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Report
11.20.2009
Accountability & Testing, Charter Schools

Seeking Quality in the Face of Adversity: 2008-09 Fordham Sponsorship Accountability Report

Kathryn Mullen

As a charter school sponsor (authorizer), Fordham submits an accountability report to the Ohio Department of Education at the end of November each year. The report includes profiles of each Fordham-sponsored school, as well as graphics comparing the achievement data of our schools, their home districts, and statewide averages. You'll also find pertinent information on Ohio charter school spending over the last decade, and in the introduction, a timely analysis of the political and legislative environment impacting Ohio charters in 2008-09 that explains why the title, "Seeking Quality in the Face of Adversity," is befitting.

Commentary
8.31.2009
Charter Schools

RSD for a few more years, at least

Stafford Palmieri

State Superintendent of??Louisiana??Paul Pastorek says the state will retain control of RSD for at least a few more years--and maybe forever. In a recent poll conducted in New Orleans, schools were found to be the number one improvement area in a pre- and post- Katrina comparison.

Commentary
8.28.2009
Charter Schools

Recognizing Agassi

Stafford Palmieri

The U.S. Open starts on Monday and the opening ceremony will have a special guest: Andre Agassi.

Commentary
8.28.2009
Charter Schools

RE: Majority of Americans misinformed about charters

Stafford Palmieri

I'm just as outraged as Jamie about the general American populace's ignorance about charters... but I can't say I'm surprised. Take for example this survey of federal spending from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Commentary
8.25.2009
Charter Schools

D.C. enrollment drops, again

Stafford Palmieri

Yesterday was the first day of school in our nation's capital and only 37,000 students showed up for the big day.

Commentary
7.27.2009
Charter Schools

Not mincing words

Emmy L. Partin

After his second attempt to dismantle the state's charter school program was thwarted, Ohio Governor Ted S

Commentary
7.22.2009
Charter Schools

Speakers announced for Fordham's forum on the future of school choice

Join us Wednesday, August 19, for a panel discussion on how the changing education policy landscape is affecting both charter schools and voucher programs. The Obama administration is aggressively pushing to expand the number of charter schools available to American families.

Commentary
7.16.2009
Charter Schools

Today's 'Quotable and Notable'

Quotable "Sometimes I think, 'What if I'm sitting at the same desk she sat in?'" --Branaijah Melvin, 11-year-old student at Blessed Sacrament, Judge Sonia Sotomayor's K-8 school

Commentary
7.14.2009
Charter Schools

DC voucher program saga turns into DC rights issue

Stafford Palmieri

As Andy reported last Friday, the DC Council has sent a letter to Secretary Duncan urging him to reconsider the fate of the DC Opportunity Scholarship program.

Commentary
7.2.2009
Charter Schools

Re: Green Dot in DC

Stafford Palmieri

There's another blurb in the WaPo arti

Commentary
6.29.2009
Charter Schools

Howard Fuller's straight talk

Stafford Palmieri

Feeling blue about school reform? This riveting no-nonsense address by Howard Fuller at last week's National Charter School Conference will relieve your doldrums.

Report
11.19.2008
Accountability & Testing, Charter Schools

Climbing to Quality 2007-2008 Fordham Sponsorship Accountability Report

Kathryn Mullen

This yearly report covers Fordham's sponsorship practices throughout the year as well as newsworthy events related to our sponsored charter schools. You can also find detailed reports on all of Fordham-sponsored schools. Each school report contains information on the school's academic performance, educational philosophy, and compliance for the 2007-2008 school year.

Commentary
3.17.2008
Charter Schools

Virtual insanity

Michael J. Petrilli

The Oregonian reports that its state board of education last

Commentary
3.17.2008
Charter Schools

Pray for an even playing field

Michael J. Petrilli

Liam asks "if urban Catholic schools can't compete with charter schools, why do they deserve special help?"

Commentary
3.17.2008
Charter Schools

Genuflecting before choice

Mike, I may agree with your point that Catholic schools should receive public funding.

Commentary
2.26.2008
Charter Schools

Oden for Obama

Update: The NBA's number 1 draft pick is against???i.e., not supportive of, never has been and never will be,

Report
11.30.2006
Accountability & Testing, Charter Schools

2006 Thomas B. Fordham Foundation Sponsorship Accountability Report

Terry Ryan, Kathryn Mullen

For information on Fordham's unique role as a charter school sponsor in Ohio, there's no better source than The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation Sponsorship Accountability Report 2005-06. The report offers a comprehensive account of Fordham's sponsorship policies and practices-as well as individual profiles of all Fordham-sponsored schools. Included in the profiles are descriptions of each school's educational program, school philosophy, and overall academic performance based on state achievement data.

Report
5.3.2006
Charter Schools

Trends in Charter School Authorizing

Michael J. Petrilli, Chester E. Finn, Jr., Rebecca Gau

Belatedly, policymakers and researchers are recognizing that quality charter schools depend on quality charter school authorizing. This report presents findings from a pioneering national examination of the organizations that sponsor, oversee, and hold accountable U.S. charter schools. Its primary aim is to describe and characterize these crucial but little-known organizations.

Report
5.2.2006
Charter Schools

Playing To Type? (2006)

Dick Carpenter, Chester E. Finn, Jr.

Most discussions of charter schools assume that they are monolithic. This study, the first of its kind, categorizes the nation's charter schools into a robust typology according to their educational approaches. It also provides demographic information by type,how many are in each category, what their student populations look like, and so forth,and makes a first attempt at comparing their test scores. The result is a much richer and more accurate picture of the charter school universe.

Report
8.24.2005
School Finance, Charter Schools

Charter School Funding: Inequity's Next Frontier

Sheree Speakman, Chester E. Finn, Jr., Bryan C. Hassel

Of all the controversies swirling around the nation's charter schools, none is more hotly contested than the debate over funding. Into the fray leaps Charter School Funding: Inequitys Next Frontier, the most comprehensive and rigorous study ever undertaken of how public charter schools are funded, state by state, and how their revenues measure up to dollars received by district-run schools.

Report
9.7.2004
Charter Schools, Private School Choice, Teachers & School Leaders

Fwd: Where Do Public School Teachers Send Their Kids to School?

Brian Diepold, Denis P. Doyle, David A. DeSchryver

Does it matter where public-school teachers send their own children to school? If so, how and why? What can we learn from them?

Report
10.24.2003
Accountability & Testing, School Finance, Charter Schools

The State Testing Program for Ohio and How It Works: A Primer for Charter Schools

Amy Germuth

With the passage of the politics-governance Act (NCLB), states have had to adjust their accountability systems to comply with federal law. As a result, in the summer of 2003 Ohio's Governor Taft signed House Bill 3, which dramatically changed the state's assessment system and what it means for charter schools. This report helps charter school leaders coordinate their testing and data reporting procedures to meet state and federal guidelines, in the hope that all students might surpass Ohio's academic expectations.