The inaugural installment of By the Company It Keeps, an interview series with some of ed reform’s most important contributors
Low standards, low expectations
A profile feature article about the Reynoldsburg City School District
At the least, MOOCs can stop the rising cost of PD—and, at best, could improve it
It’s open season on Pearson, the corporation everyone loves to hate—but this time, though they have crossed a serious line, far too many state leaders and reformers are holding their fire
The last couple of weeks have witnessed unremitting and well-coordinated attacks on the Common Core academic standards
Shocker: U.S. teens still economically illiterate
Almost half of Ohio’s college freshman at public colleges and universities take remedial (high-school level) coursework in either math or English.
The National Association of Charter School Authorizers finds that the authorizers are performing well on the index but still suffer challenges in closing schools, hiring experts, and working with state laws.
The Fordham Institute has been engaged in a wide range of conversations recently about the Common Core and received national media attention for one of its charter schools.
The College Board and ACT have entered the ring
Our response to the torrent of anti-Common Core literature, comments, blogs, and letters aimed at Ohio lawmakers and state board of education members
The National Education Association is suing Florida for its teacher-evaluation policy;
Join the best of Governor Kasich’s School Funding Plan with that of the House--and Ohio’s schools can move forward through the mountain of ignorance
The Obama administration’s budget proposal was late to the par
Checker Finn's recent commentary from National Review Online that describes Margaret Thatcher and her impact on the education-reform movement
The dramatic test-cheating scandal in Atlanta—which has seen the indictment of thirty-five educators, including
Two education scholars from right-of-center think tanks set the record straight
An introduction to our upcoming Common Core blog discussions with school leaders
Enticing our top college graduates to teach in America’s classrooms is a serious challenge, bordering on an epidemic in some of our poorer communities and neighborhoods.
Starting in the 2014-15 school year, Ohio’s schools will fully implement the Common Core State Standards and the PARCC exams--online assessments aligned to the Common Core. As the Buckeye State draws nearer to lift off for these new academic standards and tests, school districts are ratcheting up their technological infrastructure and capacity.
As the Buckeye State draws nearer to lift off for Common Core standards and tests, school districts are ratcheting up their technological infrastructure and capacity.
In the latest dust-up over the Common Core, the inclusion of some (
Better than we thought, actually
This Q&A with Chad Webb, the head of school for Village Preparatory School-Woodland Hill campus, is the fifth of our seven-part series on school leadership.
