Charter Schools
Challenge Index 2020
Please see “What I Learned in 23 Years Ranking America’s Most Challenging High Schools,” by Jay Mathews, for a fuller account of the reasoning behind and history of these rankings.
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Focus on Instruction and Intervention, Not Testing, in 2021
Forum: Statewide Assessments in 2021
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Pandemic Offers Opportunity to Extend Learning Time
A chance to break free of seasonal, location-centric learning.
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Trump Presses School Choice, Charters in Campaign Preview
“Charter schools are doing great,” the president says in the White House Rose Garden
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The Top 20 Education Next Articles of 2021
The pandemic and race dominate the discussion—for a second year.
Don’t Ruin College by Making It Free
Threats to quality and innovation outweigh benefit of increased access.
The Stubborn Myth of “Learning Styles”
State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
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Can schools narrow the gap?
What Next for New York Charter Schools?
The era of explosive growth of network-run, “no excuses” charter schools is over. Tentatively emerging: “community-based” charter schools.
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The Top 20 Education Next Articles of 2021
The pandemic and race dominate the discussion—for a second year.
Don’t Ruin College by Making It Free
Threats to quality and innovation outweigh benefit of increased access.
The Stubborn Myth of “Learning Styles”
State teacher-license prep materials peddle a debunked theory
How Family Background Influences Student Achievement
Can schools narrow the gap?
What Next for New York Charter Schools?
The era of explosive growth of network-run, “no excuses” charter schools is over. Tentatively emerging: “community-based” charter schools.
