The Common Core emphasis on "close reading" challenges teachers to focus reading on actually reading.
As you are likely well aware, we are in the midst of School Choice Week, not only here in Ohio but nationwide. Numerous events have been going on all throughout the Buckeye State to help commemorate.
The education sector remains an elusive prize for Apple, but the company is making a big move to change that.
Why digital learning demands thoughtful educational design.
And the winner is…Missouri?!
Act now, align later
Catching up on the week's news.
School reformers don't need silver bullets or secret sauces--they need the flexibility to make substantive changes.
It's worth looking back at the bipartisan roots of the school choice movement.
Why iPads won't replace textbooks in every classroom anytime soon.
Have the state and local school districts promised more than they can deliver? Has education really adjusted itself to the “new normal,” or have we been buying time and hoping for new money to bail out schools, money that isn’t likely to show up?
An innovative partnership to teach money-management skills to students launched this month between a southern Ohio school district and a local credit union.
Ohio is unique in its ability to turn the best of charter school theory and practice on its head. The most recent example comes from an Ohio school district that set up a charter school to offload test scores of low-performing students while making money for the district.
Ohio has gotten a lot of feedback on its education system in the past few weeks. On January 12, Education Week released the national report card Quality Counts 2012: The Global Challenge –Education in a Competitive World.
When the Common Core academic content standards were first introduced, most observers thought at best ten or 12 state would adopt them, and few thought it possible they’d be adopted by all but a handful of statesHow is Ohio doing when it comes to preparing for the full implementation of the Common Core standards by 2014?
Into the contentious debate over teacher effectiveness and value-added metrics (VAM) comes this important, timely, and supersized analysis, conducted by a trio of respected economists with the NBER, showing that the impact of good teachers follows their students into adulthood
Since the first charter school opened its doors in Minnesota in 1991, over 6,700 charter schools have set up shop in 40 states and DC. Unfortunately, not all of these schools have been successful and a number of them have since closed.
The U.S. economy has shed more than eight million jobs since 2008, and has created only two million new jobs in that same period of time, resulting in not only a high number of unemployed people, but also a high number of job vacancies.
Next Wednesday, February 1, is the first-ever Digital Learning Day. This national effort is designed to celebrate educational practices that make learning more personalized and engaging for students and to explore educational policies to support innovative models of teaching and learning.
On February 15, the Thomas B.
High-quality math education has never been more important for our students. Join an expert discussion about the future of math instruction and learning in the Buckeye State.
The Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools has released a nifty guide intended to serve as a tool for the many non-attorneys who must navigate the state’s community school laws. The guide puts complex legal language into a simpler format and provides helpful links directly into the Ohio Revised Code and other resources.
Google has attempted to bring online educational videos safely into the classroom by creating a Youtube site that is dedicated to all levels of education, from help in K-12 classes to full university courses to lifelong learning videos.
Governor John Kasich’s decision to take his second State of the State address on the road has been big news in Ohio. Kasich and legislative Republicans delivered some sizeable reforms in the state’s biennial budget last June. But there is much left to be done. The most pressing issue facing the state is putting in place a proper school funding plan.
When done correctly, data-driven instruction and lessons organized around clearly-defined aims are critical parts of improving student performance.
Is it time for urban school superintendents to move from being Reformers to Relinquishers? Yes, is the compelling case that Neerav Kingsland,chief strategy officer for New Schools for New Orleans makes.
'Twas the day before the State of the Union, and all through the House, not an educator was stirring, not even a teacher union louse…
