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Ohio at the Crossroads: School funding—more of the same or changing the model?
Paul T. Hill / February 17, 2009
Ohio Governor Ted Strickland's education plan calls for modernizing Ohio's K-12 education system, including the state's school-funding system, but the plan's so-called "evidence-based" approach would actually scuttle any modernizing efforts, argues this study issued by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. ...
An Open Letter to President Obama, Secretary Duncan and the 111th Congress
Michael J. Petrilli , Chester E. Finn, Jr. / December 18, 2008
In this exciting, unique and challenging time, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute wants to congratulate President-Elect Obama and other new federal leaders. The federal government has a key role to play in creating a world-class education system in America but it's challenging to get that role right. This letter provides some ...
Climbing to Quality 2007-2008 Fordham Sponsorship Accountability Report
Kathryn Mullen Upton, Esq. / November 19, 2008
This yearly report covers Fordham's sponsorship practices throughout the year as well as newsworthy events related to our sponsored charter schools. You can also find detailed reports on all of Fordham-sponsored schools. Each school report contains information on the school's academic performance, educational philosophy, and compliance for the 2007-2008 ...
A Byte at the Apple: Rethinking Education Data for the Post-NCLB Era
Eric Osberg , Marci Kanstoroom, Ph.D. / November 17, 2008
In A Byte at the Apple, leaders and scholars map the landscape of education data providers and users and explore why what's supplied by the former often fails to meet the needs of the latter. Most important, it explores potential solutions--including a system where a "backpack" of achievement information accompanies ...
The Red Tape Report: An Exploratory Study of the Regulatory Interference Faced by School Leaders in Five States
Nathan Gray , Matthew Carr , Marc Holley / October 2, 2008
In public education today, individual schools are accountable under the federal No Child Left Behind Act as well as myriad state and local policy regimens for their students achievement and other vital outcomes. Increasingly, school leaders find their own job tenure and compensation tied to those outcomes as well. But ...
Accelerating Student Learning in Ohio: Five Policy Recommendations for Strengthening Public Education in the Buckeye State
Terry Ryan , Emmy L. Partin / September 15, 2008
As Gov. Ted Strickland concludes his 12-city "Conversation on Education" tour to gather ideas for reforming public education in Ohio, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute has put forth a report of five recommendations designed to keep improvements in the Buckeye State's public schools on track toward three critical goals: 1) ...
