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Governor Kasich's Straight A Innovation Fund had long gestation
Opinion piece about Kasich's Straight A Innovation Fund
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Curriculum & Instruction
Doing good and doing better
Plenty of folks in the education business seek the limelight. Not all deserve it—at least, not for doing good. But some individuals and groups that do great good for kids, teachers, and schools prefer to do so quietly, even invisibly.
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Progress Report to Department of Defense Education Activity
Five stars for the National Math and Science Initiative
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Discussing student mobility and diverse schools: Events in Dayton and Cincinnati
Three events scheduled for February, 26.
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Charter Schools
Testing and regulations don’t scare private schools from voucher programs
Ohio findings from Fordham's national voucher report
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Northeast Ohio educators discuss the impact of student mobility on their schools
A report and photos from the event
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Charter Schools
The implication of CREDO's research: Strong charter authorizing is vital
An examination of Stanford University's charter school quality report
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Authors provide insights about education’s most debated issues
A glimpse of SAGE Publishing's 10-volume reference set about debated issues in American Education
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High-performer turnover and firm performance: The moderating role of human capital investment and firm reputation
A review of high-performer turnover in organizations, impact to firms and how schools can learn from these organizations
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Governor Kasich’s Straight A Innovation Fund had long gestation
Excitement over Kasich's Straight A Innovation Fund
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Author visit: The Diverse Schools Dilemma
Education writer and analyst Michael Petrilli speaks in Columbus
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Charter Schools
Kids making apps and superintendents talking about details
News headlines from the week
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Authors provide insights about debated issues in American education
SAGE publishing article about Debating Issues in American Education
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Charter Schools
One foundation’s commitment to school choice pays off
No single philanthropic organization has put more effort and money into the advancement and improvement of school choice than the Walton Family Foundation
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Guarded optimism for Governor Kasich's education plan
The details aren't out, but early indicators are promising
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Fordham’s Initial Comments on Governor Kasich’s Proposed School Reforms
Initial comments about Kasich's fund plans that were announced January 30, 2013
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Charter Schools
The implication of CREDO's research: Strong charter authorizing is vital
Growing quality charter schools requires strong charter school authorizers
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Charter Schools
Smart ideas for school choice
The sobering reality is that, even with burgeoning charter and voucher movements, school choice is largely exercised by families able to afford private school tuition or who move to neighborhoods because of their schools
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Charter Schools
Of helicopter parents, schools, and governments
Sen. Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat who is regarded as perhaps the most powerful lawmaker in U.S. education policy, will not seek re-election in 2014.
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Advanced Education
The Missing One-Offs: The Hidden Supply of High-Achieving, Low-Income Students
Up with selective public high schools!
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Late Interventions Matter Too: The Case of College Coaching in New Hampshire
Senioritis may not be terminal
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Charter Schools
Ohio's charter law remains a laggard
Ohio’s charter law remains mediocre despite numerous reform efforts over the last decade. According to the latest “Measuring Up to the Model: A Ranking of the State Charter School Laws” produced by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (NAPCS) the Buckeye State’s charter school law ranks 27 out of 43 states and the District of Columbia.
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Charter Schools
School choice friends, let go your testing fears!
In their report, School Choice Regulations: Red Tape or Red Herring?, researchers David Stuit and Sy Doan find little evidence that policymakers should avoid testing requirements for fear that private schools will avoid voucher and tax credit scholarship programs altogether
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Ohio charters didn't seek exemption from new restraint rule
Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in Special Ed Connection.
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Charter Schools
A school where it's cool to be smart
There is no harder job than running a successful school building for high-poverty students; nor a more important job. Yet, there are school leaders across the state and the nation who do it day-in and day-out, and too few get recognized for their great work.