Andy Smarick
Lone Star State moves to lower its own standards
Will the new science standards make the grade?
Andy's picks, from Kansas City to CALDER
A new book from Sir Michael Barber, noted British education reformer, describes an effort to improve education in rural Pakistan
A collection of news and announcements
When charter schools first emerged more than two decades ago, they presented an innovation in public school governance. No longer would school districts enjoy the “exclusive franchise” to own and operate public schools, as chartering pioneer and advocate Ted Kolderie explained. Charters wouldn’t gain all of the independence of private schools—they would still report to a publicly accountable body, or authorizer—but they would be largely freed from the micromanagement of school boards, district bureaucracies, and union contracts. Autonomy, in exchange for accountability, would reign supreme.
Andy Smarick's pick of the news
Conducted jointly by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and Public Impact, the new research study Searching for Excellence: A Five-City, Cross-State Comparison of Charter School Quality sheds light on charter performance — in Albany, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, and Indianapolis. These cities were highlighted because they have relatively large numbers of charter schools and charter school students. These are cities where charters have been part of the educational landscape for a decade or more. Read this exciting report today!
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