Nationally and in Ohio, we strive to develop policies and practices leading to a lively, accessible marketplace of high-quality education options for every young American (including charter schools, magnet schools, voucher programs, and online courses), as well as families empowered and informed so that they can successfully engage with that marketplace.
Resources:
- America's Best (and Worst) Cities for School Choice
- Is Detente Possible? District-charter school relations in four cities
- Redefining the School District in America
- ESSA and parental choice
Our many choice-related blog posts are listed below.
Fordham’s choice experts:
A third disrupted year can only strain Americans’ ties to traditional public schools
Robert Pondiscio 8.26.2021
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The Education Gadfly Show #784: Remote learning worked well for some students. What schools can learn from that.
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Alyson Klein 8.26.2021
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School choice upholds America’s founding ideals
Daniel Buck 8.19.2021
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A thoughtful but dated criticism of “no excuses” charter schools
Robert Pondiscio 8.19.2021
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The Education Gadfly Show #783: One teacher’s call for choice and content-rich curricula
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Brandon L. Wright, Daniel Buck, Adam Tyner, Ph.D. 8.19.2021
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A chilling effect: School board composition and charter schools
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 8.12.2021
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“Public education sucks” is a weak argument for school choice
Robert Pondiscio 8.5.2021
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The Education Gadfly Show #781: The House Democrats’ attack on charter schools
Michael J. Petrilli, David Griffith, Amber M. Northern, Ph.D., Ron Rice 8.5.2021
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We’re moving toward a more student-focused, parent-directed, pluralistic K–12 system
Bruno V. Manno 8.3.2021
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Districts are failing special-needs students. School choice is helping.
Ginny Gentles 8.3.2021
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Biden’s anticompetitive moves on charters and choice
Dale Chu 7.29.2021
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