Here's one of the great things Portland Public Schools is focusing on instead of the Three R's
Peanut-butter sandwiches, drum circles, and where education took a wrong turn
The crowd out effect of special education
Aaron ChurchillWhy districts need to bend the special ed cost curve
Repeat after me: Charters offer parents choices
Adam EmersonVoucher-movement leaders have found purpose in the notion that parents know what is best for their children. The charter movement can learn from that, and the Chicago strike has made that lesson relevant.
Ohio's "attendancegate": The innocent are being harmed
Emmy L. Partin, Terry RyanThe longer Ohio's data scandal lingers on, the more innocent schools and educators suffer.
The crowd out effect of special education
Aaron ChurchillEach additional dollar a district spends on special education may mean one less dollar for general education
DECA Prep: Coming soon!
Jeff MurrayStudents create and produce their own vision of education
Three common-sense ideas for improving special education in Ohio
Terry RyanCan special education be done better while controlling spending?
Recent State Action on Teacher Effectiveness: What's in State Laws and Regulations?
Danyell LewisDC-based Bellwether Education Partners examines policies that took major legislative action in teacher effectiveness
Is Retaining Students in Early Grades Self-Defeating?
Jeff MurrayThe pros and cons of state policies that require retention of third-grade students
Big Data for Education: Data Mining, Data Analytics, and Web Dashboards
Aaron ChurchillAn IBM-style question to schools: what are you doing to utilize data to improve performance?
Pupils, plans, and productive partnerships
Danyell LewisTwo Cincinnati schools have put Ohio in the spotlight this month, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Footage of John P.
Ohio's attendancegate: Even the innocent are being harmed
Emmy L. Partin, Terry RyanThe consequences of Ohio's data scandal extend beyond the perpetrators
Reform v. rights: The Windy City’s teachers walk out
Peter MeyerAnalyzing the biggest teacher strike in years
The best education for the best is the best education for all
Peter MeyerThe case for a solid liberal arts education beyond high schools
What the Democratic Party platform used to say about school choice
Adam EmersonA brief history lesson
The Xerox effect: Why replication in education falls short
Kathleen Porter-MageeA look at Paul Bambrick-Santoyo's new book, "Leverage Leadership: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools"
Kick-Starting Reform: Three City-Based Organizations Showing How to Transform Public Education
John HortonLocal control, education-advocacy style
Grit, Luck and Money: Preparing Kids for College and Getting Them Through
Asa SpencerMatriculating is not enough
Oceans of Innovation: The Atlantic, the Pacific, Global Leadership and the Future of Education
Daniela FairchildA global education-reform manifesto
New teachers abound and TFA’s not all to blame
The Education GadflyCalifornia legislators abandoned a bill that would have overhauled state rules o
3 common-sense ideas for improving special education in Ohio
Terry RyanOhio's special education system is fragmented and siloed. Systems thinking can help the state save money and improve services.
Catholic v. charters: Where’s the God gene?
Peter MeyerIt may not be the Catholic school system that is in trouble, but the Church.
State vs local: Who pays for Cleveland's schools?
Aaron ChurchillThe state of Ohio bears the brunt.
Is everything you’ve heard about failing schools wrong?
Kathleen Porter-MageeNo accountability system is perfect, but we can all agree that one that gets it wrong as often as it gets it right is in need of serious reform. But is there any proof that is happening?
Cleveland schools are doing great things despite what critics (Stephen Dyer and Diane Ravitch) say
Terry RyanDiane Ravitch posted a guest blog by Stephen Dyer earlier this week entitled “The Good, Bad and Ugly in the Cleveland Plan.”