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Yearning to Break Free: Ohio Superintendents Speak Out
Steve Farkas , Ann Duffett / March 3, 2011
Statewide survey of Ohio school district superintendents (and other education leaders) on the most critical issues facing K-12 education in the Buckeye State, including budgets, school effectiveness, and troublesome laws. ...
The State of State U.S. History Standards 2011
Jeremy A. Stern , Sheldon M. Stern / February 16, 2011
Reviewers evaluated state standards for U.S. history in grades K-12. What they found is discouraging: Twenty-eight states—a majority—deserve D or F grades for their academic standards in this key subject. The average grade across all states is a dismal D. Among the few bright spots, South Carolina earns a ...
Stretching the School Dollar
Michael J. Petrilli , Marguerite Roza / January 6, 2011
This policy brief lists fifteen concrete ways that states can "stretch the school dollar" in these difficult financial times. It is written by Marguerite Roza, senior data and economics advisor at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Michael J. Petrilli, executive vice president at the Fordham Institute. ...
Are Bad Schools Immortal?
David A. Stuit / December 14, 2010
This study from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute finds that low-performing public schools—both charter and traditional district schools—are stubbornly resistant to significant change. After identifying more than 2,000 low-performing charter and district schools across ten states, analyst David Stuit tracked them from 2003-04 through 2008-09 to determine how many were ...
Renewal and Optimism: Five Years as an Ohio Charter Authorizer
Kathryn Mullen Upton, Esq. / November 29, 2010
The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation is pleased to share our 2009-10 Sponsorship Accountability Report. The report, Renewal and Optimism: Five Years as an Ohio Charter Authorizer, contains a year in review for Ohio's charter school program, detailed information on the Fordham Foundation's work as a charter school sponsor, and data ...
Education Imperatives for Ohio: K-12 Policy Priorities for the New Biennium
November 9, 2010
In this policy brief, Fordham gives its advice to Governor-elect Kasich and the incoming leaders of the Ohio House and Senate as it relates to the future of K-12 education policy in the Buckeye State. ...
