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Commentary
4.24.2014

Collective Bargaining Agreement Provisions in the Wake of Ohio Teacher Evaluation System Legislation

Dara Zeehandelaar Shaw, Ph.D.

After a controversial change to a state law, what happens on the ground? This piece, from last month’s meeting of the Association for Education Finance and Policy, delves into one such case. In 2012, Ohio lawmakers approved the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES), which requires evaluations be based on student-academic-growth measures, formal observations, and classroom walkthroughs.

Commentary
4.16.2014

Indiana’s Potemkin Standards?

Kathleen Porter-Magee

As opposition to the Common Core State Standards has gained momentum in parts of the land, it’s important to ask what happens if a state changes its mind and renounces those standards—which, as we’ve long said, states have every right to

Commentary
4.10.2014
Advanced Education

The Icarus Syndrome: Why Do Some High Flyers Soar While Others Fall?

Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.

Why do many high-achieving students struggle to sustain their academic performance over time? Eric Parsons, an economist at the University of Missouri, takes a crack at finding the answer—and unearths a paradox. In this study, he follows a single cohort of high-performing students in Missouri from grade 3 through grade 9 to see which school factors influence their academic success.

Commentary
4.10.2014

Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Jobs in Metropolitan America

This edited volume, courtesy of University of Pennsylvania education professor Laura Perna, addresses the widening gaps between the education qualifications of the population and the demands of the job market. Since a different analyst wrote each chapter, we are presented with a smorgasbord of data and recommendations.

Commentary
4.10.2014

Not So Modest: Pension Benefits for Full-Career State Government Employees

Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.

Just how generous are public pension plans? In this AEI report, Andrew Biggs tabulates the benefits—including pension and Social Security benefits, but not including health care benefits—that an average, full-career, state employee who retired in 2011 or 2012 now receives and compares the total with the income of full-time, full-year employees in his state.

Commentary
4.9.2014

Ohio's billion dollar bonanza

Aaron Churchill

The proposal of a few members of the state legislature to increase the transparency around charter schools is a fine idea. But their allegation that charters “waste” public funds—apparently without acknowledging the infirmity of Ohio’s urban districts—is shameful discourse that conceals the woeful facts about public schools in urban areas, where most charters reside.

Commentary
4.4.2014

The electorate's apathy toward school boards

Aaron Churchill

School boards matter. Indeed, in Fordham’s new report Do School Boards Matter?  researchers found that knowledgeable, hard-working boards that prioritize student achievement govern higher-performing districts.

Commentary
4.3.2014

PISA 2012 Results: Creative Problem Solving

Brandon L. Wright

Is a consolation prize better than no prize at all? That’s the question American educators might ponder with this week’s release of the PISA 2012 problem-solving-assessment results.

Commentary
4.3.2014

PISA 2012 Results: Creative Problem Solving

Is a consolation prize better than no prize at all? That’s the question American educators might ponder with this week’s release of the PISA 2012 problem-solving-assessment results.