Fordham’s Terry Ryan testifies in the Senate Finance Committee with high achieving charter school leaders
Angel Gonzalez, Jeff MurrayAs the charter movement enters its third decade, it is imperative that policymakers and legislators understand the perspective of those schools that have succeeded in providing their students with a quality education.
How facility funding fails charter schools
Adam EmersonDespite the surge in charter enrollment, charters still largely direct money from instruction, classroom support, and administration to their facilities
Gales are blowing and defenses are up
The Education GadflySnaps to Gov.
The state of charter authorizing
This report is great data on a critically important field
Charter boards, know thy duty
Adam EmersonWhen boards are mere rubber stamps, questions about accountability, incentives, and conflicts of interest are sure to follow
The recovery school district
The most significant governance innovation since charter schools?
Rebooting charters: Charter school board capacity essential to school success
Kathryn Mullen UptonCapacity is something that requires ongoing maintenance and at least an annual critique.
Rebooting charters: Charter school board capacity essential to school success
Kathryn Mullen UptonHave a high performing charter school? Chances are it’s got a savvy board whose membership consists of mission-aligned individuals with diverse professional expertise and experience that is leveraged to advance a strategic and defined vision, and achieve a specific set of goals.
Redefining the School District in Tennessee by Nelson Smith
Terry RyanIs it time for Ohio and other states to take bolder steps toward turning around our most troubled schools and districts?
American Indian charter schools: Keep the charter, but fire the board
Adam EmersonIt may seem absurd that one of California’s worst-performing school districts can kill the state’s finest charter school network. But that is the reality facing the 650 mostly poor and minority, but very high-achieving students enrolled at the American Indian Model charter schools.
Our evaluations aren’t shady
The Education GadflyThe National Education Association is suing Florida for its teacher-evaluation policy;
An object lesson in charter school creation
Jeff MurrayThe Columbus Dispatch is reporting today that Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools will be discontinuing their experiment with charter school creation at the end of this school year.
Failing the gifted—and everyone else
The Education GadflyThe Obama administration’s budget proposal was late to the par
Principals’ perceptions of competition for students in Milwaukee schools
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.Principals feel the heat—but their response is lukewarm
A charter school leader responds to charter critic
John Dues, school director for Columbus Collegiate Academy, wrote a response to a charter-school critic's piece that recently appeared as a Letter to the Editor in The Columbus Dispatch.
Hard to kill charter school canards
Aaron Churchill , Terry RyanDiscover the three canards about charter schools that have been repeated in news stories and by anti-charter folks in Ohio.
Open enrollment sweeps across Ohio
Terry RyanTraditional district boundaries are becoming increasingly blurred.
Teach For America, Dayton, and its schools
Aaron Churchill , Terry RyanOhio’s urban educational systems are talent deserts - Teach For America provides water, and if done right, oases of talent
Tackling gym class woes and Common Core foes
The Fordham Institute has been engaged in a wide range of conversations recently, ranging from the Common Core to teacher evaluations in subjects without well-established exams. If you’ve missed any of these events or publications, check out the following notes.
Serving English Language Learners: A Toolkit for Public Charter Schools
Angel GonzalezAccording to a report by the National Center for Education Statistics, the United States is experiencing an increase in the number of English language learners (ELL) served in the K-12 educational system.
Do School Districts Matter?
Aaron ChurchillGrover Whitehurst, Matthew Chingos, and Michael Gallaher of the Brookings Institution examine school districts in relation to student achievement, in the aptly-titled report, Do Districts Matter?
Cuyahoga County starting kids on the right foot
Angel GonzalezA glimpse of the latest Ohio education headlines
Stand and deliver
This article originally appeared in Carnegie Mellon Today. It is reprinted with permission.
Hard to kill charter school canards
Aaron Churchill , Terry RyanIn recent weeks, however, the anti-charter crowd has been working the state’s newspapers to spread half-truths and canards about Ohio’s charter school program.
Open enrollment sweeps across Ohio
Terry RyanDistricts' traditional boundary lines continue to blur
What explains KIPP’s success?
Aaron ChurchillMathematica doesn’t find the magic formula for KIPP’s success. But, there are a few tantalizing results.
Left-of-center reformers: Join the voucher movement today
Michael J. PetrilliIn which Mike addresses the left's main concerns with voucher programs
Time for more generous vouchers and Catholic charter schools
Adam EmersonBut because charters and Catholic schools share similar traits and comparable missions in serving inner-city, low-income youth, there ought to be equal opportunities for each sector to thrive