Send in the clowns: Common Core implementation advice just keeps getting worse
Kathleen Porter-MageeWhen it comes to organizations peddling Common Core implementation resources and strategies, the buyer should beware.
Teach Like a Champion versus the Common Core: Do pre-reading activities help or hurt struggling students?
Kathleen Porter-MageeTwo competing perspectives on reading instruction.
How will reading instruction change when aligned to the Common Core?
Kathleen Porter-MageeThe Common Core emphasis on "close reading" challenges teachers to focus reading on actually reading.
Will Steve Jobs finally conquer the classroom?
Chris TessoneThe education sector remains an elusive prize for Apple, but the company is making a big move to change that.
Preparing for Change: A National Perspective on Common Core State Standards Implementation Planning
Kathleen Porter-MageeAct now, align later
An Apple on every desk?
Kathleen Porter-MageeWhy iPads won't replace textbooks in every classroom anytime soon.
Adoption was the easy part: Gauging Common Core implementation progress across the country
Bianca SperanzaWhen the Common Core academic content standards were first introduced, most observers thought at best ten or 12 state would adopt them, and few thought it possible they’d be adopted by all but a handful of statesHow is Ohio doing when it comes to preparing for the full implementation of the Common Core standards by 2014?
Raising Job Quality and Skills for American Workers: Creating More-Effective Education and Workforce Development Systems in the States
Adrienne KingThe U.S. economy has shed more than eight million jobs since 2008, and has created only two million new jobs in that same period of time, resulting in not only a high number of unemployed people, but also a high number of job vacancies.
Some classroom practices should be refined, not abandoned
Kathleen Porter-MageeWhen done correctly, data-driven instruction and lessons organized around clearly-defined aims are critical parts of improving student performance.
States on common core implementation: Act now! (Align later.)
Kathleen Porter-MageeIt's nice to see that states have plans for Common Core implementation--let's just hope they're good plans.
Should schools turn children into activists? And should Uncle Sam help?
Chester E. Finn, Jr.Thinking twice about “action civics” education
Evolution is to climate change as…
Kathleen Porter-MageeWalking the line between science and politics
Reviewing “The Tyranny of the Textbook”
Kathleen Porter-MageeStructural reform alone won't boost student achievement--but neither will a single-minded focus on curriculum and instruction.
The case for more details in Ohio’s history standards
Emmy L. PartinHearken back to junior high and high school for a moment. What “historical documents” were you taught in social studies and American history classes? The U.S. Constitution? Your state’s constitution? What about the Declaration of Independence or the Federalist Papers?
Live Free or Die: Curriculum Edition
Kathleen Porter-MageeThe New Hampshire GOP primary is overshadowing an important new Granite State law that allows parents to have their children exempted from elements of the curriculum they find objectionable.
What the iPod can teach us about the failure of NCLB
Kathleen Porter-MageeWhy education needs to learn a few lessons from Apple about evolving and improving over time.
Start spreadin' the news
Chris TessoneChris highlights a great resource for educators.
Welcome to Common Core Watch!
Kathleen Porter-MageeEditor Kathleen Porter-Magee introduces Fordham's new center for commentary and analysis on standards, curriculum, and instruction: the Common Core Watch blog.
Common Core implementation: Let’s not lose the forest for the trees
Kathleen Porter-MageeLet's not gloss the challenges of transitioning to Common Core
All Over the Map: Comparing States’ Expectations for Student Performance in Science
Michael IshimotoThe Proficiency Illusion, science edition
Schooling in the Workplace: How Six of the World’s Best Vocational Education Systems Prepare Young People for Jobs and Life
Laura JohnsonAmerica: Take notes
How about better parents? Ask Clarence Lee
Peter MeyerPeter Meyer reflects on Tom Friedman's column about parents and education.
Teacher Prep Falls Short
Terry RyanTo improve student learning in Ohio, and in other states, we need to improve the quality of our teaching force.
After the Budget, What Next? Ohio's Education Policy Priorities
To what extent have Ohio's leaders met the challenges and opportunities before them in K-12 education? What needs to happen next?
Yearning to Break Free
Steve Farkas, Ann DuffettStatewide survey of Ohio school district superintendents (and other education leaders) on the most critical issues facing K-12 education in the Buckeye State, including budgets, school effectiveness, and troublesome laws.
Education Imperatives for Ohio: K-12 Policy Priorities for the New Biennium
Ohio Education GadflyIn this policy brief, Fordham gives its advice to Governor-elect Kasich and the incoming leaders of the Ohio House and Senate as it relates to the future of K-12 education policy in the Buckeye State.
Congratuations to Andy Boy!
Congratulations to Andrew Boy, the co-director and founder of Columbus Collegiate Academy, one of the six charter schools Fordham authorizes.
Needles in a Haystack
Quentin Suffren, Theodore J. WallaceDespite the overall dismal performance of schools serving Ohio's poor, urban youngsters, there are a handful of schools that buck these bleak trends and achieve significant results for their students. This report examines eight of these schools.