Why are we so focused on test scores?
Is it fair to classify as "dopes" those parents who choose schools that report poor test performance? Not if we only...
Read More >Graduating to a new conversation about choice
The Fordham Institute's enterprise in Ohio weighed in over the weekend on the prospects of additional school options in the...
Read More >On public schools, Catholic schools and educating the whole child
Our perceptions of inadequacy of public schools has led politically to our infatuation with standardized testing, and that has upended...
Read More >Michigan Senate advances charter measure
The Michigan Senate approved a plan that would expand the number of charter schools in the state and lift the...
Read More >What if teacher unions played by NFL rules?
Hall of Fame quarterback Fran Tarkenton got a lot of mileage out of his Wall Street Journal column exploring how...
Read More >Zip code education and Kelley Williams-Bolar
As a panel on NBC's Education Nation prepares to discuss the inequality in education quality from Zip code to Zip code,...
Read More >A think tank stumbles into some familiar arguments
There is a reason Richard Lee Colvin was selected earlier this year to lead Education Sector. He was an accomplished...
Read More >Groff heads to BAEO, looking to bridge divides
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools said today that its president, Peter C. Groff, is leaving to join the...
Read More >Ruling like it's 1968
A former member of the Buffalo Teachers Federation named Lynn Seagren Bass took to the pages of the The Buffalo...
Read More >Of love and responsibility for the child
The emerging parent union and trigger movements are directing our dialogue toward a question too few of us are asking:...
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