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The Bee Eater: Michelle Rhee Takes on the Nation???s Worst School District
A great story with an uncertain ending
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Student Achievement in Massachusetts??? Charter Schools
For charter schools, at least, urban is better
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Setting the record straight about Teach For America
For several weeks, lawmakers in the Ohio House Education Committee have debated HB 21 –legislation that would grant a resident educator license to Teach For America alums wanting to teach in Ohio and open up alternative licensure pathways so that the actual program could take root here.
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SB 5 battle highlights disconnect between teachers' perceptions and fiscal reality
The Midwest is in turmoil over proposed changes to state laws that deal with collective bargaining rights and pensions for public sector employees, including teachers and other school personnel (as well as police officers, state employees, and more).
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Buckeye State letting students down on U.S. history
If your child thinks Presidents’ Day is little more than an excuse for a long weekend during blizzard-and-sledding season, you just might want to tell the new members of the Ohio State Board of Education to do something about the state’s history standards. Those who approved the current standards last June bungled the job.
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A Chance to Make History: What Works and What Doesn't in Providing an Excellent Education for All
On the twentieth anniversary of Teach for America, founder Wendy Kopp (with some help from Teaching As Leadership author Steven Farr) reflects on lessons from TFA teachers and alums about what it takes to lift achievement for low-income kids.
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Location, Location, Location: How Would a High-Performing Charter School Network Fare in Different States?
This report by Bellwether Education Partners investigated the financial feasibility of a highly successful charter management company, Aspire Public Schools (California), if it were to operate in 22 different states and the District of Columbia.
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Rating a Teacher Observation Tool: Five ways to ensure classroom observations are focused and rigorous
In this practical guide, The New Teacher Project outlines critical components for an effective teacher evaluation system. It comes at a crucial time when states, including Ohio, are in the middle of rethinking their teacher personnel and evaluation policies.
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Pathways to Prosperity: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing Young Americans for the 21st Century
How can America effectively educate the “forgotten half” of her children (non-college-bound students)?
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Of budgets, unions, and... pizzas?
With all the hullaballoo about public sector unions of late, Colorado’s recent Advancing Student Achievement Through Labor-Management Collaboration conference comes at an apt time.
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School choice overhaul in Ohio promising, prioritizes accountability
Some major school choice initiatives are headed down the legislative pike, and, if enacted, they promise to help tens of thousands of Ohio kids who are low- and middle-income and who attend both public and private schools.
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Hope for America???s Children: School Choice Yearbook 2010-2011
School-choice advocates, pat yourselves on the backs
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Location, Location, Location: How Would A High-Performing Charter School Network Fare in Different States?
A thought experiment with serious implications
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A Chance to Make History: What Works and What Doesn???t in Providing an Excellent Education for All
Clear big picture, but fuzzy on the details
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Inside Charter Schools: Unlocking Doors to Student Success
The five W?s of the charter-school instructional model
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Briefly Noted: The Chinese are coming! The Chinese are coming!
Teachers? colleges don?t want to be graded, pre-schoolers do
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In the thick of Ohio's collective bargaining debate
Yesterday Nick and I attended the Ohio Senate Insurance, Commerce, and Labor Committee hearing on SB 5, which would eliminate collective bargaining for state employees and greatly scale back union rights for local public sector employees.?
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Celebrating - not denigrating - commitment to educational equity
Alex Russo at This Week in Education is calling Teach For America's 20th summit celebration ?premature,? ?unwarranted,? and an ?expensive-seeming birthday part/slick celebration,? among other things.
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On school turnarounds, Cleveland ahead of the Capital City
As a Steelers fan I don't often go searching for reasons to praise Cleveland, but when it comes to education reforms they've got most other Ohio cities beat, especially Columbus.
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Putting the debate about a possible Teach For America Ohio site in context
Last night lawmakers in the Ohio House Education Committee heard testimony regarding House Bill 21 ?legislation that would, among other things, grant a professional educator license to Teach For America alums teaching in Ohio.
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Tightening the reins of teacher unions in Ohio
Yesterday, Ohio State Senator Shannon Jones (R- Clearcreek Twp.) introduced Senate Bill 5, which would dramatically overhaul public collective bargaining in Ohio (which has been in place for roughly 28 years).?