Charter Schools

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Commentary
1.17.2012
Charter Schools

Ms. Meier, tear down this wall

Chris Tessone

While Chris Tessone takes issue with Deborah Meier's view of Russian history, he writes that they have more in common than she might expect when it comes to democracy in education.

Commentary
1.12.2012
Charter Schools

A glimpse at a successful school turnaround

Emmy L. Partin

Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting Columbus Preparatory Academy, a K-8 Mosaica-run charter school on Columbus’s west side that is a poster child for the successful turnaround of a troubled school.

Commentary
1.11.2012
Charter Schools

The cost of online learning and why it matters to Ohio

Terry Ryan

What does online learning really cost? Can it, in fact, be both better in terms of improving student achievement and overall less expensive than traditional bricks and mortar schools?

Commentary
1.10.2012
Charter Schools

Creating “AgBioscience” STEM Schools in the Buckeye State

Terry Ryan

STEM education in Ohio is a growing component of the state’s K-12 system. Metro Early College High School opened as a STEM school in Columbus in 2007, and since then STEM schools have opened their doors in metro regions like Dayton, Cincinnati,and Cleveland.

Commentary
1.3.2012
Charter Schools

Creating “AgBioscience” STEM Schools in the Buckeye State

Terry Ryan

STEM education in Ohio is a growing component of the state’s K-12 system. Metro Early College High School opened as a STEM school in Columbus in 2007, and since then STEM schools have opened their doors in metro regions.

Commentary
12.13.2011
Charter Schools

Is there an Act II for David Brennan the Revolutionary?

Chester E. Finn, Jr., Terry Ryan

Recent news that White Hat, the big, Ohio-based, profit-seeking charter school operator, faces financial problems was surely received as an early Christmas present by many long-time charter opponents, particularly within the Buckeye State. The company?s founder and leader, Akron industrialist David Brennan, has been a larger-than-life-target for school choice foes since Governor George Voinovich appointed him in 1992 to head a commission intended to advance choice in Ohio k-12 education.

Commentary
12.13.2011
Charter Schools

Incubate to promulgate

Terry Ryan

Since 2005, Fordham has been working in Ohio to recruit high quality charter schools to neighborhoods badly in need of better schools. During our six-plus years of effort as a charter authorizer we have managed to recruit just two high-performing models to Columbus (KIPP and a BES school).

Commentary
12.9.2011
Charter Schools

Charter school incubation 101

View the footage from the Fordham & CEE-Trust charter incubation panel discussion, "Driving Quality."

Commentary
11.30.2011
Charter Schools

Romancing the stone

A charter-like governance arrangement for LAUSD

Commentary
11.28.2011
Charter Schools

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Fordham Sponsorship 2010-11 Year in Review

Terry Ryan, Kathryn Mullen

Since their inception in 1997, charter schools have been at the center of some of the most politically contentious debates about education in Ohio. The past year offered yet another example of charter school controversy, but this time with a twist. The 2010 elections were very good for Buckeye State Republicans, with John Kasich winning the governor?s race (replacing Ted Strickland who had been a charter adversary throughout his four-year term). Republicans also took control of the House while expanding their majority in the Senate.

Report
11.22.2011
Charter Schools

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Fordham's 2010-11 Sponsorship Accountability Report

Terry Ryan

The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation is pleased to share its latest annual Sponsorship Accountability Report, Two Steps Forward, One Step Back. The sixth of its kind, the report reflects on Ohio??s charter school policy environment and the performance of Fordham sponsored charter schools ??? in terms of absolute achievement, growth, and adherence to goals set forth in our authorizing contract ??? as well as developments in state law over the year. Despite some tough battles during the state budget as it relates to holding authorizers (and operators) accountable, overall Fordham and its schools had an encouraging year, with Fordham sponsored-charters making achievement gains and positioning themselves to do even better in the future.

Commentary
11.21.2011
Charter Schools

Suffering schools should learn to do more with less

As school levies fail across central Ohio, I am concerned and disappointed to see so many school districts quickly threaten to reduce the quality of our children?s education. Providing an excellent education for our children may be the single most important thing we can do as responsible citizens.