Published Articles & Media
What Standards Should Students Meet to Graduate from High School?
Twenty three education policy wonks (or teams of wonks) answered this question as part of Fordham's 2018 Wonkathon
Most States Step Up on Accountability under ESSA
When Congress enacted the Every Student Succeeds Act, many reformers voiced concern that states would give up on rigorous accountability systems.
State Accountability Plans Fix Many NCLB-Era Mistakes
The Every Student Succeeds Act grants states more authority over their school accountability systems than did No Child Left Behind — meaning that states now have a greater opportunity to design improved school ratings.
Three Ways Charters Reform and Improve Our Schools
Chartering has not been a single experiment or the product of a single vision, theory or doctrine.
What Happens If Obama’s ESSA Regulations are Repealed?
If the ESSA rules are repealed, states could be left with little more than an ambiguous statute and non-binding assurances from the executive and legislative branches.
The Massachusetts Charter School Cap Harms Disadvantaged Students
When the need is so great, the demand so strong, and the supply so skimpy, why not allow more charter schools to serve more children?
Charter Schools Are Reinventing Local Control
The charter phenomenon is also reinventing the school district.
What Will the Next Twenty-Five Years of Charter Schools Look Like?
June 4 marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the enactment of Minnesota’s charter school law, the nation’s first.
Three Fixes for the Charter Marketplace
Even after twenty-five years, charters in most places remain an alien implant in the body of American public education, and all sorts of immune reactions persist.
A Scholarly Approach to School Accountability
States now enjoy a freer hand to decide how they want to rate their schools. What should they do?
