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Charter Schools
CANCELED: Fordham Institute's Michael Petrilli to visit Columbus and discuss latest book
Unfortunately, this event has been canceled.
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Curriculum & Instruction
The Common Core implementation gap
We’ve made the necessary oblations to Common Core, and now it’s time to get serious about the seriousness of implementation
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Dramatically improving schools in Columbus by 2020
Columbus urgently needs more high performing schools for its children
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Charter Schools
Rubio will need Florida-style bipartisan backing for choice plan
The senator, immediately after his Republican response to the president's State of the Union address, released a far-reaching federal school-choice plan
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Second-Generation Americans: A Portrait of the Adult Children of Immigrants
The American dream is alive and well
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Charter Schools
Measuring Up the Model: A Ranking of State Charter School Laws, Fourth Edition
State policy environments continue to improve
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Charter Schools
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? A Benefit/Cost Analysis of the District of Columbia Opportunity Scholarship Program
Big impacts, big financial returns
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Debunking the Myths of Standardized Testing: A CTU Position Paper
I’ll see your “debunking” and raise you the truth
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Charter Schools
D.C. charter growth doesn’t need a “momentary pause”
Joint efforts between city, district, and charter leaders are good if they lead to more and better options for all students, but some key city officials sound more like they’re trying to put a brake on the charter momentum
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Student data scandal must prompt reform
Ohio Auditor of State Dave Yost today reported that nine school districts manipulated student ttendance data, in order to improve their school performance results.
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Charter Schools
Closing bad charters isn’t the only challenge
The point of the “One Million Lives” campaign is to create the conditions that allow a million kids a seat in at least 3,000 high-performing schools
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Curriculum & Instruction
Common Core v. the false promise of leveled literacy programs
What does the CCSS text-complexity guidance means for curriculum, instruction, and standards implementation?
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Charter Schools
Testing and regulations don’t scare private schools from voucher programs
Key findings for Ohio based on Fordham report School Choice Regulations: Red Tape or Red Herring
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Governor Kasich's Straight A Innovation Fund had long gestation
Opinion piece about Kasich's Straight A Innovation Fund
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Curriculum & Instruction
Doing good and doing better
Plenty of folks in the education business seek the limelight. Not all deserve it—at least, not for doing good. But some individuals and groups that do great good for kids, teachers, and schools prefer to do so quietly, even invisibly.
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Progress Report to Department of Defense Education Activity
Five stars for the National Math and Science Initiative
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Discussing student mobility and diverse schools: Events in Dayton and Cincinnati
Three events scheduled for February, 26.
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Charter Schools
Testing and regulations don’t scare private schools from voucher programs
Ohio findings from Fordham's national voucher report
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Northeast Ohio educators discuss the impact of student mobility on their schools
A report and photos from the event
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Charter Schools
The implication of CREDO's research: Strong charter authorizing is vital
An examination of Stanford University's charter school quality report
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Authors provide insights about education’s most debated issues
A glimpse of SAGE Publishing's 10-volume reference set about debated issues in American Education
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High-performer turnover and firm performance: The moderating role of human capital investment and firm reputation
A review of high-performer turnover in organizations, impact to firms and how schools can learn from these organizations
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Governor Kasich’s Straight A Innovation Fund had long gestation
Excitement over Kasich's Straight A Innovation Fund
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Author visit: The Diverse Schools Dilemma
Education writer and analyst Michael Petrilli speaks in Columbus
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Charter Schools
Kids making apps and superintendents talking about details
News headlines from the week