Summer reading: On underemployment, social mobility, M-learning, and more
This summer in Ohio has been oppressively hot and (for some reason) rainy. So check out these short reviews and reading recommendations from the Columbus team!
This summer in Ohio has been oppressively hot and (for some reason) rainy. So check out these short reviews and reading recommendations from the Columbus team!
The perseverance of a Wisconsin mother brings the shortcomings of many school-choice programs into sharp focus
After twelve years with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Terry Ryan will be leaving the organization and the Buckeye state.
For a state in which charter school performance has outpaced student gains at traditional public schools, Tennessee should have a better charter law
With the exception of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship, no other school-voucher program has endured so many growing pains as the Louisiana voucher program
The provision allocates 1 mil or approximately $42.5 million over 5 years to pre-K programs.
The first entry of our Common Core series features a discussion with Chad Webb from Village Preparatory Academy::Woodland Hills Campus.
A new era dawned today for Columbus’ public education system.
A strong business acumen is needed for charter school board members.
It’s time to talk more about how multi-school networks are governed
Think of the children!
The global competitiveness of the U.S. education system continues to drive much of the school reform dialogue.
Ohio governor John Kasich's guest post celebrates the state’s newest school-choice initiative, the Income-Based Scholarship Program
A recent press release from the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools estimated that 920,007 students are currently on a waitlist to attend charter schools, a jump from the previous year’s 610,000.
Charter school authorizers in Ohio must review the school financials of all authorized schools monthly. But too often authorizers either don’t do this or they do not do it well.
A guest column on school choice by Governor Kasich, which highlights some achievements in the recently signed state budget.
Ohio is the newest state with an income-based scholarship, joining Indiana, Washington DC, and Wisconsin.
In the past year, charter school naysayers have successfully convinced some media outlets to question the actual demand for charters
An Atlantic article by sociology professor Richard Greenwald examines Mayor Michael Blo
While the overall news is good for charters, it’s clear that some states are not moving fast enough to adopt quality control
Columbus' mayor, soon to enter the charter school authorization business, should check out this data viz
For most of Ohio’s youngsters, school’s out for the summer. But for the girls and boys who have dropped out of school, school may be out for good, with devastating consequences.
A panel of project partners met June 20 to discuss the findings and implications of Fordham’s student mobility study, Student Nomads: Mobility in Ohio’s Schools.
New York City’s graduation rate dipped very slightly in 2012—information that was
For most of Ohio’s youngsters, school’s out for the summer. But for the girls and boys who have dropped out of school, school may be out for good, with devastating consequences.
Fordham contributes to news articles related to charter school accountability and retaining Ohio's graduates
Ohio has put the welcome mat out for charter schools that provide career technical education. Building on criteria from the federal Carl D. Perkins Act Ohio’s biennial budget (HB59) provides a significant increase in funding for charter schools that provide career technical courses.
Of seven badly performing charter schools cut off by their authorizer, four have been reprieved
When it comes to charter sponsoring, Maryland is in the Hall of Shame
After a judge ruled last year that Los Angeles was in violation of the Stull Act—a forty-year-old state law signed by Governor Ronald Reagan requiring that