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Charter Schools
Toss the bad apples, but not the barrel
For low-performing charters, yes, we need tough charter closure laws. But let’s not overlook great charters either
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Do Ohio’s teacher preparation programs attract the best and brightest?
At last, the Board of Regents pulls the ed school blinds. What we find isn't so great
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Curriculum & Instruction
Is it good news or bad?
In his second inaugural address, President Barack Obama mentioned two pieces of his K–12 policy agenda: his plans to train new math and science teachers and his plans to improve school safety.
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What do International Tests Really Show About U.S. Student Performance?
Taking “the glass is half full” to the extreme
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Curriculum & Instruction
Non-Cognitive Ability, Test Scores, and Teacher Quality: Evidence from 9th Grade Teachers in North Carolina
Evaluating the hidden power of character
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Trusting Teachers with School Success: What Happens When Teachers Call the Shots
Answer: Some pretty cool things
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Charter Schools
The right decision from Ball State
Indiana’s Ball State University has delivered on its pledge to end contracts with the worst-performing charter schools in its portfolio, and its action will strengthen the charter movement
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Charter Schools
Nurturing a school where it's cool to be smart: Q&A with DECA's Judy Hennessey
Dayton Early College Academy (DECA) thrives and its school leader plays a major role
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Charter Schools
Charters didn't seek exemption from new restraint rule
Fordham’s Terry Ryan talks on the record about charters and seclusion rooms
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Do Ohio’s teacher preparation programs attract the best and brightest?
At long last, the Board of Regents unveils data on teacher preparation programs. The news isn’t great for ed schools
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Charter Schools
Toss the bad apples, but not the barrel
For low-performing charters, yes, we need tough charter closure laws. But let’s not overlook great charters either
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Curriculum & Instruction
What makes Needles schools special? A recap of Fordham's Needles event in Dayton
Leaders from two Dayton high schools divulge the special sauce
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Curriculum & Instruction
A Wealth of Words
Why English language arts matters, according to E.D. Hirsch
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Curriculum & Instruction
Along for the Ride: Best Friends' Resources and Adolescents' College Completion
Does it matter whether your best friend's parents are wealthy and educated?
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Student mobility: A community discussion in Cleveland
Join us on February 6 in Cleveland for this exciting event
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Curriculum & Instruction
Assault weapons are out, math is in
On Wednesday afternoon, President Obama recommended a package of national reforms aimed at preventing tragedies like last month’s in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Strife and Progress: Portfolio Strategies for Managing Urban Schools
A crash course in portfolio management
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Multiple-Choice Tests Exonerated, At Least Some of the Charges: Forgetting Test-Induced Learning and Avoiding Test-Induced Forgetting
How I stopped worrying and learned to love the multiple-choice test
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Curriculum & Instruction
Mike Petrilli's testimony on Indiana and the Common Core
Today, Indiana’s Senate Education Committee heard arguments on whether to keep, eliminate, or change the state’s commitment to the Common Core
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On needles, special sauces, and spit
School leaders from Stivers School for the Arts and DECA discuss what makes their schools special
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Charter Schools
The threat of the parent trigger and the change it begets
There is a reason why, after months of resistance, the Adelanto School Board this week voted unanimously to adopt the parent-triggered charter conversion of Desert Trails Elementary: It’s not the same board
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Needles in a Haystack: Lessons from Ohio's High-Performing Urban High Schools
What makes a great school?
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Charter Schools
Bold reforms in Cleveland and Columbus need new talent to fly high
How school leaders are working to bring talent into school districts
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Beyond Needles: What do we know about Ohio's high-performing schools?
Our latest Needles report adds to the evidence that strong schools require leadership, healthy school culture, and high expectations.
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Charter Schools, Curriculum & Instruction
Reforms, shots, and brawls
Achieve released the second draft of the Next Generation Science Standards this week.
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