Weight Status among Adolescents in States That Govern Competitive Food Nutrition Content
A case for Nanny States
A case for Nanny States
What a difference five years makes: In 2007, 97 percent of eligible teachers earned tenure in New York City; this year,
By associating their cause with the cause of public education, teacher unions were able to build a formidable public image of solidarity with the cause of schooling. Now they’re stuck trying to explain the results.
Looking at the fallout from the Buckeye State's data-tampering scandal
Philadelphia was home to the nation’s first diocesan Catholic school system. Now it has the first Catholic school system run by a foundation of lay people.
Ohio needs to be ready for more challenging exams when the Common Core arrives in 2014-15.
Race, school discipline, and curriculum
The Buckeye State's third-grade reading guarantee can and should have a positive impact on Ohio’s students. But it will require the ongoing cooperation and serious effort of local educators, state education leaders, and the state legislature alike to ensure that is the case.
An attorney general's audacious move may highlight the desperate need for an emergency manager.
Terry Ryan tells the Dayton Daily News about Fordham’s work in the Gem City and the pressing education issues facing Dayton today.
Welcome to the Battle of Just-Right Texts
What the feds can and should do
Prepare for a full-throated debate on school spending
An empiricist votes “yes” on tracking
Embracing a new “new unionism”
No harm, no foul—yet no real gains
If our current system isn't working, why not try other options--even those of the for-profit variety?
While most 20 year-old college students are partying, Andrew Blumenfeld was running for a seat on the La Cañada Board of Education in Los Angeles.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation sums up gains and set backs for our nation's children in this year's report
In November, they're decide who has the power to authorize charter schools
Big moves on teacher-tenure and -evaluation reform in a traditionally blue state.
Utah edu-leaders have the opportunity to show that their decision was about smart CCSS implementation, not politics.
Accountability needs reform
Three new Fordham schools open their doors this month
Anthony Kim of Education Elements comes to Ohio
Fordham's new study on school finance
Can outsourcing schools work in Ohio?