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
Governance in the charter school sector: Time for a reboot
Adam EmersonAs charters evolve, so must the rules
Moving beyond the fringe voices in the voucher debate
Adam EmersonThe New York Times published a semi-balanced story today on the growth of the private school-choice movement
Governance in the charter school sector: Time for a reboot
Adam EmersonMuch has happened in the charter sector in the last twenty years, but the laws ruling its governance largely remain the same
Governance in the Charter School Sector: Time for a Reboot
Terry RyanReview by Terry Ryan of Fordham's latest report
Governance in the Charter School Sector: Time for a Reboot
Terry RyanFordham’s new policy brief by Adam Emerson, “Governance in the Charter School Sector: Time for a Reboot,” tackles the governance issue head-on.
I don’t forget the parents who beat the odds: Q & A with Dayton Liberty Academy’s T.J. Wallace
Ellen BelcherThis Q&A with T.J. Wallace, the executive director for Dayton Liberty Academies, is the sixth of our seven-part series on school leadership.
From gifted-student education to Common Core to charter school quality
The Fordham Institute has been engaged in a wide range of conversations recently, ranging from gifted-student education to Common Core to charter school quality.
Special-education vouchers need accountability
Adam EmersonVirtually no accountability measures exist in most of the nation’s special-education voucher programs, including the largest such program in the United States, Florida’s McKay Scholarship for Students with Disabilities
Make the Georgia Tax-Credit Scholarship more transparent—and expand it
Adam EmersonSenate Bill 243, while a step in the right direction, does not go far enough
A generational issue
Jeff MurrayTerry Ryan was a guest of the Ohio League of Women Voters today during their annual Statehouse Day, participating in a panel session on education funding in Ohio with Dr. William Phillis, Executive Director of The Ohio Coalition for Equity & Adequacy of School Funding.
Authorizers: See what replacing failing charter schools, replicating great ones can do
Bryan C. HasselStrong authorizers can improve charter school quality
The National Association of Charter School Authorizers’ Index of Essential Practices 2012
Angel GonzalezThe National Association of Charter School Authorizers (NACSA) publishes an annual report that collects self-reported survey data from authorizers, which indicate the extent to which they comply with the “Index of Essential Practices.”
A sensible supreme court paves the way for Alabama choice plan
Adam EmersonWhatever happens next, and however disappointing that litigation may be, at least the Alabama Supreme Court corrected what was a mockery of the legislative process