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High Achievers
STEM summer high-school program has positive long-term impact
Efforts to diversify the pipeline of students, graduates, and workers in in-demand STEM fields often start in middle and high schools
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High Achievers
Ohio’s Lost Einsteins: The inequitable outcomes of early high achievers
Too often, high-achieving students get lost in the shuffle in debates about improving education for all. Yet to keep the U.S. and Ohio competitive on a global scale, we need to nurture a next generation of inventors, scientists, and business leaders.
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Governance, High Achievers
Gadfly Bites 5/24/21—Perhaps they are referring to the party game?
This headline, as with almost every legislation-related headline that includes it, misuses the term “limbo” in referencing the topic of education funding reform. (13ABC News, Toledo, 5/22/21)
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High Achievers
Accelerating high flyers can yield long-term benefits
According to a recent Hechinger Report article, U.S.
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High Achievers
Tackling Ohio’s toughest education challenges: Provide bonuses to teachers when students pass AP/IB exams
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we believe c
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High Achievers
Tackling Ohio’s toughest education challenges: Make AP/IB and industry credentialing exams free for low-income students
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we believe c
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High Achievers
Tackling Ohio’s toughest education challenges: Incentivize schools to help students earn high-value industry credentials
Editor’s Note: Back in September 2018, awaiting the election of our next governor, we at the Fordham Institute began developing a set of policy proposals that we believe c
Policy Brief
High Achievers
Policy Brief: Gifted Education in Ohio
In the realm of education, much attention is paid to making sure that all students reach a minimum level of achievement. Raising the performance of those who struggle academically is a worthy and necessary goal.
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High Achievers
Ohio budget bill tugs College Credit Plus in wrong direction
NOTE: An addendum to this blog post, incorporating important new information, was published on Ohio Gadfly Daily on 4/17/17.
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High Achievers, Curriculum & Instruction
Reflections on gifted education from the Olympics, part 2: What we can contribute
Throughout the recent Olympic Games, I reflected on the parallels between elite-level athletics and gifted education, and I thought how much we could learn about developing exceptional ability from what we saw during those two weeks.
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High Achievers
Bursting the proficiency bubble: How to stop neglecting low-income high achievers
By Brandon L. Wright
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High Achievers
Starting the school year on a positive note: Five key suggestions for parents
The new school year is on the horizon, and you’re already feeling somewhat apprehensive. You know that transitions are a challenge for your gifted child— whether it’s a new school, a new grade level, a new teacher, or all of the above. You want to make sure that your child’s new teacher understands that your gifted child has learning needs that differ from others.
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High Achievers
AP in the Queen City: Blended model can expand access and nudge Ohio policy forward
New steps to expand AP course access in Cincinnati
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High Achievers
The Icarus Syndrome: Why Do Some High Flyers Soar While Others Fall?
Why do many high-achieving students struggle to sustain their academic performance over time? Eric Parsons, an economist at the University of Missouri, takes a crack at finding the answer—and unearths a paradox. In this study, he follows a single cohort of high-performing students in Missouri from grade 3 through grade 9 to see which school factors influence their academic success.
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High Achievers
Who Rises to the Top? Early Indicators
Nearly three decades ago, 320 students below the age of thirteen took the SAT math or verbal test and placed in the top 1 in 10,000 for their math- or verbal-reasoning ability (some called them “scary smart”).
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High Achievers
Status quo has got to go
The appointment of former educator and experienced administrator Carmen Fariña as the new chancellor of New York City’s one-million-student public school system has been met with cautious optimism from several fronts, spanning from those who hope she will
Commentary
High Achievers, Charter Schools
Losing out on big potential
Earlier this week, the New York Times featured an editorial on gifted education, noting that even our best students were in the middle of the pack in the recent PISA results.
Commentary
High Achievers
Informing Students about Their College Options: A Proposal for Broadening the Expanding College Opportunities Project
A better approach to “affirmative action”
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Curriculum & Instruction, High Achievers
Finding America’s Missing AP and IB Students
Education Trust discovers high achievers
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Charter Schools, Curriculum & Instruction, High Achievers
Standing athwart the Internet, yelling Stop!
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation last week that places a one-year moratorium on new virtual charter schools outside Chicago and directs a state commission to study the effects and costs of virtual charters.
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Charter Schools, High Achievers
The first step is admitting you have a problem
Our Gadfly readers won’t
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Curriculum & Instruction, High Achievers
Pearson crosses a line
It’s open season on Pearson, the corporation everyone loves to hate—but this time, though they have crossed a serious line, far too many state leaders and reformers are holding their fire
Commentary
High Achievers
Expanding College Opportunities for High-Achieving, Low Income Students
Information is power
Commentary
Charter Schools, Curriculum & Instruction, High Achievers
Failing the gifted—and everyone else
The Obama administration’s budget proposal was late to the par
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High Achievers
Does the percentage of students taking AP exams explain state level results?
Re-examining the College Board's AP data for Midwestern states
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High Achievers
Charters for the gifted and talented?
A recap of Fordham's visit to Ohio's lone charter dedicated to serving gifted students
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High Achievers
Educating Our Brightest: Improving Gifted Education to Boost Ohio’s Prosperity and Success
March 20 Columbus event about gifted education
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High Achievers
How do Ohio's AP scores stack up?
Ohio's college-bound students do well, but room aplenty to improve