A discussion of the American Dream, education reform, family breakdown, and more
Featuring Michael J. Petrilli, Alicia Menendez, and Darren Walker
Featuring Michael J. Petrilli, Alicia Menendez, and Darren Walker
By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
When news broke the other day that LeBron James was starting a school in his home town of Akron, some commentators assumed it was going to be a charter.
By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. and Michael J. Petrilli
Note: This blog originally appeared in a slightly different form as a guest commentary in the Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
By Brandon L. Wright
A new report from the RAND Corporation examines trends across 27 counties in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia where fracking is a booming business. Nine of these counties are in Eastern Ohio, including Mahoning, Stark, Belmont, and several others.
Last week, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) announced that the long-awaited Charter School Program (CSP) grant funds will soon be available. The federal program will provide $32 million in FY 2018 for high-quality charter startups and replications.
By Michael J. Petrilli
By Brandon L. Wright
By Victoria McDougald
By Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Are you a school choice supporter or just interested in learning more about this issue that is gaining national prominence? Ohio parents, students, schools, and advocates will be holding a rally on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at 11 a.m. on the steps of the Ohio Statehouse. And you’re invited to attend.
Since Donald Trump’s election and Betsy DeVos’s selection as Secretary of Education put private-school-choice programs in the national spotlight—after years of steady growth at the state level—advocates across Twitter and the blogosphere have been offering ideas on what a big push at the federal level might look like.
By David Griffith
By Victoria McDougald
By Derrell Bradford
To celebrate April Fools' Day over the weekend, we compiled a half-dozen of Fordham's funniest videos. Spanning seven years, these productions include office-wide dance numbers, inebriated executives, reenactments, a dream sequence, and a whole lot of parodies. We hope you enjoy watching them as much as we enjoyed making them.