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Weight Status among Adolescents in States That Govern Competitive Food Nutrition Content
A case for Nanny States
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Taking on tenure and tenuous school financing
What a difference five years makes: In 2007, 97 percent of eligible teachers earned tenure in New York City; this year,
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Teacher unions: “pigs at the trough” or victims of their own success?
By associating their cause with the cause of public education, teacher unions were able to build a formidable public image of solidarity with the cause of schooling. Now they’re stuck trying to explain the results.
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A serious mess: Ohio’s school-data scandal has profound ripple effects
Looking at the fallout from the Buckeye State's data-tampering scandal
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Charter Schools
A desperate archdiocese makes a bold move for its schools
Philadelphia 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.
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On the horizon: harder tests
Ohio needs to be ready for more challenging exams when the Common Core arrives in 2014-15.
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Curriculum & Instruction
The discipline dilemma: Why black kids draw the short straw on suspensions
Race, school discipline, and curriculum
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If Ohio gets serious, the third-grade reading guarantee will help kids
The Buckeye State's third-grade reading guarantee can and should have a positive impact on Ohio’s students. But it will require the ongoing cooperation and serious effort of local educators, state education leaders, and the state legislature alike to ensure that is the case.
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Charter Schools
Firing the Detroit school board may be good for the Motor City
An attorney general's audacious move may highlight the desperate need for an emergency manager.
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Fordham working to improve our schools
Terry Ryan tells the Dayton Daily News about Fordham’s work in the Gem City and the pressing education issues facing Dayton today.
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Curriculum & Instruction
Common Core opens a second front in the Reading Wars
Welcome to the Battle of Just-Right Texts
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Charter Schools
Even with limited leverage, Uncle Sam can promote school choice
What the feds can and should do
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Choosing Paul Ryan may have greater edu-implications than you think
Prepare for a full-throated debate on school spending
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Curriculum & Instruction
The Unintended Consequence of an Algebra-for-All Policy on High-Skill Students: The Effects on Instructional Organization and Students’ Academic Outcomes
An empiricist votes “yes” on tracking
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Trending Toward Reform: Teachers Speak on Unions and the Future of the Profession
Embracing a new “new unionism”
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Compulsory School Attendance: What Research Says and What It Means for State Policy
No harm, no foul—yet no real gains
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Profit and loss, public or private: tweedle dumb and tweedle dee
If our current system isn't working, why not try other options--even those of the for-profit variety?
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A bicoastal board member, just 20, tells it like it is
While most 20 year-old college students are partying, Andrew Blumenfeld was running for a seat on the La Cañada Board of Education in Los Angeles.
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Child Progress Slow But Promising Post-Recession
The Annie E. Casey Foundation sums up gains and set backs for our nation's children in this year's report
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Charter Schools
Georgia voters have a chance to make education local again
In November, they're decide who has the power to authorize charter schools
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Are the teacher unions on the ropes? New Jersey scores a big one for tenure reform
Big moves on teacher-tenure and -evaluation reform in a traditionally blue state.
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Getting beyond the buzz in the Beehive State
Utah edu-leaders have the opportunity to show that their decision was about smart CCSS implementation, not politics.
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Current school data scandal is an opportunity to improve Ohio’s education accountability system
Accountability needs reform
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Charter Schools
Fordham Foundation sponsoring three new schools this year
Three new Fordham schools open their doors this month
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Curriculum & Instruction
Blended learning: innovating the teaching process
Anthony Kim of Education Elements comes to Ohio
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Attempting to solve financial disaster by outsourcing schools – is Ohio next?
Can outsourcing schools work in Ohio?
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