Liked but little used: Ohio’s rural districts and blended learning
Aaron ChurchillBlended learning: It’s the talk of the town and perceived favorably, but it hasn’t found widespread use…yet.
Top Ten Takeaways: Common Assessments (Part 1 of 2)
Takeaways from last week's interviews with USED, PARCC, and Smarter Balanced on the move to Common Core-aligned assessments
A testimony on the Common Core standards
Kathleen Porter-MageeThe following is Kathleen Porter-Magee's testimony to the Wisconsin State Legislature on the Common Core standards
Half empty or half full: Superintendents' views on Ohio's education reforms
Steve Farkas, Ann DuffettThis report is based on the responses to an online survey conducted in Spring 2013 with 344 school district superintendents in Ohio. The survey covered seven education policies, specifically: Common Core State Standards, teacher evaluations, the Third Grade Reading Guarantee, open enrollment, A-to-F ratings for schools and districts, individualized learning (blended learning and credit flexibility), and school choice (charter schools and vouchers). It also included several questions on general attitudes towards school reform in Ohio and two trend items. Download today to discover the key findings!
Pandering beats hostage-taking
The Education GadflyWhen a Michigan House committee approved a measure that would allow students to skip Algebra 2 if they instead take a tec
By the Company It Keeps: Smarter Balanced
The second installment of the testing-consortia series is a conversation with Smarter Balanced
By the Company It Keeps: PARCC
The inaugural installment of By the Company It Keeps, an interview series with some of ed reform’s most important contributors
What Does It Really Mean to Be College and Work Ready? The Mathematics and English Literacy Required of First Year Community College Students
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.Low standards, low expectations
The first step is admitting you have a problem
The Education GadflyOur Gadfly readers won’t
Limitless: Education, The Reynoldsburg Way
Terry Ryan, Ellen BelcherA profile feature article about the Reynoldsburg City School District
Can MOOCs rescue teacher PD?
Aaron ChurchillAt the least, MOOCs can stop the rising cost of PD—and, at best, could improve it
Conservatives and the Common Core
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Enough with the trash talk
Gales are blowing and defenses are up
The Education GadflySnaps to Gov.
Pearson crosses a line
Kathleen Porter-MageeIt’s open season on Pearson, the corporation everyone loves to hate—but this time, though they have crossed a serious line, far too many state leaders and reformers are holding their fire
Diane Ravitch – Tea Party Darling
Terry RyanThe last couple of weeks have witnessed unremitting and well-coordinated attacks on the Common Core academic standards
Science standards
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Kathleen Porter-MageeHold your horses
The Nation’s Report Card: Economics 2012
Pamela TatzShocker: U.S. teens still economically illiterate
Ohio’s college remediation rate crisis—and what can be done
Aaron ChurchillAlmost half of Ohio’s college freshman at public colleges and universities take remedial (high-school level) coursework in either math or English.
The State of Charter School Authorizing 2012
Angel GonzalezThe National Association of Charter School Authorizers finds that the authorizers are performing well on the index but still suffer challenges in closing schools, hiring experts, and working with state laws.
Education Five-O
Angel GonzalezA glimpse of the latest Ohio education headlines.
Fordham on the Common Core, ad nauseum and Dayton Early College Academy earns attention from national media
The Fordham Institute has been engaged in a wide range of conversations recently about the Common Core and received national media attention for one of its charter schools.
Will the assessment consortia wither away?
Chester E. Finn, Jr.The College Board and ACT have entered the ring
The emperor is mostly naked: Responding to Common Core critics
Aaron Churchill , Emmy L. Partin, Terry Ryan, Jeff MurrayOur response to the torrent of anti-Common Core literature, comments, blogs, and letters aimed at Ohio lawmakers and state board of education members
Our evaluations aren’t shady
The Education GadflyThe National Education Association is suing Florida for its teacher-evaluation policy;
Expanding College Opportunities for High-Achieving, Low Income Students
Aaron ChurchillInformation is power
Connecting the school funding tunnels
Terry RyanJoin the best of Governor Kasich’s School Funding Plan with that of the House--and Ohio’s schools can move forward through the mountain of ignorance
Failing the gifted—and everyone else
The Education GadflyThe Obama administration’s budget proposal was late to the par
Margaret Thatcher, education reformer
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Checker Finn's recent commentary from National Review Online that describes Margaret Thatcher and her impact on the education-reform movement