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Commentary
7.6.2016
ESSA

Change minds, change policies, change practice

Children with extraordinary gifts and talents experience drastically different needs. We parents, teachers, and advocates often get nervous calling attention to bright children, and we often fall into the trap of working under the radar or even making ourselves invisible.

Commentary
6.1.2016
ESSA

The ESSA honeymoon is over

Kevin Mahnken

With our laser-like focus on American K–12 education (and the even narrower territory of American K–12 reform), it can be easy to forget that good schooling can be found in many forms—and many settings.

Commentary
5.27.2016
ESSA

How to use ESSA to promote funding equity for schools of choice

Michael J. Petrilli

Earlier this month, eleven scholars, analysts, and advocates participated in our annual Wonkathon. The challenge we put to them was to find provisions in the Every Student Succeeds Act that could be used to expand parental choice.

Commentary
5.26.2016
ESSA

The proposed ESSA regulations: Return of the bureaucrats

Michael J. Petrilli

As everyone knows, the Department of Education released its latest package of proposed regulations today. Among other issues, this round addresses the heart of the Every Student Succeeds Act: its accountability provisions.

Commentary
5.18.2016
Charter Schools, ESSA

Kudos to Columbus Collegiate

Kevin Mahnken

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

Commentary
5.13.2016
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?

Commentary
5.12.2016
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?

Commentary
5.12.2016
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?

Commentary
5.11.2016
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?

Commentary
5.10.2016
Charter Schools, ESSA

Follow the money: ESSA's weighted student funding pilots

Editor's note: This is the fifth 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?

Commentary
5.9.2016
Charter Schools, ESSA

Choosy states choose...choice!

Editor's note: This is the fourth 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?

Commentary
5.9.2016
Charter Schools, ESSA

ESSA's hidden treasure

Editor's note: This is the third 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?

Commentary
5.9.2016
Charter Schools, ESSA

Help Goldman Sachs profit off of at-risk teens

Editor's note: This is the second 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?

Commentary
5.9.2016
Charter Schools, ESSA

Will states and parents seize ESSA's opportunities?

Editor's note: This is the first 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?