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Charter Schools
Firing the Detroit school board may be good for the Motor City
An attorney general's audacious move may highlight the desperate need for an emergency manager.
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Fordham working to improve our schools
Terry Ryan tells the Dayton Daily News about Fordham’s work in the Gem City and the pressing education issues facing Dayton today.
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Curriculum & Instruction
Common Core opens a second front in the Reading Wars
Welcome to the Battle of Just-Right Texts
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Charter Schools
Even with limited leverage, Uncle Sam can promote school choice
What the feds can and should do
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Choosing Paul Ryan may have greater edu-implications than you think
Prepare for a full-throated debate on school spending
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Curriculum & Instruction
The Unintended Consequence of an Algebra-for-All Policy on High-Skill Students: The Effects on Instructional Organization and Students’ Academic Outcomes
An empiricist votes “yes” on tracking
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Trending Toward Reform: Teachers Speak on Unions and the Future of the Profession
Embracing a new “new unionism”
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Compulsory School Attendance: What Research Says and What It Means for State Policy
No harm, no foul—yet no real gains
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Profit and loss, public or private: tweedle dumb and tweedle dee
If our current system isn't working, why not try other options--even those of the for-profit variety?
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A bicoastal board member, just 20, tells it like it is
While most 20 year-old college students are partying, Andrew Blumenfeld was running for a seat on the La Cañada Board of Education in Los Angeles.
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Child Progress Slow But Promising Post-Recession
The Annie E. Casey Foundation sums up gains and set backs for our nation's children in this year's report
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Charter Schools
Georgia voters have a chance to make education local again
In November, they're decide who has the power to authorize charter schools
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Are the teacher unions on the ropes? New Jersey scores a big one for tenure reform
Big moves on teacher-tenure and -evaluation reform in a traditionally blue state.
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Getting beyond the buzz in the Beehive State
Utah edu-leaders have the opportunity to show that their decision was about smart CCSS implementation, not politics.
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Current school data scandal is an opportunity to improve Ohio’s education accountability system
Accountability needs reform
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Charter Schools
Fordham Foundation sponsoring three new schools this year
Three new Fordham schools open their doors this month
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Curriculum & Instruction
Blended learning: innovating the teaching process
Anthony Kim of Education Elements comes to Ohio
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Attempting to solve financial disaster by outsourcing schools – is Ohio next?
Can outsourcing schools work in Ohio?
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Charter Schools
Louisiana’s voucher accountability plan demonstrates it is possible to have school choice AND quality control
Louisiana's call for a practical accountability system for the state’s voucher program
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Trending Toward Reform: Teachers Speak on Unions and the Future of the Profession
Eduction Sector report on the reforms teachers support
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No Child Left Behind Waiver: Promising Ideas from Second Round Applications
NCLB second round waiver review
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KIPPster of the year award and scholarship go to KIPP Journey student
Congratulations KIPP Journey Academy
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Supporting the cause you believe in
A single woman will affect lots of people for years to come. Sandra Crane, a 75-year-old volunteer Sunday school teacher from Michigan, is using her life savings (about $150,000) to build a school in Uganda.
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Charter Schools
Lawmakers should keep the Coverdell tax break alive
The program, slated to expire at the end of this year, needs more time--and attention--to reach its full potential.
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Charter Schools
Nothing to lose: Turn failing schools over to CMOs
Michigan's Highland Park School District offers a worthwhile experiment in edu-governance
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Curriculum & Instruction
Misdirection and self-interest: How Heinemann and Lucy Calkins are rewriting the Common Core
Instead of a helpful resource, their new book simply defends existing--and poorly aligned--curricular material.