K-12 education in the New South
Bellwether Education Partners, a national nonprofit focused on changing education and life outcomes for underserved children, has published an interesting...
Read More >The problem with education reform’s deep blue hue
In a compelling 60-second video, Frederick M. Hess, resident scholar and director of education policy studies at the American Enterprise...
Read More >Will Florida editorial boards always be at war with Florida families?
‘When I was arrested, Oceania was at war with Eastasia. With Eastasia. Good. And Oceania has always been at war...
Read More >Florida achievement gaps in international context
Several weeks ago, we looked at American racial achievement gaps in math and reading from an international perspective using data...
Read More >K-12 education and the ‘good strife’
The ancient Greek poet Hesiod wrote in Work and Days that there are two kinds of strife: destructive and beneficial....
Read More >American achievement gaps in international context
The Economist published an interesting article recently titled, “How Chile combines competition and public funding.” The piece included a graphic...
Read More >Teacher-led micro schools, ESAs create opportunity in Native American education
I had the opportunity recently to visit a new, small private school on the San Carlos Apache Reservation in Arizona....
Read More >Ron Clark Academy: We have to give teachers more freedom
I recently had the opportunity to visit Ron Clark Academy, where I got “slide certified” and my mind was blown....
Read More >K-12 choice expands opportunity for Florida families and teachers
The K-12 public education system is rigged in favor of the wealthy as much as the higher education system, but...
Read More >Death, taxes and K-12 funding disputes
Two new studies illuminate Florida K-12 funding. The first, from Mike Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and...
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