Time to focus on the other half of the charter-authorizer marriage
Adam EmersonWhat is the nature of the relationship between a charter school authorizer and a charter school board?
New York provides much-needed Common Core assessment guidance
Kathleen Porter-MageeStepping into the breach
Rigorous national standards: necessary but not sufficient
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Checker's contribution to a recent Wall Street Journal debate with Jay P. Greene.
Education gets its day in court
The Education GadflyHealthcare stole the show, but don’t forget that the Supreme Court handed down a decision this session with education implications.
Improving Charter School Accountability: The Challenge of Closing Failing Schools
Terry RyanCharter authorizers: No longer taken for granted
Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World
Ben BennettKoala dads: You’re gonna love this
The Inclusion of Students With Disabilities in School Accountability Systems: Interim Report
Kai FilipczakA case for super-subgroups
Authorizers matter, in Ohio and across the nation
The Education GadflyTerry Ryan on the importance of charter authorizers
In search of the elusive reform-minded school-board member
Peter MeyerA look back at my time on a board of education.
Charter school authorizers matter
Terry RyanA look at David Osborne's latest paper, “Improving Charter School Accountability: The Challenge of Closing Failing Schools.”
Does the Common Core overcomplicate text selection?
Kathleen Porter-MageeThe 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.
A different case for social justice in special education
Adam EmersonThere has been a lot of hand-wringing in the last week about whether charter schools are doing enough to enroll students with disabilities. But are we looking closely at who is among the learning disabled?
All-white schools and achievement gap accountability
Aaron Churchill , Danyell LewisOhio plans to award accountability points to all- or mostly-White schools for narrowing racial achievement gaps
Teacher evaluations in New York: a compromise or a cave-in?
Peter MeyerWe remain a long way from getting our children the kind of educational protection that even restaurant patrons receive—not a healthy illustration of our public priorities.
How top-down policies undermine instruction and feed the testing and accountability backlash
Kathleen Porter-MageeThe autonomy agenda matters
Inaugural class of Ohio Kippsters takes the next step toward college
Bianca SperanzaSixty-four eighth graders graduated from KIPP and will matriculate to some of the area’s best high schools.
Highlights from Fordham-sponsored charter schools (2011-12)
Bianca SperanzaA look back at Fordham sponsored schools for the 2011-12 school year
Should Columbus Pull the Lever for the Levy?
Aaron ChurchillQuestions to ask before saying "yes" to a tax hike
Spending patterns, and levy considerations, in Columbus City Schools
Emmy L. PartinColumbus City Schools are on the path to putting a property-tax levy on the November ballot (though it’s not a done deal; a citizen’s advisory committee will make its recommendation regarding a levy to district leaders next week and an official decision will follow).
Managing Talent for School Coherence: Learning from Charter Management Organizations
Theda SampsonFor almost five years now, the Center for Reinventing Public Education and Mathematica have teamed up to assess the
The Nation’s Report Card: Science in Action: Hands-On and Interactive Computer Tasks from the 2009 Science Assessment
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.We’ve long rued the state of American science education—and crammed worrisome evidence from
Evaluation of Denver’s SchoolChoice Process for the 2011-2012 School Year
Matt RichmondDemand for a school was highly correlated with its quality. Baking a successful school-choice soufflé is challenging. The ingredients are hard to come by: Schools must be high performing while simultaneously offering options to a diverse parent base. And the recipe is fussy: Navigating the system should be easy and fair. There can be no inherent incentives to game the system.
GAO and George Miller don’t understand how special education works
Michael J. PetrilliNo public school serves all disabilities
Holding onto teachers and vouchers isn't easy
The Education GadflyA strikingly high number of teachers
Recommended reading
Peter MeyerCatching up on some reading, Peter discovered some stories that may be old news to some of you, but merit a second look.
Three persistent myths about science education
Paul GrossGuest blogger Paul Gross addresses the enduring (and false) belief that scientific reasoning is separable from the content of science.
Ending Ohio’s charter-district feud
Terry RyanChildren across Ohio will benefit if charters and school districts can end their feud and find ways to maximize resources across their schools.