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EducateOhio – The competition for education talent
Over the past two years, the Buckeye State has been at the forefront in the competition for creating and expanding businesses and the jobs that go with growth.
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Charter Schools
How the parent trigger’s biggest advocate harms his own cause
Ben Austin's flawed stance on the role that for-profit educators might play in school-turnaround efforts
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Coleman is coming: Look busy!
In our zeal to change everything, will we end up accomplishing nothing?
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Charter Schools
Learning from the Successes and Failures of Charter Schools
Innovation’s next frontier: Getting to scale
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<em>Won’t Back Down</em> wobbles, Chicago’s fiscal prospects fall
Parent-trigger paean Won't Back Down opened with a whimper last weekend, grossing a
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Charter Schools
Yes, Marc Tucker, there IS evidence that choice is effective
Arguing otherwise is, at best, disingenuous
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Charter Schools
With near-monopoly power, two charter authorizers flout the law
As recent events in Los Angeles and New Hampshire show, so long as there are laws that limit charter authorization to one public body, promising charter applicants risk being held hostage to the whims of a political board
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Re: "The Chicago strike's silver lining," September 20, 2012
I thought Checker Finn penned a good commentary on the recent Chicago strike, but one stylistic change is called for. Describing the unions as “selfish” rather than “pursuing their self-interests” tends to make readers think he is accusing them of collective personal flaws. They are bad people because they are…selfish, greedy, etc.
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Ohio should implemenent A-F accountability system
Other states hold their schools accountable through an A-F ratings system, so should Ohio
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Third-grade reading guarantee: Is money the answer?
To spend or not to spend. Ohio is considering $105 million in spending to support the third grade reading guarantee.
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Show ponies and workhorses
While the nation fixated on the Chicago strike, educators in Ohio plow ahead with reforms
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Advanced Education
Exam Schools: Inside America's Most Selective Public High Schools
The newest addition to Fordham's library, co-authored by Checker and Jessica Hockett
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Charter Schools
Student Selection, Attrition, and Replacement in KIPP Schools
KIPP schools shine even under rigorous evaluation
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Modernizing the State Education Agency: Different Paths Toward Performance Management
Several SEAs around the country are more actively helping troubled schools districts
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Schools Open Doors to New E-Learning Rules, Ideas: Quality Control a Challenge for Virtual Ed.
Concern about the quality of virtual schools
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Pension fix will cause painful unintended consequences
Despite reforms, Ohio's teacher pension system still has flaws
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Close reading of text: Has the Pioneer Institute misread the Common Core?
A look at the Pioneer Institute's recent report, "How Common Core’s ELA Standards Place College Readiness At Risk"