It is exactly because Common Core is pushing reformers to take classroom-level change more seriously that it has the potential to have such far-reaching impact
Mathematica Policy Research released report about student performance of those who attend KIPP middle schools
Yesterday was the first day of public testimony on Governor Kasich’s budget proposal before the Ohio House Finance Primary and Secondary Education Committee.
With the results from this latest CREDO study, it’s clearer now than ever that lawmakers should lift the state's cap on charters
Terry Ryan's written testimony at the Ohio House Finance Primary and Secondary Education subcommittee
With just a few hours left before automatic, across-the-board federal budget cuts take effect, the odds seem slim that Congress will pull a rabbit out of this hat.
Even charter opponents agree: There’s no explaining away these results
The survey that cried wolf?
CRPE gets stingy—and smart
When then-Governor Ted Strickland issued his Evidence-Based Model (EBM) of school funding reform in 2009 we engaged Professor Paul Hill to provide an analysis of the proposals. We couldn’t think of anyone better to do the work than Professor Hill. His credentials are impeccable.
Student mobility is an ongoing cycle within Ohio school districts
We repeat, and repeat, and repeat, our messages—but it helps new leaders
A deeper reading of Campbell's Law reveals a nuanced and constructive message on measuring progress
Comments about Mayor Coleman's State of the City address
In a Senate hearing on February 20, the Acting Superintendent of Public Instruction Michael Sawyers presented progress the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) has made in the past six months on various initiatives.
The governor's school finance plan moves Ohio in the right direction
In a futile effort to counter the influence of test-preparation companies, New York City’s education department changed part of the test it administers to four-year-olds to determine whether or not they are
You can have both athletes and mathletes
A short review of a study conducted by Education First and Editorial Projects in Education, Inc. that examines the Common Core and states' progress with implementation. How does Ohio fare?
A glimpse into competition among schools and performance ratings
Columbus needs more high-performing schools for children.
This Q&A with Hannah Powell Tuney, the executive director of KIPP: Central Ohio, is the third of our seven-part series on school leadership.
Ohio's charter schools have an excellent model in place for regular enrollment checks and this model should be followed by public school districts.
A look at the process of finding new uses for old schools buildings in a number of cities throughout the country.
