Smart federalism + real choice = the way forward
The Koret Task Force on K-12 Education's road map to a better system of education governance.
The Koret Task Force on K-12 Education's road map to a better system of education governance.
Charter schools may be celebrating twenty years of existence, but the milestone gets most of them no closer to the surplus classroom space and facility financing controlled by local school boards.
Take part in the Board's Eye View challenge.
Suggesting that we “field test” Common Core betrays a fundamental misunderstanding about what standards are and what they are not.
One more valuable option for students and parents
How the elementary-teacher-cookie crumbles
Text complexity is the new black
While art, music, and history tend to get the headlines when they’re pushed out in favor of more math and reading instruction, the
Understanding the nature of the problem is the first step to fixing it.
The folks at the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice have put out a call for research proposals that explore the effects that choice and competition have on K-12 education.
Ohio charters have earned a global reputation.
Despite persistent hostility to charter school expansion in most states, there remains one aspect of charter schooling that fails to get the attention it deserves: athletics.
O say can you see...sweet land of school liberty
Improved transparency and fiscal accountability in Pennsylvania will help ensure parents can continue to send their kids to Kindergarten.
Lazy governance hurts charter innovation.
What is the nature of the relationship between a charter school authorizer and a charter school board?
Stepping into the breach
Checker's contribution to a recent Wall Street Journal debate with Jay P. Greene.
Healthcare stole the show, but don’t forget that the Supreme Court handed down a decision this session with education implications.
Charter authorizers: No longer taken for granted
Koala dads: You’re gonna love this
A case for super-subgroups
Terry Ryan on the importance of charter authorizers
A look back at my time on a board of education.
A look at David Osborne's latest paper, “Improving Charter School Accountability: The Challenge of Closing Failing Schools.”
The guidance that’s starting to emerge about how teachers can best select “grade-appropriate” texts may actually end up undermining the Common Core’s emphasis on improving the quality and rigor of the texts students are reading.