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Charter Schools
Diverse schools and student nomads
Terry Ryan writes about student nomads, picky parents, and feelings of cognitive dissonance
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Charter Schools
Picky parents, Nomad Mary, and feelings of cognitive dissonance
The different dilemmas facing choosy parents and struggling parents
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Charter Schools
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!
And Smarick is excited about the release of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools’ annual “Market Share” report, which shows the percentage of students in major cities that are educated by charters
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The student mobility network for one Cincinnati Public school
Understanding patterns of student mobility can help districts improve
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Charter Schools
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: The Edison Story in Dayton
The trials and tribulations of a Fordham-sponsored charter school.
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Charter Schools
Local taxpayers say yes to charter schools
All politics, and some revenues, are local
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Charter Schools
Of choices, truants, and taxi medallions
Six days after the election, and by a miniscule margin, Washington State became the
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Charter Schools
The Urban School System of the Future: Applying the Prinicples and Lessons of Chartering
Bravely voyaging to a new world
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Charter Schools
School Choice and School Accountability: Evidence from a Private Voucher Program in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A symbiotic relationship
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Curriculum & Instruction
3 lessons about curriculum and state Common Core implementation
Selecting the right curriculum—one that artfully balances content and rigor and that gives teachers a clear instructional roadmap—is critical to driving student learning
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Charter Schools
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: The Edison Story in Dayton
The trials and tribulations of one Fordham-sponsored charter school
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Charter Schools
Moving Up: Fordham Sponsorship and Accountability Report, 2011-12
Annual report on Fordham-sponsored charter schools, with Ellen Belcher's article, "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do: The Edison Story in Dayton."
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Student Nomads: Mobility in Ohio's Schools makes headlines
A recap of press coverage about Fordham's latest report on student mobility
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Educators and experts discuss Fordham's student mobility report
Columbus education leaders gather to talk about student mobility
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Charter Schools
Finally, charter schools in Washington
Six days after election day, 50.81 percent voters in the Evergreen State finally said yes to charter schools, after having said no three times before.
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Charter Schools
Sign up for the Charters and Choice Digest
The Charters & Choice Digest will guide readers through the triumphs, the quarrels, and the political foibles that accompany the growth of school choice and charter schools—and no cows will ever be sacred.
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Charter Schools
Don’t claim victory in Michigan yet
Why Michiganders repeal of the state's emergency-management law is a serious setback to education in the state
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Student mobility: Problem, solution, or just plain reality?
What were the takeaways? What are the key questions moving forward?
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Student nomads: Mobility in Ohio's schools
The magnitude and scale of student mobility is greater than typically appreciated.
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Charter Schools
Voters making education more local
Charter school supporters can claim victory in at least one high-profile ballot initiative (Georgia) and perhaps one other (Washington) but each state has a different story to tell—and lessons to teach.
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Charter Schools
Sorry, Dr. Ravitch, but voucher transparency still exists in Wisconsin
Correcting Diane Ravitch's mischaracterization of new Wisconsin voucher legislation.
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Education recovers from elections and super storms
Hurricane Sandy temporarily shuttered 198 school districts in New York City and more than 300 in New Jersey last week, amounting to what Education Week
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