Content matters: The real lessons we need to draw from elite schools
Kathleen Porter-MageeYes, let’s find ways to drive better discussions in the classroom. But let’s also recognize that what makes those discussions work in America’s elite private schools is that they are built atop of solid foundation of rigorous content and hours and hours of practice.
Heterogeneous Competitive Effects of Charter Schools in Milwaukee
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.Competitive effects need real competition. Go figure!
Spending by the Major Charter Management Organizations: Comparing Charter School and Local Public District Financial Resources in New York, Ohio, and Texas
Chris TessoneYet another NEPC straw man
Why unionized charters would be a setback for Ohio’s school improvement efforts
Terry RyanWould unionized charter schools be good for students?
Accountability and perspective needed for drop-out recovery charters
Aaron ChurchillDrop-out recovery charter schools annually serve about 20 percent of Ohio’s charter students but have never been held accountable for the performance of their students.
Charter and catholic schools can coexist
Kathleen Porter-MageeClosing or limiting charter options will only further limit the options available to urban parents who desperately crave better choices for their children.
"Devil's in the details"
Aaron ChurchillOhio educators talk about the promise and challenges of implementing the Common Core.
Failure is (and must be) an option
Kathleen Porter-MageeWhat Common Core supporters can learn from KIPP
Should suburban fears drive school choice policy?
Adam EmersonRick Hess is right: Suburbanites aren’t going to willingly erode the quality of their schools and the value of their homes. The question for the school choice movement is whether we should take such realities as a given.
Challenging the science status quo
Tyson EberhardtHere’s hoping “next generation” also means “better”
Zero Chance of Passage: The Pioneering Charter School Story
Lisa GibesEmber Reichgott Junge: Present at the revolution
Pressing against the fence of a top-flight school district
Adam EmersonLouisiana’s top-rated school district recently reversed its decision to participate in the state’s new school voucher program. Why? Once the superintendent announced the district’s intent to “make a difference” for children coming from low-rated schools, his community told him to back off.
Why unionized charters would be a setback for Ohio’s school improvement efforts
Terry RyanUnionized charter schools may make good sense for the unions themselves, but they would be a set-back for school improvement efforts in the Buckeye State.
Accountability and perspective needed for drop-out recovery charters
Aaron ChurchillDrop-out recovery charter schools annually serve about 20 percent of Ohio’s 100,000 charter students but have never been held accountable for the performance of their students
Tabling a bad idea for Connecticut charters
Adam EmersonThe Connecticut General Assembly wisely tabled an aberrant lottery scheme for charter schools when it passed a sweeping education reform bill, but lawmakers now want to spend state resources investigating the "feasibility" of this bad idea.
The State of the NYC Charter School Sector
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.Data, data everywhere
Mayor Jackson's reasonable request of Ohio's charter community
Terry RyanA free market for schools, not so much for authorizers
Mayor Jackson’s reasonable request of Ohio’s charter community
Terry RyanIt is in the hope of stemming the loss of families and children that the mayor has proposed his bold school reform plan that seeks to turn the city’s educational fortunes around.
Mayor Jackson’s reasonable request of Ohio’s charter community
Terry RyanIt is in the hope of stemming the loss of families and children that the mayor has proposed his bold school reform plan that seeks to turn the city’s educational fortunes around.
Early reports from the heartland show support for the Common Core
Terry RyanThe report, Future Shock: Early Common Core Lessons from Ohio Implementers, will be released next week, but some of Belcher’s findings are worth reporting early because this is such a burning issue for schools and educators across the state.
Set high goals for all of our students
Kathleen Porter-MageeThere is a saying among high performing schools that there is no 100 percent solution to helping students learn. Instead, there are a hundred 1 percent solutions that add up to big results. The same is true in the world of education policy.
Corporate support for school choice doesn’t come without tension
Adam EmersonChris Christie and Cory Booker may have been the headliners at a school choice policy summit last week, but it was a largely unknown corporate representative who provided some sobering perspective.
The State of Preschool 2011
John HortonThe what and who, but not the how (much)
Taking care of Florida's high flyers
Adam EmersonThere is a student whose needs often go unmet by the schoolhouse and the statehouse—high-achieving, but not quite gifted, one who receives less attention from principals and policymakers focused on bringing the bottom up to proficiency.
School choice skirmishes in Democratic primaries
Adam EmersonIt’s primary season in statehouses nationwide, and that means that teachers unions will pit Democrat against Democrat by using the support of school vouchers as a wedge.
Off the Clock: Moving Education from Time to Competency
Layla BonnotAnytime, anyplace, anyhow, any pace
Housing Costs, Zoning, and Access to High-Scoring Schools
Adam EmersonHousing policy is education policy