On charter backfill debate, I'm with #TeamPaul
Chester E. Finn, Jr.In the CRPE debate between Paul Hill and Robin Lake on the issue of charter back-fill, Paul's right. Robin, as always, makes excellent points and raises legitimate concerns.
Tales from the rubber room
The Education GadflyNew Orleans’s schools ten years after Katrina, a new low for NYC’s infamous rubber rooms, and an education hunger strike.
Alternative student growth measures for teacher evaluation
Aaron ChurchillThey might not be worth the effort. Aaron Churchill
Supporting literacy within ESEA
Robert PondiscioA new report can’t see the forest for the trees. Robert Pondiscio
Why didn’t higher education protect Hispanic and black wealth?
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.Accumulating assets is really hard when you have to pay back hefty student loans. Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
Education on the campaign trail
Robert PondiscioSix themes for 2016, and the candidates most likely to embrace them. Robert Pondiscio
Education governance: Different schools of thought
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Chester E. Finn, Jr.Categorizing the many chefs in the school governance kitchen. Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., and Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Governance and its limits
The push to raise standards and boost outcomes for students has placed states at the center of efforts to improve public education. But as many have observed, few are well positioned to deliver on these aims.
Schools of Thought: A Taxonomy of American Education Governance
Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw, Ph.D., David GriffithQuestions of education governance are often considered moot by policymakers, who typically assume that the governance challenges plaguing their local schools are both universal and inevitable. Given the ubiquity of everything from local school boards to state superintendents, this seems to be a logical assumption.
Alternative Student Growth Measures for Teacher Evaluation
Aaron ChurchillImplementation of SLOs on the ground
Two routes to college readiness
Michael J. PetrilliEditor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form at InsideSources.
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Carly Fiorina on the importance of educating citizens
The Education GadflyFrom this week's Education Summit, Carly Fiorina discusses the importance of educating citizens. Restoring civic education is one of Fordham's 6 Themes for 2016.
Assessing my NOLA advice eight years later
Eight years ago, I offered my first public commentary about New Orleans’s post-Katrina reform strategy. In the spirit of personal accountability, I’m putting those words to the test, and I’ve asked six very smart, tough graders to check my work.
We need to know more about credit recovery
Robert PondiscioEditor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form at U.S. News & World Report
We need to know more about credit recovery
Robert PondiscioEditor's note: This post originally appeared in a slightly different form at U.S. News & World Report
Don’t base accountability on marginal differences
Aaron ChurchillStudent learning growth estimates already include a margin of error
The short Conn
The Education GadflyDetroit's teachers' union rejects militancy, and New York releases genuine opt-out data The Education Gadfly
Rethinking teacher preparation
Kate StringerNewsflash: Hiring a teacher isn’t the same as purchasing a widget. Kate Stringer
Early impacts of the Leading Educators Fellowship
Kevin MahnkenMentorships can fortify school cultures and establish pipelines for leadership. Kevin Mahnken
Weak markets, strong teachers
David GriffithDo hard times attract better teachers into the classroom? David Griffith
New Orleans is not an anomaly
NOLA is one chapter in a much bigger story about the remaking of American urban public schooling. Andy Smarick
Beyond Common Core: New poll offers heartening results for reformers
Chester E. Finn, Jr.But the American public is stunningly ignorant of the basic facts of K–12 education. Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Presidential contenders: Steal this education speech!
Michael J. PetrilliSix big education themes for the 2016 campaign. Michael J. Petrilli
Six education themes for 2016
Michael J. PetrilliOn Wednesday, Campbell Brown and the American Federation for Children will host an education policy summit in New Hampshire with
The state of standards and assessments, in two maps
As we move into the 2015–16 school year, the standards and assessments landscape is continuing to shift. State legislative and executive actions over the past year have resulted in changes to how, when, and—in some cases—if districts and schools will implement Common Core standards and aligned assessments.