Every student matters: Ohio should keep a focus on dropout recovery school accountability
Sarah SoudersOne in seven adults’ ages 18-24 in Ohio lacks a high school diploma and faces bleak prospects of prospering in our economy. Dropouts earn $10,000 less each year than the average high school graduate according to the U.S.
Undue process: Why bad teachers rarely get fired
Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw, Ph.D., Michael J. PetrilliBy Dara Zeehandelaar, Ph.D., and Michael J. Petrilli
A case for higher admission standards in teacher preparation programs
Kirsten HinckBy Kirsten Hinck
The NAACP's excessive and unreasonable charter school opposition
Derrell BradfordBy Derrell Bradford
How early childhood programs affect student outcomes in North Carolina
Victoria McDougaldBy Victoria McDougald
I was at the "Hamilton" performance with Mike Pence, and I saw something you didn't see on Twitter
Alyssa SchwenkBy Alyssa Schwenk
DeVos should boost school vouchers and scholarships. They changed my life.
Derrell BradfordBy Derrell Bradford
Foreword – 2016 Fordham Sponsorship Annual Report
Kathryn MullenIt would be an understatement to say that the 2015–16 school year was one of transition. Indeed, over the past twelve months, we lived through the implementation of the third state assessment in three years, the rollout of Ohio’s revised sponsor evaluation, and the introduction of a new state superintendent at the Ohio Department of Education (ODE).
Red states and blue cities: The precarious politics of charter schooling today
Michael J. PetrilliBy Michael J. Petrilli
Whether teaching assistants improve student outcomes
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
A third way for Ohio teacher evaluations
Jessica PoinerThe Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has put the future of teacher evaluations firmly in the hands of states. Ohio is now in full control of deciding how to develop and best implement its nascent system.