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National Charter Schools Week: DECA High proves the possible
NOTE: In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, Fordham Ohio staffers will be blogging about teachers, principals, and guidance counselors who made a positive difference in their schooling and in their lives. This is the fourth and final post, which does double duty of celebrating National Charter Schools Week as well.
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Racial disparities in special education identification: The conventional wisdom is all wrong
On this week's podcast, Paul Morgan, Professor of Education and Demography at Penn State University, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss the evidence on racial disparities in special education identification and services. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines the effect of online versus paper tests on student achievement.
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It’s time for common sense on accountability for online schools
For charter school supporters, it can be frustrating. There’s always something new in the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow (ECOT) saga.
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Most parents still live in Lake Wobegon
On this week's podcast, Bibb Hubbard, founder and president of Learning Heroes, joins Mike Petrilli and Alyssa Schwenk to discuss better ways to communicate students’ academic progress (or lack thereof) to parents. On the Research Minute, David Griffith examines the recent AEI study that questioned the relationship between test scores and long-term outcomes.
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Are university-based teacher education schools responsive to public ratings?
By Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
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America’s Charter School Deserts: Up Close in the Washington Metro Area
2016–17 was one of the slowest growth years for charter schools in recent memory.
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Ohio to Florida: Better schools for thee but not for me?
If you were on vacation earlier this month—lucky you—you may have missed the release of the 2017 NAEP results. On the whole, you didn’t miss much.
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We should irrigate charter school deserts. Here's how.
By Michael J. Petrilli and Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
