One Step From the Finish Line and Choosing to Improve
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Kevin Carey, The Education TrustJanuary 2005
Ohio Charter Schools: Another View
In a new policy brief released by the Buckeye Institute, we analyzed the changes in student passing rates on Ohio Proficiency Tests (OPT) made by traditional and charter schools in the Big Eight urban districts between 2002 and 2004. Using a statistical analysis that controlled for the demographic characteristics of race and income, our study found that:
We're Not in Kansas Anymore: The Evolution Wars Come to Ohio
The debate over teaching evolution in schools, which has been going on in America at least since the famous Scopes "Monkey Trial" of 1925, burst onto the front pages of Ohio newspapers in early January. What's it all about? And where does Fordham stand? Read on.
Does the Charter Industry Have a Product Life Cycle?
How do Ohio's charter schools resemble modern Poland's economy? Travel with me across the Atlantic.