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Ratchet Effect: The Continuous Evolution of the Portfolio Strategy
The portfolio strategy can thrive and spread over time by creating good new schools and meaningful learning pathways; building parental support and aligned nonprofits; waiting out the inevitable returns to ineffective centralization; and when the demand for better learning opportunities becomes strong again, building further.
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An Interview with Paymon Rouhanifard: Charting Camden’s Path to Improvement
Paymon Rouhanifard has been the superintendent of Camden City Public Schools in New Jersey since 2013.
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Charter Schools, Segregation, and Anxiety About Social Cohesion
A review of Choosing Charters: Better Schools or More Segregation?
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The Future of the Charter School Movement Requires a New Political Strategy
The charter movement now has a limited constituency and some real enemies who are not likely to be deflected by facts or argument.
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Charters Must Avoid Recreating the Failed School District Financial Model
It’s troubling to see that many charter schools and CMOs are steadily accumulating fixed costs.
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A Troubling Contagion: The Rural 4-Day School Week
In an environment where young rural adults already suffer from isolation and low economic opportunity, the shorter school week could exacerbate their problems.
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A Better Future for Rural Communities Starts at the Schoolhouse
Students need to know that the economy constantly changes and that everyone, no matter how well educated, must be alert to trends in the demand for skills.
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“Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick”: Why State Chiefs Should Do Both
To fully exploit ESSA’s expanded possibilities for state leadership on school and district improvement, state superintendents will need a wide range of skills.
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Remembering an Academic, Entrepreneur, and Leader
John Chubb's pioneering work in education policy
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Wells Fargo and the Atlanta Schools Testing Scandal
Wells Fargo is learning a hard and correct lesson—that performance incentives need to be realistic, that results must be checked, and that managers must question rosy results.