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Podcast
1.5.2022
Accountability & Testing, ESSA, Curriculum & Instruction

Education Gadfly Show #801: Grumpy New Year with Checker Finn

 

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Podcast
7.8.2021
Accountability & Testing, ESSA, Governance, Private School Choice

The Education Gadfly Show #777: O-H-I-O: School reform victories in the Buckeye State

 

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Commentary
9.25.2019
Accountability & Testing, ESSA, Governance, Teachers & School Leaders

A new era of accountability in education has barely just begun

Michael J. Petrilli

Most states have spent the past decade overhauling their standards, tests, and accountability systems, and finally committing real resources to capacity-building, especially in the form of curriculum implementation. These pieces have only begun to come together in the last year or two, culminating with the release of school ratings as required by ESSA. What’s needed isn’t to spin the wheel of education policy once again, but to show some patience and commitment—and finish what we started.

Commentary
9.24.2019
Accountability & Testing, ESSA, Curriculum & Instruction, Governance, Personalized Learning, Teachers & School Leaders

In math, grade-level tests are holding back low-achieving students

Joel Rose

Imagine that you’re a sixth-grade math teacher. It’s the first day of school, and the vast majority of your students arrived multiple years behind where they should be. Your job is to teach them concepts such as understanding percentages and dividing fractions.

Commentary
9.13.2019
Accountability & Testing, Evidence-Based Learning, ESSA, Governance

Why end-of-course exams are being replaced by the ACT and SAT, and how to reverse that

Anne Hyslop

In the last month, two reports have renewed questions about the current direction of states’ high school assessments.

Commentary
8.28.2019
Accountability & Testing, Evidence-Based Learning, ESSA, Curriculum & Instruction, Standards

End-of-course exams benefit students—and states

Chester E. Finn, Jr., Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.

Very little previous research has looked at end-of-course exams. Our new study on their relationship to student outcomes helps remedy that. We learned much that’s worth knowing and sharing. Probably most important: EOCs, properly deployed, have positive academic benefits and do so without causing kids to drop out or graduation rates to falter.

Commentary
8.28.2019
Accountability & Testing, Evidence-Based Learning, ESSA, Governance, Standards

The “left behind” kids made incredible progress from the late 1990s until the Great Recession. Here are key lessons for ed reform.

Michael J. Petrilli

Editor’s note: This is the final post in a series looking at whether and how the nation’s schools have improved over the past quarter-century or so (see the others here,

Commentary
2.11.2019
ESSA

A new era of Title I’s "supplement, not supplant" requirement begins

By David DeSchryver

Podcast
1.9.2019
ESSA, Governance

The Education Gadfly Show: Federal education policy in 2019

On this week’s podcast, Andrew Ujifusa, an assistant editor for Education Week, and one-half of the Politics K–12 team, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to explain why we wonks shouldn’t completely ignore Washington in the coming year. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern counts down the five most influential education studies of 2018.

Report
11.29.2018
Accountability & Testing, ESSA, Curriculum & Instruction, Standards

Gotta Give 'Em Credit: State and District Variation in Credit Recovery Participation Rates

Adam Tyner, Ph.D., Nicholas Munyan-Penney

Credit recovery, or the practice of enabling high school students to retrieve credits from courses that they either failed or failed to complete, is at the crossroads of two big trends in education: the desire to move toward “competency based” education and a push to dramatically boost graduation rates.

New Media
9.5.2018
ESSA

Don't make vast decisions with half-vast data

Robert Pondiscio

By Robert Pondiscio

New Media
8.31.2018
ESSA

How to get more districts on a path to quality, aligned curriculums

By Laura Slover and Bonnie Hain

New Media
8.31.2018
ESSA

Is there a mindset misconception with giftedness?

By Emily Mofield and Megan Parker Peters

Commentary
8.1.2018
ESSA

Student-based budgeting in the Buckeye State

Jessica Poiner

Weighted student funding, also known as student-based budgeting (SBB), is a funding mechanism that aims to allocate school resources more equitably.

Commentary
6.4.2018
ESSA

How Ohio should distribute its school improvement funds

Jessica Poiner

When state report cards are released this fall, it will be the first time that overall letter grades are assigned to districts and schools.

