A charter plan -- borne by low-income communities for low-income communities
Last night in St. Petersburg, I witnessed a new phase in Florida’s charter school movement. Five groups of local community...
Read More >How understanding what motivates us can guide our school reform efforts
Key to improving public education is aligning our practice with what scientists have discovered about human motivation. Daniel Pink, in...
Read More >What public radio and television can teach us about public education
In this week's Washington Post, Laura R. Walker, president and chief executive of New York Public Radio, and Jaclyn Sallee,...
Read More >Accelerating the merger of public education and publicly-funded education
As publicly-funded private schools have become more integrated into public education, the terms “publicly-funded education” and “public education” are becoming...
Read More >Merit pay the MLB way
As redefineED editor Adam Emerson observed last week, Andy Rotherham and I both like using professional sports comparisons when discussing...
Read More >In reform, ownership matters
RedefinED editor Adam Emerson’s blog entry on Tuesday about the importance of teacher ownership reminded me of an experience that...
Read More >Through the choices they make, students help all schools to innovate and improve
Last week, I wrote that two Florida school choice programs, the McKay Scholarship for Students with Disabilities and the Florida...
Read More >We have an ethical obligation to find the right school for students
A recent New York Times article about the practice of “counseling out” students from private schools has renewed a debate...
Read More >What school choice contributes to systemic improvements in education: A spotlight on Florida
I’ve spent the previous two days discussing accomplishments in Jeb Bush’s tenure as Florida’s governor while highlighting that, despite Bush’s...
Read More >Systemic change calls for empowering educators
In a recent Washingtonpost.com guest column, Michael Martin, a research analyst at the Arizona School Boards Association, asked why large...
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