How to make high school diplomas meaningful
As a form of credentialing, high school diplomas are supposed to signal whether a young person possesses a certain set of knowledge and skills.
As a form of credentialing, high school diplomas are supposed to signal whether a young person possesses a certain set of knowledge and skills.
Editor’s note: On November 2, 2016, the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy hosted a discussion on the successes, challenges, and future of charter schools. The talk featured Chester E. Finn, Jr., Distinguished Senior Fellow and President Emeritus of the Thomas B.
By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
By Derrell Bradford
KIPP Columbus achieves extraordinary outcomes for its students, predominantly students in poverty and students of color—a fact worth celebrating by itself. In 2015-16 in Ohio’s Urban Eight cities, KIPP Columbus was in the top five percent of all schools (district and charter) on student growth and among the very best (top 3 percent) in Columbus.
By David Griffith and Michael J. Petrilli
Mike Pence was elected Vice President of the United States on November 9, 2016, alongside President-elect Donald Trump. Here are his views on education.
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The most disadvantaged children in Massachusetts stand to benefit most if the state’s tight cap on charter schools is loosened—a policy decision that will face Bay State voters on Election Day.
By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
Drafting state learning standards is a task simultaneously critical and thankless. In New York, where I opened an elementary school a few years ago, we are once again revising our standards.
By Chad L. Aldis and Jessica Poiner
By Chester E. Finn, Jr., Bruno V. Manno, and Brandon L. Wright
By Aaron Churchill
By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
If the latest polls are to be believed, Hillary Clinton may be heading toward a landslide victory, especially as far as the Electoral College is concerned.