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;
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
Fraudulence gets checked—but not without excuses
The Education GadflyThe dramatic test-cheating scandal in Atlanta—which has seen the indictment of thirty-five educators, including
Why conservatives should support the Common Core
Kathleen Porter-Magee, Sol SternTwo education scholars from right-of-center think tanks set the record straight
Common ground
Theda SampsonAn introduction to our upcoming Common Core blog discussions with school leaders
A piece of the puzzle: Teach For America, Dayton and its schools
Aaron Churchill , Terry RyanEnticing our top college graduates to teach in America’s classrooms is a serious challenge, bordering on an epidemic in some of our poorer communities and neighborhoods.
The Common Core, digital transformation, and the Kasich budget proposal
Aaron ChurchillStarting in the 2014-15 school year, Ohio’s schools will fully implement the Common Core State Standards and the PARCC exams--online assessments aligned to the Common Core. As the Buckeye State draws nearer to lift off for these new academic standards and tests, school districts are ratcheting up their technological infrastructure and capacity.
The Common Core, digital transformation, and the Kasich budget proposal
Aaron ChurchillAs the Buckeye State draws nearer to lift off for Common Core standards and tests, school districts are ratcheting up their technological infrastructure and capacity.
The Common Core War (What is it good for?)
The Education GadflyIn the latest dust-up over the Common Core, the inclusion of some (
The 2013 Brown Center Report on American Education: How Well Are American Students Learning?
Andrew SarafBetter than we thought, actually
The art of gifted education
Emmy L. PartinReview of March 20 gifted education event
A school for scholars: Q & A with Chad Webb, Village Preparatory charter school
Ellen BelcherThis Q&A with Chad Webb, the head of school for Village Preparatory School-Woodland Hill campus, is the fifth of our seven-part series on school leadership.
A National Perspective on States’ Progress in Common Core State Standards Implementation Planning
Daniela FairchildThe proof is in the pudding
Opening up the black box: Common Core as a classroom-level reform
Kathleen Porter-MageeIt is exactly because Common Core is pushing reformers to take classroom-level change more seriously that it has the potential to have such far-reaching impact
Trust but verify: The real lessons of Campbell’s Law
Kathleen Porter-MageeA deeper reading of Campbell's Law reveals a nuanced and constructive message on measuring progress