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Curriculum & Instruction
The best education for the best is the best education for all
The case for a solid liberal arts education beyond high schools
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Charter Schools
What the Democratic Party platform used to say about school choice
A brief history lesson
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Curriculum & Instruction
The Xerox effect: Why replication in education falls short
A look at Paul Bambrick-Santoyo's new book, "Leverage Leadership: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools"
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Kick-Starting Reform: Three City-Based Organizations Showing How to Transform Public Education
Local control, education-advocacy style
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Curriculum & Instruction
Grit, Luck and Money: Preparing Kids for College and Getting Them Through
Matriculating is not enough
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Oceans of Innovation: The Atlantic, the Pacific, Global Leadership and the Future of Education
A global education-reform manifesto
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New teachers abound and TFA’s not all to blame
California legislators abandoned a bill that would have overhauled state rules o
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3 common-sense ideas for improving special education in Ohio
Ohio's special education system is fragmented and siloed. Systems thinking can help the state save money and improve services.
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Charter Schools
Catholic v. charters: Where’s the God gene?
It may not be the Catholic school system that is in trouble, but the Church.
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Curriculum & Instruction
Is everything you’ve heard about failing schools wrong?
No accountability system is perfect, but we can all agree that one that gets it wrong as often as it gets it right is in need of serious reform. But is there any proof that is happening?
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Cleveland schools are doing great things despite what critics (Stephen Dyer and Diane Ravitch) say
Diane Ravitch posted a guest blog by Stephen Dyer earlier this week entitled “The Good, Bad and Ugly in the Cleveland Plan.”
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Charter Schools
The Effects of School Vouchers on College Enrollment: Experimental Evidence from New York City
Catnip for the school-choice proponent
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Recent State Action on Teacher Effectiveness: What’s in State Laws and Regulations
One-stop teacher-policy shop
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Charter Schools
The Impact of Charter Schools on Public and Private School Enrollment
A rising school-choice tide for charters and vouchers alike
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Charter Schools
A new policy for the PTA finally shows more “P” than “T”
The National PTA shakes up its stance on charter authorizing
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The D-Word: Good news from New York, but…
Perhaps it's time to rethink what "discipline" means in schools
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A serious mess: Ohio's school-data scandal has profound ripple effects
The state board's decision to delay report cards has widespread ramifications for Ohio
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How to guarantee the reading guarantee
The policy can benefit kids, but only if the schools and state do things differently
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Dayton Daily News Q&A: Fordham working to improve our schools
Terry Ryan talks about Fordham's work in the Gem City and education issues facing Dayton and the state
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On the horizon: harder tests
Common Core’s aligned assessments will be more difficult for Ohio students
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Cincinnati is a leader in Common Core implementation
Cincinnati Public Schools is well into the nitty gritty of implementing the new Common Core academic standards in English language arts and mathematics
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Public Education in the United States: A Nation Divided
This Phi Delta Kappan (PDK)/Gallup survey provides some tantalizing and provocative results regard public education