The No Child Left Behind Act turns ten this Sunday, but a decade later controversy swirls around what remains one of America’s most polarizing pieces of education legislation. While critics have often characterized the policy as ineffective and counter-productive, a recent Fordham Institute analysis by former NCES commissioner Mark Schneider...
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This last 2011 installment of the Gadfly Show won’t disappoint, with Mike joined by Chris Tessone (formerly of Dollars and Sen$e fame). The two reflect on the past year in education reform before getting serious about charters, special education, and the achievement-gap truth. Amber splashes cold water on the teacher-residency...
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Mike and Daniela go edu-meta, asking whether the accountability era has run its course, what the role of for-profits are in digital education, and how state-run districts and schools may reshape governance. Amber investigates the science “proficiency illusion” and Chris channels the Grinch.
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This morning we're releasing a new analysis of NAEP scores by Mark Schneider, former NCES commissioner, with some important implications for both NCLB's legacy and the future of accountability-style education reform. Schneider finds that solid gains in math achievement coincided with the advent of "consequential accountability," first in the...
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More than two million students nationwide now attend charter schools, with over 500 new charters opening this school year alone. Ensuring a strong supply of talented school leaders to serve this growing sector requires creative solutions, which is why experts from charter incubation organizations across the country came together on...
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While the first two sessions of last Thursday’s Fordham-CAP Rethinking Education Governance conference explored problems posed by the way America governs education, the afternoon panels focused on potential solutions. In the third session, Michael Minstrom, Barry Rabe, Richard Walley, and Paul Manna attempted to draw lessons for education governance from...
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Chris Cerf, New Jersey’s acting commissioner of education, stopped by last Thursday’s Rethinking Education Governance conference to deliver a thought-provoking address on the role of governance in improving public education’s outcomes. Drawing on his experience with education systems in New York City and the Garden State, Cerf gave...
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It’s time! Leaders of organizations involved in charter incubation from around the country have gathered at Fordham’s D.C. office this afternoon to discuss the potential of the incubation model to boost the number of high-quality charter schools. The conversation will combine their experiences identifying, training, and supporting charter leaders with...
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The second panel at last Thursday’s Rethinking Education Governance conference examined one of the most entrenched aspects of our governance system: local control. From interstate standards to mayoral control, experts Margaret Goertz, Kathryn McDermott, Ken Wong, Rick Hess, and Jeffrey Henig evaluated our other options in a lively discussion.
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If you missed last Thursday’s Fordham-CAP Rethinking Education Governance conference, you’re in luck: In the coming days we’ll be posting all the action here on Flypaper. To start off, Cynthia Brown, Michelle Davis, Marguerite Roza, and Steven F. Wilson provide a primer on what’s wrong with our governance system, breaking...
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