NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg showed some serious moxie in last week’s State of the City address, taking on the United Federation of Teachers directly by proposing an ambitious merit-pay system and drastic personnel changes at failing schools.
Hanushek is nodding in agreement
It’s not all kumbaya, even if you want it to be
Structural reform alone won't boost student achievement--but neither will a single-minded focus on curriculum and instruction.
Peter Meyer profiles the assertive calls for education reform coming from executives in Albany and New York City.
The new reality is schools and school districts are being asked to do more with less. Have we overpromised in education like we have in infrastructure development?
While Chris Tessone takes issue with Deborah Meier's view of Russian history, he writes that they have more in common than she might expect when it comes to democracy in education.
Is it time for Ohio to consider new forms of governance and management for its most troubled schools and districts, and, if so, what might alternatives look like?
Is it time for Ohio to consider new forms of governance and management for its most troubled schools and districts, and, if so, what might alternatives look like?
My friend Staley Keith was telling me about his childhood in North Carolina – “Jesse country,” he said, “and I don’t mean Jackson.” Staley meant the North Carolina of Jesse Helms, the outspoken segregationist*** who would serve five terms in the United States Senate.
It’s time to revisit the purpose of the NAEP and leverage its power to set the bar for students consistently high across all states.
Guest blogger Adam Emerson exposes the flaws in out-dated thinking on school vouchers.
That’s the headline above Paul Peterson’s better-than-nifty essay on the Ed Next blog.
An innovative partnership to teach money-management skills to students launched this week between a southern Ohio district and a local credit union.
Yesterday I had the pleasure of visiting Columbus Preparatory Academy, a K-8 Mosaica-run charter school on Columbus’s west side that is a poster child for the successful turnaround of a troubled school.
Chris explains why everyone benefits from a vibrant parochial system.
Stretching the school dollar through virtual schools and blended models
Peter explains why great research is only half the battle.
Why phasing out "bubble test" assessments may actually be a mistake.
What does online learning really cost? Can it, in fact, be both better in terms of improving student achievement and overall less expensive than traditional bricks and mortar schools?
What does online learning really cost? Can it, in fact, be both better in terms of improving student achievement and overall less expensive than traditional bricks and mortar schools?
It’s a new year and a new look for the Fordham website. (Check it out and let us know what you think!)
The Mind Trust in Indianapolis released a plan in December that proposes a bold and dramatic transformation of public education for that city akin to what has taken place in New Orleans and New York City.
STEM education in Ohio is a growing component of the state’s K-12 system. Metro Early College High School opened as a STEM school in Columbus in 2007, and since then STEM schools have opened their doors in metro regions like Dayton, Cincinnati,and Cleveland.
