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Charter Schools
Two thumbs up to Columbus’s Mayor Coleman
Comments about Mayor Coleman's State of the City address
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Bringing back the art of teaching under the Common Core
In a Senate hearing on February 20, the Acting Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Sawyers presented progress the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) has made in the past six months on various initiatives.
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Governor Kasich brings cheer to one of America's saddest cities
The governor's school finance plan moves Ohio in the right direction
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Charter Schools
Tests and finances
In a futile effort to counter the influence of test-preparation companies, New York City’s education department changed part of the test it administers to four-year-olds to determine whether or not they are
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Does Athletic Success Come at the Expense of Academic Success?
You can have both athletes and mathletes
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Curriculum & Instruction
Moving Forward: A National Perspective on States’ Progress in Common Core Standards Implementation Planning
A short review of a study conducted by Education First and Editorial Projects in Education, Inc. that examines the Common Core and states' progress with implementation. How does Ohio fare?
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Charter Schools
Principals’ Perceptions of Competition for Students in Milwaukee School
A glimpse into competition among schools and performance ratings
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Dramatically improving schools in Columbus by 2020
Columbus needs more high-performing schools for children.
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Curriculum & Instruction
Problem-solvers, optimists wanted: A Q&A with KIPP Journey’s Hannah Powell Tuney
This Q&A with Hannah Powell Tuney, the executive director of KIPP: Central Ohio, is the third of our seven-part series on school leadership.
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Charter Schools
Charter system for counting, funding students a model for districts
Ohio's charter schools have an excellent model in place for regular enrollment checks and this model should be followed by public school districts.
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Shuttered Public Schools: The Struggle to Bring Old Buildings New Life
A look at the process of finding new uses for old schools buildings in a number of cities throughout the country.
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Charter Schools
CANCELED: Fordham Institute's Michael Petrilli to visit Columbus and discuss latest book
Unfortunately, this event has been canceled.
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Curriculum & Instruction
The Common Core implementation gap
We’ve made the necessary oblations to Common Core, and now it’s time to get serious about the seriousness of implementation
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Dramatically improving schools in Columbus by 2020
Columbus urgently needs more high performing schools for its children
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Charter Schools
Rubio will need Florida-style bipartisan backing for choice plan
The senator, immediately after his Republican response to the president's State of the Union address, released a far-reaching federal school-choice plan
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Second-Generation Americans: A Portrait of the Adult Children of Immigrants
The American dream is alive and well
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Charter Schools
Measuring Up the Model: A Ranking of State Charter School Laws, Fourth Edition
State policy environments continue to improve
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Charter Schools
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? A Benefit/Cost Analysis of the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program
Big impacts, big financial returns
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Debunking the Myths of Standardized Testing: A CTU Position Paper
I’ll see your “debunking” and raise you the truth
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Charter Schools
D.C. charter growth doesn’t need a “momentary pause”
Joint efforts between city, district, and charter leaders are good if they lead to more and better options for all students, but some key city officials sound more like they’re trying to put a brake on the charter momentum
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Student data scandal must prompt reform
Ohio Auditor of State Dave Yost today reported that nine school districts manipulated student ttendance data, in order to improve their school performance results.
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Charter Schools
Closing bad charters isn’t the only challenge
The point of the “One Million Lives” campaign is to create the conditions that allow a million kids a seat in at least 3,000 high-performing schools
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Curriculum & Instruction
Common Core v. the false promise of leveled literacy programs
What does the CCSS text-complexity guidance means for curriculum, instruction, and standards implementation?
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Charter Schools
Testing and regulations don’t scare private schools from voucher programs
Key findings for Ohio based on Fordham report School Choice Regulations: Red Tape or Red Herring