Repairing the conservative school-reform coalition
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Michael J. PetrilliRecent events have divided conservative school reformers, but it’s not too late to stitch it back together
Muddying the Waters on Common Core
Peter Cunningham responds to an anti-Common Core article in the New York Times
Poor children need a hand up, not hospice
Michael J. PetrilliMike asks Deborah the question: Does it "work"?
A point-by-point rebuttal of today’s anti-Common Core op-ed in the Weekly Standard
Michael J. PetrilliMike debunks another set of lies, half-truths, and misinformation from the Pioneer Institute
A point-by-point rebuttal of today’s anti-Common Core op-ed in the Wall Street Journal
Michael J. PetrilliThere are plenty of reasons to be against the Common Core, but the Pinoeer Institute's Jamie Gass and Charles Chieppo miss the mark completely
Am I a part of the cure...or the disease?
Michael J. PetrilliA question for folks on both sides of the education-reform debate
Getting under the hood of the testing consortia
On Monday, we kick off By the Company It Keeps
To close the 'opportunity gap,' we need to close the vocabulary gap
Michael J. PetrilliMike Petrilli debates Deborah Meier on Bridging Differences
Bill Bennett on the state of American education
Michelle LernerOn the thirtieth anniversary of "A Nation at Risk," Dr. Bennett spoke at the Fordham Institute on the state of American Education
The RNC on the CCSSI, OMG!
Michael J. PetrilliRepublicans make a colossal—but reversible—error on the Common Core
Will the assessment consortia wither away?
Chester E. Finn, Jr.The College Board and ACT have entered the ring
The end of the testing consortia as we know it?
Alabama’s decision to drop out of both consortia and choose a battery of ACT exams is enormous
Texas: Big, proud…and wimpy?
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Lone Star State moves to lower its own standards
The NGSS have landed
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Will the new science standards make the grade?
Agitating, standards, charters, teachers, and widgets
Andy's picks, from Kansas City to CALDER
SIG, tests, and state legislative proposals
Andy Smarick's pick of the news
Educator evals, assessments, closures, and authorizing
Keeping up with education headlines
A conflicted conservative and online learning
Online and blended learning alter some of the most basic characteristics of traditional schooling—and the ripples extend much, much farther
A few good reads
Andy Smarick's pick of recent education news
The progressive view of school choice
J. Martin RochesterOptions for students, not parents
Children's museums and social-studies mush
Chester E. Finn, Jr.The new National Children's Museum, like our kids' social-studies curriculum, doesn't teach much of anything
One last thing before you go…
Andy Smarick's pick of the news, from PARCC to Zuckerberg
Online classes for K-12 students
Chester E. Finn, Jr.MOOCs in size small, please
Solipsism generation
Chester E. Finn, Jr.It isn't going to be easy for David Coleman and his fellow authors of the Common Core English/Language Arts standards to wean U.S. students off writing about themselves.
Salman Khan, Luddites, Bill Buckley, and online content
The middle path to technology in education
Social studies follies
Chester E. Finn, Jr.The cumbersome, inscrutable title is the first clue that something is not right: “Vision for the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3): Framework for Inquiry in Social Studies State Standards.”
A closer look at union strength
The Thomas B. Fordham Institute's recent study of teacher-union strength is an example of the institute's willingness to "get into the weeds" of standards
The Kindergarten Canon: The 100 Best Children's Books
Michael J. Petrilli100 books every child should encounter by age five.