Commentary
4.9.2018
ESSA

Are High School Diplomas Really a Ticket to College and Work?

Jessica Poiner

An increasing number of headline-grabbing graduation scandals have renewed the public’s interest in how students earn a high school diploma.

Commentary
1.9.2018
ESSA

Three biggest education innovation questions for 2018

By Stacey Childress

Commentary
1.8.2018
ESSA

State ESSA plans embrace CTE, but there's still much work to be done

By Kate Kreamer and Ryan Reyna

Podcast
1.3.2018
ESSA

State policymaking in the ESSA era

On this week's podcast, special guest Chris Minnich, who is stepping down after five years at the helm of the Council of Chief State School Officers, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss the future of state education policymaking in the ESSA era. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern highlights the best research studies of 2017.

Podcast
12.20.2017
ESSA

Are states' ESSA plans naughty or nice?

On this week’s podcast, special guest Chad Aldeman, a principal at Bellwether Education Partners, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to compare Fordham’s ESSA review to that of Bellwether and the Collaborative for Student Success. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines educators’ political persuasions and their potential effects on classrooms.

Commentary
12.18.2017
ESSA

National experts agree that Ohio’s school accountability system is too complicated

Aaron Churchill

Last week, Bellwether Education Partners (in partnership with the Collaborative for Student Success) released its review of Ohio’s plan to comply with the federal law known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

Podcast
11.21.2017
ESSA

Do ESSA plans deserve our thanks?

On this week's podcast, special guest Marc Porter Magee—founder and CEO of 50CAN—joins Mike Petrilli and Brandon Wright to discuss states’ accountability plans under ESSA. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines an international meta-analysis of how technology is affecting academic outcomes.

Commentary
11.21.2017
ESSA

High achievers will benefit from most state ESSA accountability plans

Brandon L. Wright

By Brandon L. Wright

Commentary
11.15.2017
ESSA

Good news for students and federalism: Most states step up on accountability under ESSA

Brandon L. Wright, Michael J. Petrilli

By Brandon L. Wright and Michael J. Petrilli

Report
11.14.2017
Accountability & Testing, ESSA, Governance

Rating the Ratings: An Analysis of the 51 ESSA Accountability Plans

Brandon L. Wright, Michael J. Petrilli

The Every Student Succeeds Act grants states more authority over their accountability systems than did No Child Left Behind, but have they seized the opportunity to develop school ratings that are clearer and fairer than those in the past?

Commentary
9.20.2017
ESSA

A little known ESSA provision sheds some more light on Ohio’s graduation “fix”

Jessica Poiner

A recent article in Education Week highlighted how an under-the-radar ESSA provision could spell trouble for states with multiple high school diplomas.

Podcast
8.30.2017
ESSA

The state of state ed policy

On this week's podcast, special guest Yamuna Menon, vice president of advocacy and policy at 50CAN, joins Alyssa Schwenk and Brandon Wright to discuss the ins and outs of state education policy and how national organizations can more constructively influence it. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines how being among the older children in a grade affects cognitive development.

Commentary
7.27.2017
ESSA

The first 17 ESSA accountability plans correct many NCLB-era errors

Brandon L. Wright, Michael J. Petrilli

By Brandon L. Wright and Michael J. Petrilli

Report
7.27.2017
Accountability & Testing, ESSA

Rating the Ratings: Analyzing the First 17 ESSA Accountability Plans

Brandon L. Wright, Michael J. Petrilli

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) grants states more authority over their school accountability systems than did No Child Left Behind (NCLB)—meaning that states now have a greater opportunity to design improved school ratings. Rating the Ratings: Analyzing the First 17 ESSA Accountability Plans examines whether states are making the most of the moment.

Podcast
7.26.2017
ESSA

ESSA, innovation, and optimism

On this week's podcast, special guest Lizzette Gonzalez Reynolds, vice president of policy at the Foundation for Excellence in Education, joins Alyssa Schwenk and Brandon Wright to discuss whether state ESSA plans have been innovative, and whether they’re cause for optimism. During the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines the effect of mandatory college entrance exams on college enrollment.

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