Philadelphia Catholic schools pledge to pull back the curtain
Adam EmersonThe Philadelphia school district’s plan to lift itself out of financial and academic distress may have overshadowed a profound development this week for Catholic education in the City of Brotherly Love.
Upending school choice in the Nutmeg State
Adam EmersonThe opt-out charter school lottery proposed in Connecticut would only discourage effective charter applicants who will see a burdensome and costly mandate getting in the way of their mission.
Housing policy is education policy
Adam EmersonA new Brookings report argues that zoning regulations are segregating cities by income and race and leaving quality schools available to mostly higher income families.
More charter schools could soon land a place on the closure list
Bianca SperanzaToday we continue our analysis of the impact of Governor Kasich’s mid-biennium education policy proposals with a look at how it would change the state’s charter school academic death penalty. (See our previous analyses of how schools
"Artificially manipulating" the school choice narrative
Adam EmersonArizona Governor Jan Brewer's explanation of her decision to veto an expansion of the state's publicly funded savings account to help more disadvantaged students pay for private education rings hollow.
Financing small-town schools
Chris TessoneRural and small-town schools face unique challenges. We could use more creative programs like the USDA's Community Facilities lending initiative for easing the burden of inadequate facilities, helping schools develop realistic enrollment projections and obtain affordable space.
Voucher accountability in the Pelican State
Adam EmersonKeeping private school choice honest
Understanding School Shoppers in Detroit
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.Demand-side economics
The Tartans: The story of an Appalachian charter school in Ohio
Terry Ryan, Kathryn MullenIt takes a village
Getting good ideas to the finish line: choice, political will, and a coxswain
Peter MeyerDavid Brooks, E.D. Hirsch, and why the status quo persists
The Tartans: The story of an Appalachian charter school in Ohio
Terry Ryan, Kathryn MullenSchool shopping in the Motor City
Adam EmersonAn urban wasteland in the industrial Midwest shows how a portfolio approach to public education can inspire even the most disadvantaged families to “shop” for the right school.
Big news in the Bayou State
Peter MeyerPassing a set of historic reform bills last week, the Louisiana legislature handed Gov. Bobby Jindal and his new education chief, John White, the keys to reform city.
U.S. Education Reform and National Security
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Joel Klein and Condi Rice make the link
Learning from Charter School Management Organizations: Strategies for Student Behavior and Teacher Coaching
Lisa GibesSchools everywhere: Steal these ideas!
Fear and loathing, from the school board to the statehouse
Adam EmersonThe mainstream resistance to school choice is increasingly characterizing the education reform debate as students versus profits.
Placing boundaries on what is boundless
Adam EmersonThe Evergreen Education Group gives us more evidence that districts may be unwilling to give up their authority over online learning easily.
Strange political bedfellows coming together around Cleveland’s school-reform efforts
Terry RyanAs bold as Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's plan is, even more audacious is the political coalition that seems to be coalescing around it.
Accountability and voucher politics in the Pelican State
Adam EmersonGovernor Bobby Jindal’s school voucher proposal for Louisiana has been dragged into the familiar politics of parental choice.
A nation at risk redux
Adam EmersonJoel Klein and Condi Rice step up for school choice
The Future of School Integration: Socioeconomic Diversity as an Education Reform Strategy
Tyson EberhardtThe Left likes choice—just not too much choice
How do we empower parents?
Guest blogger John Kirtley, chairman of Step Up for Students, answers Board's Eye View's BIG question: "What's the most important governance issue?"
Choice and competition in the name of national security
Adam EmersonIt's not A Nation At Risk, but today's Council on Foreign Relations report on US education reform and national security makes bold statements on our progress toward higher educational standards and enhanced school choice.
A burden comes with higher D.C. charter projections
Adam EmersonProjections show that charter schools may grow to educate nearly half of D.C. public school students, but that milestone means they'll have to stop resorting to the expulsion of troubled students so quickly.
Charter schools’ self-dealing hurts kids and needs attention
Terry RyanThe Richard Allen Academy Schools Audit highlights, yet again, the need for Ohio statute to clarify the roles and duties of school governing boards, school operators, and school sponsors (aka authorizers).
Kudos to KIPP: Fordham-sponsored school wins award for academic growth
Kathryn MullenCongratulations to KIPP: Journey Academy for the school’s EPIC Silver Gain Award from New Leaders for New Schools.
Virtual home schooling
Adam EmersonIf Florida Governor Rick Scott signs the state’s digital learning bill, as expected, students in grades K-5 then could bypass a brick-and-mortar school and directly enroll full-time in a virtual instruction program.