When the news came Thursday that the latest CREDO report showed outsize learning gains at New Orleans charter schools, I recalled the simplicity that Neerav Kingsland used to define his idea of “relinquishment” in public education
Jason Zimba, a lead author of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, reflects on the lessons he learned this week in Indiana
Cleveland's top-rated schools, both district and charter schools, still have the capacity to serve more students this coming school year.
The collective “we” in education is currently in tatters.
The recent editorial by James Milgram and Emmett McGroarty was so misleading that it demands a response
Following the Tony Bennett flap, the A-to-F school-grading systems tha
Still waiting for aligned curricular materials
Promise Academy’s broader and bolder results
Dr. Judy Hennessey, superintendent of Deca Prep, a K-6 elementary school, discusses Common Core.
Tomorrow, the New York Department of Education plans to publicly release the results from the first administration of its new Common Core–aligned assessment—the news isn’t good
To fully appreciate the academics of rural schools, let’s dig into three data points that were not components of the state’s rating system.
As states and schools get ready for Common Core implementation, they had better prepare for higher quality education for both students and teachers.
As “school choice” laws go, Missouri's is sloppy and coercive
Kathleen Porter-Magee's testimony urging Indiana to stay the course with the Common Core
Louisiana voters are used to making the hard decisions about public education that divide their lawmakers
The Washington Post profiled Josh Powell, a homeschooled young man, who—having never written an essay or learned that South Africa was a country—had to take several years of rem
Ohio’s legislators must reject House Bill 237, which seeks to void the State Board of Education’s decision to adopt the Common Core academic standards in English language arts and math.
More than 100,000 students in Ohio attended a public charter school during the past school year
Few reporters and analysts have documented the challenges charters face in entering the multi-trillion-dollar municipal bond market
This summer in Ohio has been oppressively hot and (for some reason) rainy. So check out these short reviews and reading recommendations from the Columbus team!
The perseverance of a Wisconsin mother brings the shortcomings of many school-choice programs into sharp focus
North Carolina’s new budget, passed late Wednesday night and headed to Governor McCrory, has carved out dollars for a voucher program for low-income students
After twelve years with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Terry Ryan will be leaving the organization and the Buckeye state.
Arkansas: Don't give up on the Common Core!
