Discipline Policies, Successful Schools, and Racial Justice
Daniela FairchildPart report, part psychological analysis
Transforming Public Education: Pathway to a Pre-K-12 Future
Michael IshimotoThe last lurch of the preschool juggernaut?
Statue in a block of marble
Kathleen Porter-Magee, Chester E. Finn, Jr.Reviewing the NRC Science Framework
Teacher quality - know it when you see it?
Jamie Davies O'LearyToday on the Learning Matters blog (an affiliate of PBS) check out a discussion on teacher training programs and teacher quality, featuring New?Leaders for New Schools'?Jon Schnur, Allan Odden, Public Impact's Julie Kowal and Sharon Kebschull Barrett, and yours truly (among man
Ohio must graduate more high school students college-ready, and more college students on time
Bianca SperanzaThe sad reality for many Americans, and Ohioans, is that too many of them are not prepared to enter the workforce.
Making school choice work for kids
Terry RyanOhio is on the verge of adding an enormous new private school choice scholarship to its existing array of choice programs and policies.
ObamaFlex: Too much tight, too little loose
Michael J. PetrilliFollowers of Fordham’s work know that, for the better part of three years, we’ve been advancing an approach to federal education policy that we call “Reform Realism”—a pro-school-reform orientation leavened with a
Legislative round-up: Lots of school choice bills on the table
Emmy L. PartinAfter an unusually busy spring and summer passing major education reforms, the General Assembly isn’t ready to stop quite yet. September saw renewed debate in the House and Senate over education issues, most notably those bills that impact K-12 school choice.
Teacher ratings spread out evenly across spectrum of quality
This week the Columbus Dispatch ran an article about recently released performance ratings of some 7,500 teachers in central Ohio, including those in Columbus City Schools and South-Western City Schools.
Measuring Inequity in School Funding
Matt KyleThis report examines variations in per-pupil funding across states and further analyzes funding differences between districts within each state. In order to make comparisons in funding between states, it adjusts for local costs by looking at of the percentage of taxable resources each state spends on education.
Education and Synthetic Work-Life Earnings Estimates
Bianca SperanzaThis recent report by the United States Census Bureau looks at the relationship between an individual’s level of education and their earnings.
What do GOP candidates think about education?
Matt KyleOhio should know that it’s not alone: Value-Added performance assessment of teachers is becoming more and more widely used as part of evaluation ratings. This report by the Wall Street Journal points out that districts in at least 26 states are judg
ObamaFlex: Too much tight, too little loose
Michael J. PetrilliGolden handcuffs instead of the Golden Mean
The unilateral repeal of NCLB and the 2012 election
Chester E. Finn, Jr.You better believe Rick Perry is watching this one
Is college the best ticket to the middle class?
With completion rates so low, we need to consider other options
National poll of voters provides conflicting insights on Ohio's Senate Bill 5
Terry RyanVoters in Ohio support restrictions on collective bargaining (60% support restrictions), and strong majorities (62%) oppose service cuts as a means of keeping public employees at current salary and benefit levels. ??These findings from Douglas E. Schoen ??? pollster for President Bill Clinton ???
No high achiever left behind, please
Chester E. Finn, Jr., Janie Scull, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.It?s not chic to fuss about them, but our international competitiveness may depend on them
Education at a Glance 2011: OECD Indicators
Daniela FairchildA "new normal" for ed accountability emerges
Recruitment, Retention and the Minority Teacher Shortage
Michael IshimotoIt?s about where they teach not who they are