A study in bad charter school governance
It’s time to talk more about how multi-school networks are governed
It’s time to talk more about how multi-school networks are governed
The power of high expectations
Think of the children!
There are scads of misinformation being tossed about when it comes to the Common Core Academic Standards.
The global competitiveness of the U.S. education system continues to drive much of the school reform dialogue.
Ohio governor John Kasich's guest post celebrates the state’s newest school-choice initiative, the Income-Based Scholarship Program
A recent press release from the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools estimated that 920,007 students are currently on a waitlist to attend charter schools, a jump from the previous year’s 610,000.
Charter school authorizers in Ohio must review the school financials of all authorized schools monthly. But too often authorizers either don’t do this or they do not do it well.
A guest column on school choice by Governor Kasich, which highlights some achievements in the recently signed state budget.
Ohio is the newest state with an income-based scholarship, joining Indiana, Washington DC, and Wisconsin.
In the past year, charter school naysayers have successfully convinced some media outlets to question the actual demand for charters
An Atlantic article by sociology professor Richard Greenwald examines Mayor Michael Blo
While the overall news is good for charters, it’s clear that some states are not moving fast enough to adopt quality control
Columbus' mayor, soon to enter the charter school authorization business, should check out this data viz
The NGSS gave undue prominence to scientific skills and practices, ultimately underemphasizing content knowledge
For most of Ohio’s youngsters, school’s out for the summer. But for the girls and boys who have dropped out of school, school may be out for good, with devastating consequences.
A panel of project partners met June 20 to discuss the findings and implications of Fordham’s student mobility study, Student Nomads: Mobility in Ohio’s Schools.
Those pesky facts, always getting in the way
New York City’s graduation rate dipped very slightly in 2012—information that was
For most of Ohio’s youngsters, school’s out for the summer. But for the girls and boys who have dropped out of school, school may be out for good, with devastating consequences.
How do Ohio’s science standards stack up, in comparison to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)?
Fordham contributes to news articles related to charter school accountability and retaining Ohio's graduates
Ohio has put the welcome mat out for charter schools that provide career technical education. Building on criteria from the federal Carl D. Perkins Act Ohio’s biennial budget (HB59) provides a significant increase in funding for charter schools that provide career technical courses.
Of seven badly performing charter schools cut off by their authorizer, four have been reprieved
According to the Times, ability grouping is back, after being unfairly stigmatized in th
Viewing education through the prism of Big Data
Education Trust discovers high achievers
When it comes to charter sponsoring, Maryland is in the Hall of Shame
The CMSD school board will vote tomorrow night to approve the hiring of up to nine TFA members.
Peter Cunningham responds to an anti-Common Core article in the New York Times