Putting "community" into a community school: Q&A with Sciotoville's Rick Bowman
Ellen BelcherThe intersection of school and community
The SEA of the Future: Leveraging Performance Management to Support School Improvement
Angel GonzalezFrom bureaucracy to performance
Online quizzes now shooting down black helicopter myths
Angel GonzalezHow much do you know about the Common Core?
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Do you believe that well-written and timely stories can change minds? Do you have the ability and the drive to research and write those stories? Would you like to work at the forefront of Ohio education policy? If so, you might be perfect as Education Writer and Policy Associate for the Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s Ohio office.
Teach for America week one: Heart and getting started
Read about the journey of Bianca Speranza, a 2013 Teach for America Corp member in Southwest Ohio.
Black helicopter-itis and local control
Chester E. Finn, Jr.A response to Jay Greene
Ohio’s big cities are rapidly becoming national school reform leaders
Terry RyanHow big cities in Ohio are working on the forefront of education reform.
What happens to charter school graduates?
Aaron ChurchillA long way to go for charter high schools in graduating college-bound students
The moratorium as protective tariff
Adam EmersonIllinois's new moratorium on virtual charter schools could have been worse
The Texas two-step
Pamela TatzTwo steps forward, two steps back
Standing athwart the Internet, yelling Stop!
The Education GadflyIllinois Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation last week that places a one-year moratorium on new virtual charter schools outside Chicago and directs a state commission to study the effects and costs of virtual charters.
Balancing Career and Technical Education With Academic Coursework: The Consequences for Mathematics Achievement in High School
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.Career-tech courses neither hurt nor help
Enduring Links From Childhood Mathematics and Reading Achievement to Adult Socioeconomic Status
Daniela FairchildReading plus math equals rags to riches
A school for the gifted: Menlo Park Academy
Ellen BelcherA feature article about Menlo Park Academy, Ohio’s sole charter school whose emphasis lies in educating gifted students.
Liked but little used: Ohio’s rural districts and blended learning
Aaron ChurchillBlended learning: It’s the talk of the town and perceived favorably, but it hasn’t found widespread use…yet.
Fordham on the airwaves and in print
The Common Core. Portfolio management. Superintendents’ views on education reform. If you’ve missed any of Fordham's recent research reports or events on these timely and relevant topics in Ohio education reform, read the notes below and click on the links!
Liked but little used: Ohio’s rural districts and blended learning
Aaron ChurchillBlended learning: It’s the talk of the town and perceived favorably, but it hasn’t found widespread use…yet.
New homes for D.C. charter schools
Adam EmersonCharters will soon be able to lease as many as sixteen former or soon-to-be-closed public school buildings
Top Ten Takeaways: Common Assessments (Part 2)
The top five takeaways from his interviews with USED, PARCC, and Smarter Balanced
Top Ten Takeaways: Common Assessments (Part 1 of 2)
Takeaways from last week's interviews with USED, PARCC, and Smarter Balanced on the move to Common Core-aligned assessments
How Blended Learning Can Improve the Teaching Profession
Laura ZaccagninoOnline learning meets the Opportunity Culture
Education’s Fiscal Cliff, Real or Perceived?
Daniela Fairchild, Greg HutkoCharter schools: Underfunded after all these years
A testimony on the Common Core standards
Kathleen Porter-MageeThe following is Kathleen Porter-Magee's testimony to the Wisconsin State Legislature on the Common Core standards