Commentary
The rebirth of the education governor
Welcome the largest crop of ed-reform governors in thirty years
Commentary
Charter Schools
Fordham-authorized Columbus Collegiate Academy wins highest honor for student achievement
Columbus Collegiate Academy, a Fordham-authorized charter school in one of Columbus's poorest neighborhoods (Weinland Park), has just been awarded the Gold-Gain EPIC award by New Leaders for New Schools for dramatic gains in student achievement.?
Commentary
Fordham's Jamie Davies O'Leary testifies in Ohio Senate in support of TFA
This morning the Ohio Senate Education Committee met to discuss SB 81- a bill that would allow Teach For America alumni to gain a resident teacher license and be equipped to teach in the State of Ohio. It also paves the way for the creation of an actual TFA-Ohio site.
Commentary
Ohio superintendents: Yearning to break free-but after you go first
Last week we released Yearning to Break Free: Ohio Superintendents Speak Out ??? a statewide survey of Ohio superintendents and other education leaders.?? Among the key findings, superintendents told us they want state leaders to:
Commentary
New Fordham report: Yearning to Break Free
Education in Ohio, as in most of the country, is coming to terms with a challenging ?new normal,? as Arne Duncan calls it?the prolonged period ahead when schools must produce better results with diminished resources.
Commentary
Commentary
Commentary
The Nation's Report Card: Science 2009: Trial Urban District Assessment
The results in one word: dismal
Commentary
Commentary
Commentary
Briefly Noted: Double the salary, double the fun
Taking the magnifying glass to WI teachers? fringe benefits
Commentary
Memories of David Kearns, 1930-2011
Former colleagues share their remembrances of the former deputy secretary of education
Commentary
Commentary
Collective bargaining in Ohio
Fordham's own Terry Ryan testified recently before the Ohio Senate Finance Committee on Ohio Senate Bill 5.
Commentary
Science scores for Cleveland predictably low but still inexcusable
Anyone who's followed more than a few releases of NAEP scores recognizes the familiar feeling of disenchantment that accompanies it. Scores are low across subgroups?
Commentary
Ohio districts don't have to reinvent the wheel
Over the weekend the Dayton Daily News ran an article talking about Senate Bill 5. With a majority of the state's and local news outlets completely consumed by this debate this should come as no surprise.
Commentary
TNTP on LIFO
???It should not be illegal for schools to try and keep great teachers during tough economic times.???
Commentary
Midwest unrest: The view from the frontline
The Midwest is in turmoil over proposed changes to state laws that deal with collective-bargaining rights and pensions for public-sector employees, including teachers and other school personnel (as well as police officers, state employees, and more).
Commentary
Commentary
Commentary
The Bee Eater: Michelle Rhee Takes on the Nation???s Worst School District
A great story with an uncertain ending
Commentary
Student Achievement in Massachusetts??? Charter Schools
For charter schools, at least, urban is better
Commentary
Commentary
Commentary
Commentary
Commentary
Setting the record straight about Teach For America
For several weeks, lawmakers in the Ohio House Education Committee have debated HB 21 –legislation that would grant a resident educator license to Teach For America alums wanting to teach in Ohio and open up alternative licensure pathways so that the actual program could take root here.
Commentary
SB 5 battle highlights disconnect between teachers' perceptions and fiscal reality
The Midwest is in turmoil over proposed changes to state laws that deal with collective bargaining rights and pensions for public sector employees, including teachers and other school personnel (as well as police officers, state employees, and more).
Commentary
Buckeye State letting students down on U.S. history
If your child thinks Presidents’ Day is little more than an excuse for a long weekend during blizzard-and-sledding season, you just might want to tell the new members of the Ohio State Board of Education to do something about the state’s history standards. Those who approved the current standards last June bungled the job.
Commentary
A Chance to Make History: What Works and What Doesn't in Providing an Excellent Education for All
On the twentieth anniversary of Teach for America, founder Wendy Kopp (with some help from Teaching As Leadership author Steven Farr) reflects on lessons from TFA teachers and alums about what it takes to lift achievement for low-income kids.