The wheels of churn in our schools
Student mobility is an ongoing cycle within Ohio school districts
Student mobility is an ongoing cycle within Ohio school districts
Dr. Paul Hill evaluates Governor John Kasich's education budget proposal.
A deeper reading of Campbell's Law reveals a nuanced and constructive message on measuring progress
Comments about Mayor Coleman's State of the City address
In a futile effort to counter the influence of test-preparation companies, New York City’s education department changed part of the test it administers to four-year-olds to determine whether or not they are
A short review of a study conducted by Education First and Editorial Projects in Education, Inc. that examines the Common Core and states' progress with implementation. How does Ohio fare?
A glimpse into competition among schools and performance ratings
This Q&A with Hannah Powell Tuney, the executive director of KIPP: Central Ohio, is the third of our seven-part series on school leadership.
Ohio's charter schools have an excellent model in place for regular enrollment checks and this model should be followed by public school districts.
Unfortunately, this event has been canceled.
We’ve made the necessary oblations to Common Core, and now it’s time to get serious about the seriousness of implementation
The senator, immediately after his Republican response to the president's State of the Union address, released a far-reaching federal school-choice plan
State policy environments continue to improve
Big impacts, big financial returns
Joint efforts between city, district, and charter leaders are good if they lead to more and better options for all students, but some key city officials sound more like they’re trying to put a brake on the charter momentum
The point of the “One Million Lives” campaign is to create the conditions that allow a million kids a seat in at least 3,000 high-performing schools
What does the CCSS text-complexity guidance means for curriculum, instruction, and standards implementation?
Key findings for Ohio based on Fordham report School Choice Regulations: Red Tape or Red Herring
Problematic in more ways than it is strong
Plenty of folks in the education business seek the limelight. Not all deserve it—at least, not for doing good. But some individuals and groups that do great good for kids, teachers, and schools prefer to do so quietly, even invisibly.
Ohio findings from Fordham's national voucher report
An examination of Stanford University's charter school quality report
Charter laws in Ohio still has room to grow
News headlines from the week
No single philanthropic organization has put more effort and money into the advancement and improvement of school choice than the Walton Family Foundation
Growing quality charter schools requires strong charter school authorizers
The sobering reality is that, even with burgeoning charter and voucher movements, school choice is largely exercised by families able to afford private school tuition or who move to neighborhoods because of their schools
Red tape or red herring?