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Charter Schools
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Charter Schools
Jeanne makes it manifest
It isn't perfect, but Jeanne Allen's new education reform "manifesto" makes a number of valuable points and powerful suggestions for the future.
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Charter Schools
Fordham Institute media statement on today's virtual school quality report release
Today, a consortium of charter school supporters released a new report containing solid, commonsense policy recommendations aimed at improving virtual schools. This report comes on the heels of national research studies that have documented the dismal performance of virtual schools across the country.
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Charter Schools, Advanced Education
Charter Icahnoclast
We here at Fordham are really jazzed about the potential of high-quality career and technical education (CTE).
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Charter Schools
Market malfunctions in the charter sector
By Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Brandon L. Wright
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Charter Schools
We need to take a closer look at charter school graduation rates
A high school diploma is a critical marker in the transition to adulthood that affects labor participation, social mobility, and opportunities for success. The good news is that high school graduation rates reached an all-time high of 82 percent in spring 2014. The overall graduation rate for charter public schools, however, fell short of that number by ten points.
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Charter Schools
Auditor Yost visits high-performing United Preparatory Academy
A first-hand look at another high-performing charter school
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Charter Schools
Charter school pluralism: "No-excuses" and beyond
This is the third in a series of essays marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of America’s first charter school law.
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Charter Schools
Social justice, education reform, and how this whole Left-Right feud is missing the point
By Derrell Bradford
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Charter Schools
Gary Johnson quotes about education
Gary Johnson, the former two-term governor of New Mexico, is the Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee.
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Charter Schools
The Left may have the louder voice in school reform, but conservatives shouldn't despair
By Terry Ryan
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Charter Schools
Fordham Institute media response to Know Your Charter’s review of Ohio CSP grants
Like much of Know Your Charter’s (KYC) charter school coverage, today’s report, “Belly Up: A Review of Federal Charter School Program Grants,” intentionally inflates the failures of Ohio’s charter sector, makes misleading performance comparisons, and falls short
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Charter Schools
The Chewbacca Mom edition
On this week’s podcast, Robert Pondiscio and Alyssa Schwenk look at the radical Left’s attempted takeover of education reform, Common Core’s impact on the achievement gap, and the difficulty in measuring charter school quality. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines whether a teaching exam predicts educator effectiveness.
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Charter Schools
Introduction to Fordham Ohio's latest report: Pathway to Success
First in a series of charter school student success stories from across Ohio
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Charter Schools
Why it's hard to grasp charter school effectiveness
This is the second in a series of essays marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of America’s first charter school law. These commentaries are informed and inspired by our forthcoming book (co-authored with Bruno V.
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Charter Schools
Ohio’s all-star schools serve students who are poor, wealthy, and somewhere in between
Student growth is a vitally important measure for all schools
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Charter Schools, ESSA
Kudos to Columbus Collegiate
At the same time we wrapped up our Wonkathon on parental choice under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the Washington Post’s Jay Mathews published a column on the new law’s implications for s
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Charter Schools
Pursuing innovation: How can educational choice transform K-12 education in the U.S.?
An overview of recent research
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Charter Schools, ESSA
When it comes to choice, small grants can make a big difference
Editor's note: This is the final post in Fordham's 2016 Wonkathon. We've asked assorted education policy experts to answer this question: What are the "sleeper provisions" of ESSA that might encourage the further expansion of parental choice, at least if advocates seize the opportunity?
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Charter Schools, ESSA
More money, more outcomes
Editor's note: This is the tenth post in Fordham's 2016 Wonkathon. We've asked assorted education policy experts to answer this question: What are the "sleeper provisions" of ESSA that might encourage the further expansion of parental choice, at least if advocates seize the opportunity?
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Charter Schools, ESSA
Waive the waivers
Editor's note: This is the ninth post in Fordham's 2016 Wonkathon. We've asked assorted education policy experts to answer this question: What are the "sleeper provisions" of ESSA that might encourage the further expansion of parental choice, at least if advocates seize the opportunity?
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Charter Schools, ESSA
Why weighted funding matters for school choice
Editor's note: This is the eighth post in Fordham's 2016 Wonkathon. We've asked assorted education policy experts to answer this question: What are the "sleeper provisions" of ESSA that might encourage the further expansion of parental choice, at least if advocates seize the opportunity?
