As the charter movement enters its third decade, it is imperative that policymakers and legislators understand the perspective of those schools that have succeeded in providing their students with a quality education.
Despite the surge in charter enrollment, charters still largely direct money from instruction, classroom support, and administration to their facilities
At the least, MOOCs can stop the rising cost of PD—and, at best, could improve it
The enduring damage of fatherless families
This report is great data on a critically important field
It’s open season on Pearson, the corporation everyone loves to hate—but this time, though they have crossed a serious line, far too many state leaders and reformers are holding their fire
The last couple of weeks have witnessed unremitting and well-coordinated attacks on the Common Core academic standards
When boards are mere rubber stamps, questions about accountability, incentives, and conflicts of interest are sure to follow
The most significant governance innovation since charter schools?
The multinational textbook-publisher-testing conglomerate named Pearson has been a fixture in this week’s education news.
Broader/Bolder: Anti-poverty or just anti-reform?
Shocker: U.S. teens still economically illiterate
Is it time for Ohio and other states to take bolder steps toward turning around our most troubled schools and districts?
Capacity is something that requires ongoing maintenance and at least an annual critique.
High-quality gifted education for the state’s ablest students should be an imperative for Ohio.
Almost half of Ohio’s college freshman at public colleges and universities take remedial (high-school level) coursework in either math or English.
The Common Core standards are considered by many educators and researchers to be an improvement compared to how educating students has been done in recent times.
The National Association of Charter School Authorizers finds that the authorizers are performing well on the index but still suffer challenges in closing schools, hiring experts, and working with state laws.
A short review of a study that examined whether Florida schools, facing sanctions under the state’s A-F accountability system, behaved strategically by over-identifying students as special education or English language learning.
The Fordham Institute has been engaged in a wide range of conversations recently about the Common Core and received national media attention for one of its charter schools.
Have a high performing charter school? Chances are it’s got a savvy board whose membership consists of mission-aligned individuals with diverse professional expertise and experience that is leveraged to advance a strategic and defined vision, and achieve a specific set of goals.
Is it time for Ohio and other states to take bolder steps toward turning around our most troubled schools and districts?
Ohio’s bright-eyed freshmen aren’t ready for college coursework.
The College Board and ACT have entered the ring
