The Sheepskin Effect and Student Achievement: Deemphasizing the Role of Master’s Degrees in Teacher Compensation
The wrong way to “differentiate” teacher pay
The wrong way to “differentiate” teacher pay
The good guys won the latest round of the interminable saga of the Adelanto parent-trigger case when a California judge
Will the few critical but passing phrases that link the Common Core ELA standards to a content-rich curriculum be enough to drive instructional changes our students so desperately need?
Guest blogger Dee Selvaggi takes the Board's Eye View Challenge and describes her insights from two decades of involvement with local school boards.
States must move forward with the Common Core, and that business must be a key champion for the effort
Ohio charters are gaining an international reputation—but not for the best of reasons.
Have Cleveland’s charters “done badly?” Depends on your standard.
Nuances or none, all Ohio schools will soon move towards teacher evaluations.
The Buckeye State rang in the 2011 New Year with a grand total of 89 cents in its rainy day fund
The charter sector has come a long way and its successes are worth celebrating, yet as this report demonstrates multiple challenges still remain
The Marietta Family YMCA is getting children excited about fruits and veggies, according to The Marietta Times. Trying new, healthy foods is just one aspect of the Fit Kids program, which includes discussions on portion sizes and doing fun exercises.
A decade after the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act, the GOP stance on education, and particularly federal education policy, is clearly shifting. But in any clear direction? And for the better? To examine those questions, the Fordham Institute will bring together two former GOP education secretaries to debate the Republican Party’s direction on this vital issue.
Louisiana has shown us that it’s possible to offer private-school choice and control for quality in a way that doesn’t cramp what makes a private school unique.
The power of the humanities
Guest blogger Gene Maeroff takes the Board's Eye View challenge and provides insights from his time on a local school board.
Terry Ryan recaps business leaders' support of the Common Core
Who should govern control education?
Why business leaders must be a key champion for the Common Core
The Obama administration would like to spend $1 billion to improve STEM education
The good news: Almost everyone’s upwardly mobile
They’re onto something here
Another day, another report on SIG…and another CEP survey
It’s time for some trust-busting
Several Ohio districts will be piloting teacher evaluation systems this fall
Schools (should) still matter.
It matters to whom charters are compared
States like Louisiana could learn a lesson from Indiana's approach to reporting performance.