Healthy skepticism
The Education GadflyIn the biggest non-surprise of 2012, the U.S.
Real lessons from Finland: Hard choices, rigorously implemented
Kathleen Porter-MageeTo understand what is going on in Finland, its perhaps important to start not with a snapshot of their test scores and existing education structures but with a historical perspective.
Cause for hope
The Education GadflyThis week, Student Achievement Partners—the group co-founded by Common Core architects David Coleman and Jason Zimba—announced a partnership with the NEA and AFT to develop and disseminate Core-aligned curriculum at no cost to teachers, thanks to a three
The Helmsley Charitable Trust grants $11 million for Common Core materials
Kathleen Porter-MageeIn addition to being developed under the careful guidance of the lead authors of the standards themselves, SAP-developed resources will be open source and provided at no cost to teachers around the country
2011-12 Ohio Report Card Analysis
Aaron ChurchillOur annual analysis of school performance in our home state's major urban areas, plus a projection of proficiency rates when the PARCC exams arrive in 2014-15.
The weak critique of Common Core’s approach to great literature
Kathleen Porter-MageeDenizens of the anti-Common Core fever swamps, by misinterpreting the NAEP assessment framework, become a case-in-point for teaching informational texts
Inequality for All: The Challenge of Unequal Opportunity in American Schools
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Another case for the Common Core
Closing the reading gap with vocabulary and content
Kathleen Porter-MageeWhile there are achievement gaps between low-income and affluent students across content areas, none seem more vexing to close than the reading gap
Getting Down to Dollars and Cents: What Do School Districts Spend to Deliver Student-Centered Learning?
Aaron ChurchillWhat is student-centered learning -- and does it cost more?
Inequality for All: The Challenge of Unequal Opportunity in American Schools
Chester E. Finn, Jr.This wonky but important (and exceptionally timely) book by Schmidt and McKnight is a distinctive, deeply researched, and amply documented plea for full-scale implementation of the Common Core math standards
How the nonfiction backlash could derail Common Core ELA implementation
Kathleen Porter-MageeNowhere do the CCSS “mandate” the percent of time ELA teachers need to spend on nonfiction
Will Common Core implementation face more resistence in high schools?
Aaron ChurchillA decades-old Rand Corporation report suggests high school implementation may be difficult
3 lessons about curriculum and state Common Core implementation
Kathleen Porter-MageeSelecting the right curriculum—one that artfully balances content and rigor and that gives teachers a clear instructional roadmap—is critical to driving student learning
2 years, 5 months & 4 days in the life of … Common Core
Kathleen Porter-MageeTennessee has been quietly developing what might be the most thoughtful, cohesive, and outcome-driven state CCSS implementation plan in the nation.
A new concept of what it means to be educated will drive Dayton's economic revival
Terry RyanInnovation in education: that's how to prepare people for the jobs of tomorrow
First Cleveland, now Columbus: Step one in Mayor Coleman’s focus on improving the city’s schools
Emmy L. PartinMayor Coleman steps into the education waters
Ohio education leaders hear special ed improvement recommendations
Aaron Churchill , Emmy L. PartinNate Levenson presents ideas on special education reform
Increasing Young Children’s Contact with Print during Shared Reading: Longitudinal Effects on Literacy Achievement
Danyell LewisResearchers measure effect Project STAR has on student literacy
Can Academic Standards Boost Literacy and Close the Achievement Gap?
Jeff MurrayThe implications of adopting Common Core standards
High School Rigor and Good Advice: Setting Up Students to Succeed
Asa SpencerGrit is not a four-letter word
Do we need a new charter revolution?
Kathleen Porter-MageeWhy charter school advocates can't afford to ignore their critics
Students assigning themselves homework?
Danyell Lewis"Independent pacing" indeed
“The Writing Revolution” may just be a reading revolution (with thanks to E.D. Hirsch)
Peter MeyerThe "maestro of curricular content" weighs in on the startling success of a writing program
Third-grade reading guarantee: Is money the answer?
Emmy L. PartinThe state board considers $105 million in spending on the third-grade reading guarantee.
Show ponies and workhorses
Aaron ChurchillWhile the education show goes on in Chicago, Ohio's workhorses plow ahead
The Xerox effect
Kathleen Porter-MageeWhy replication in education falls short
Here's one of the great things Portland Public Schools is focusing on instead of the Three R's
Peanut-butter sandwiches, drum circles, and where education took a wrong turn
Is Retaining Students in Early Grades Self-Defeating?
Jeff MurrayThe pros and cons of state policies that require retention of third-grade students