Learning from the Successes and Failures of Charter Schools
Pamela TatzInnovation’s next frontier: Getting to scale
Yes, Marc Tucker, there IS evidence that choice is effective
Adam EmersonArguing otherwise is, at best, disingenuous
With near-monopoly power, two charter authorizers flout the law
Adam EmersonAs recent events in Los Angeles and New Hampshire show, so long as there are laws that limit charter authorization to one public body, promising charter applicants risk being held hostage to the whims of a political board
Exam Schools: Inside America's Most Selective Public High Schools
The newest addition to Fordham's library, co-authored by Checker and Jessica Hockett
Student Selection, Attrition, and Replacement in KIPP Schools
Aaron ChurchillKIPP schools shine even under rigorous evaluation
The twilight of the unionized charter school?
Adam EmersonThe demise of the first teacher union at a Massachusetts charter school raises questions about whether unions and charters are ever a good fit
Florida school choice—great, but could be better
Adam EmersonThe case for overhauling charter authorizing in the Sunshine State
Nipping a bad idea in the bud
Adam EmersonL.A.’s irresponsible and illegal charter moratorium
Show ponies and workhorses
Aaron ChurchillWhile the education show goes on in Chicago, Ohio's workhorses plow ahead
L.A. school board considers an irresponsible—and illegal—charter moratorium
Adam EmersonA plea for common sense
Systems over substance: Why top-down teacher evaluation reforms are unlikely to boost student achievement
Kathleen Porter-MageeWhere education reform has lost its way
Chicago union chief shows some panic over charters
Adam EmersonCTU President Karen Lewis took aim at the city’s charter schools, and it’s not surprising.
A preposterous critique of the Brookings voucher study
Adam EmersonNEPC misses the mark in its review of Matt Chingos and Paul Peterson's research
There's news outside Chicago?
The Education GadflyLos Angeles charter-school advocates are questioning the legality of a proposed moratoriu
Repeat after me: Charters offer parents choices
Adam EmersonVoucher-movement leaders have found purpose in the notion that parents know what is best for their children. The charter movement can learn from that, and the Chicago strike has made that lesson relevant.
DECA Prep: Coming soon!
Jeff MurrayStudents create and produce their own vision of education
What the Democratic Party platform used to say about school choice
Adam EmersonA brief history lesson
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.
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.
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.