Is Retaining Students in Early Grades Self-Defeating?
Jeff MurrayThe pros and cons of state policies that require retention of third-grade students
Big Data for Education: Data Mining, Data Analytics, and Web Dashboards
Aaron ChurchillAn IBM-style question to schools: what are you doing to utilize data to improve performance?
The best education for the best is the best education for all
Peter MeyerThe case for a solid liberal arts education beyond high schools
What the Democratic Party platform used to say about school choice
Adam EmersonA brief history lesson
The Xerox effect: Why replication in education falls short
Kathleen Porter-MageeA look at Paul Bambrick-Santoyo's new book, "Leverage Leadership: A Practical Guide to Building Exceptional Schools"
Grit, Luck and Money: Preparing Kids for College and Getting Them Through
Asa SpencerMatriculating is not enough
Catholic v. charters: Where’s the God gene?
Peter MeyerIt may not be the Catholic school system that is in trouble, but the Church.
Applying Systems Thinking to Improve Special Education in Ohio
Nathan LevensonThis paper uses systems thinking to provide common sense ideas for saving money while improving special education services to the more than 275,000 Ohio students with special needs.
Is everything you’ve heard about failing schools wrong?
Kathleen Porter-MageeNo accountability system is perfect, but we can all agree that one that gets it wrong as often as it gets it right is in need of serious reform. But is there any proof that is happening?
The Effects of School Vouchers on College Enrollment: Experimental Evidence from New York City
Adam EmersonCatnip for the school-choice proponent
The Impact of Charter Schools on Public and Private School Enrollment
Adam EmersonA rising school-choice tide for charters and vouchers alike
A new policy for the PTA finally shows more “P” than “T”
Adam EmersonThe National PTA shakes up its stance on charter authorizing
Charter schools “wreaking havoc on private education?” Not exactly.
Adam EmersonWhat the latest Cato study gets right...and wrong
A modest school voucher led to outsize results
Adam EmersonA new study shows that black students who won a school-voucher lottery in New York a generation ago were more likely to attend college than students who didn’t win.
Philly shakes up Catholic education—again
Adam EmersonThe nation’s oldest parochial school system starts fresh
A desperate archdiocese makes a bold move for its schools
Adam EmersonPhiladelphia was home to the nation’s first diocesan Catholic school system. Now it has the first Catholic school system run by a foundation of lay people.
The discipline dilemma: Why black kids draw the short straw on suspensions
Peter MeyerRace, school discipline, and curriculum
Firing the Detroit school board may be good for the Motor City
Adam EmersonAn attorney general's audacious move may highlight the desperate need for an emergency manager.
Common Core opens a second front in the Reading Wars
Kathleen Porter-MageeWelcome to the Battle of Just-Right Texts
Even with limited leverage, Uncle Sam can promote school choice
Chester E. Finn, Jr.What the feds can and should do
The Unintended Consequence of an Algebra-for-All Policy on High-Skill Students: The Effects on Instructional Organization and Students’ Academic Outcomes
John HortonAn empiricist votes “yes” on tracking
Georgia voters have a chance to make education local again
Adam EmersonIn November, they're decide who has the power to authorize charter schools
Fordham Foundation sponsoring three new schools this year
Bianca SperanzaThree new Fordham schools open their doors this month
Blended learning: innovating the teaching process
Aaron ChurchillAnthony Kim of Education Elements comes to Ohio
Louisiana’s voucher accountability plan demonstrates it is possible to have school choice AND quality control
Adam EmersonLouisiana's call for a practical accountability system for the state’s voucher program
Lawmakers should keep the Coverdell tax break alive
Adam EmersonThe program, slated to expire at the end of this year, needs more time--and attention--to reach its full potential.