Self-discipline: Yet another Catholic school advantage
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Michael J. PetrilliBy Amber M. Northern and Michael J. Petrilli
"Grease the gears" for first-generation students: An interview with Daniel Porterfield
Robert PondiscioBy Robert Pondiscio
An examination of graduate and alternative teacher preparation programs
Jessica PoinerBy Jessica Poiner
Steps towards examining the academic impact of North Carolina's Opportunity Scholarship Program
By Anna J. Egalite and Trip Stallings
How Ohio should distribute its school improvement funds
Jessica PoinerWhen state report cards are released this fall, it will be the first time that overall letter grades are assigned to districts and schools.
Self-Discipline and Catholic Schools: Evidence from Two National Cohorts
Regardless of where you stand on the debate currently raging over school discipline, one thing seems certain: Self-discipline is far better than the externally imposed kind.
The case for holding students accountable
Adam Tyner, Ph.D., Michael J. PetrilliBy Adam Tyner and Michael J. Petrilli
Students don't always listen to adults, but they never fail to imitate them
Robert PondiscioBy Robert Pondiscio
Twenty of the American communities most in need of high-quality charter schools
Nicholas Munyan-Penney, Emily HowellA recent Fordham report highlights the country’s “charter school deserts,” which are contiguous high-poverty census tracts with no charter elementary schools. It finds that, in 2013–14, states with charters had an average of 10.8 deserts.
How Ohio can pave the way for a stronger, broader charter movement
Aaron ChurchillComparing Ohio K–12 education to other states helps us gauge the pace of progress, provides ideas on improvement, and gets us out of our local “bubble.” In a recent post, my colleague Chad Aldis examined Ohio and Florida’s NAEP results, finding the Buckeye State wanting in terms of gains over
A tale of two charter school sectors: Ohio versus Idaho
NOTE: The Thomas B. Fordham Institute occasionally publishes guest commentaries on its blogs. The views expressed by guest authors do not necessarily reflect those of Fordham.
Halted Hoosiers
On this week’s podcast, Dale Chu, education consultant and Indiana’s former assistant superintendent for innovation and improvement, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss what went wrong with Hoosier State school reform. On the Research Minute, David Griffith examines how school improvement grants in Ohio affected achievement and school administration.
Charter school expansion: A promising alternative to turnarounds
Brandon L. WrightBy Brandon L. Wright
How does phasing out paper-and-pencil tests affect student performance?
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.