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2010-11 Ohio Report Card Analysis
Terry Ryan , Emmy L. Partin / August 24, 2011
Jamie Davies O'Leary
Each year, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute conducts an analysis of student achievement in Ohio's Big 8 urban districts and charter schools. 2010-2011's analysis looks at performance, growth (as measured by value-added), growth over time, comparisons between students in district schools, charters (and charters by type and authorizer type), e-schools, ...
After the Budget, What Next? Ohio's Education Policy Priorities
August 1, 2011
To what extent have Ohio's leaders met the challenges and opportunities before them in K-12 education? What needs to happen next? ...
Charting a New Course to Retirement: How Charter Schools Handle Teacher Pensions
Amanda Olberg , Michael Podgursky / June 22, 2011
In this "Ed Short" from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, Amanda Olberg and Michael Podgursky examine how public charter schools handle pensions for their teachers. Some states give these schools the freedom to opt out of the traditional teacher-pension system; when given that option, how many charter schools take it? ...
Shifting Trends in Special Education
Janie Scull , Amber M. Winkler, Ph.D. / May 25, 2011
In this Fordham Institute paper, analysts examine public data and find that the proportion of students with disabilities peaked in 2004-05 and has been declining since. At the state level, Rhode Island, New York, and Massachusetts have the highest rates of disability identification, while Texas, Idaho, and Colorado have the ...
ESEA Briefing Book
Michael J. Petrilli , Chester E. Finn, Jr. / April 19, 2011
Political leaders hope to act soon to renew and fix the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA, also known as No Child Left Behind). In this important paper, Thomas B. Fordham Institute President Chester E. Finn, Jr. and Executive Vice President Michael J. Petrilli identify 10 big issues that must ...
American Achievement in International Perspective
Michael J. Petrilli , Janie Scull / March 15, 2011
The latest results of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) garnered all the usual headlines about America's lackluster performance and the rise of competitor nations. And to be sure, the findings that America's 15-year-olds perform in the middle of the pack in both reading and math are disconcerting for ...
