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Gadfly Bites - 6/15/16

Gadfly Bites - 6/15/16Jeff MurrayJune 15, 2016After some drops, adds, and sifting, the list of finalists for Dayton City Schools superintendent is down to three. They were introduced to the public late...

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Why Tom Loveless is wrong about NAEP achievement levels

Why Tom Loveless is wrong about NAEP achievement levelsChester E. Finn, Jr.June 15, 2016My friend Tom Loveless is right about most things, and he’s certainly right that scoring “proficient” on NAEP has...

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Trump's edu-advisors: D.B. Cooper and the Tooth Fairy

Trump's edu-advisors: D.B. Cooper and the Tooth FairyKevin MahnkenJune 15, 2016New revelations from the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights provide some ominous news for both minority...

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Does school climate affect student achievement or vice versa?

Does school climate affect student achievement or vice versa?Jamie Davies O'LearyJune 15, 2016The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires states to incorporate at least one non-academic...

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ACT's National Curriculum Survey

ACT's National Curriculum SurveyDavid GriffithJune 15, 2016In this survey, ACT asked thousands of K–12 teachers, college instructors, and workforce supervisors and employees about their views on...

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Teacher observation frameworks and student outcomes

Teacher observation frameworks and student outcomesAmber M. Northern, Ph.D.June 15, 2016A new study by WestEd researchers looks at the validity of ratings from the Charlotte Danielson Framework for...

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The Tonys edition

The Tonys editionMichael J. PetrilliAlyssa SchwenkDavid GriffithClara AllenAudrey KimJune 15, 2016playpausestopmuteunmutepreviousnextGadflyShow061516.mp3On this week’s podcast, Mike Petrilli and Alyssa...

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The Education Gadfly Weekly, Volume 16, Number 24: Four approaches to ESSA...

The Education Gadfly Weekly, Volume 16, Number 24: Four approaches to ESSA accountabilityThe Education GadflyJune 15, 2016

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Education Reform's Common Ground

Education Reform's Common GroundJune 20, 2016 - 4:30 pm to 5:30 pmThomas B. Fordham InstituteIn recent weeks, education reformers have taken to the blogosphere and social media to debate the tensions...

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BANNER: Education Reform's Common Ground

BANNER: Education Reform's Common GroundJune 16, 2016

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Fordham Institute media statement on today's virtual school quality report...

Fordham Institute media statement on today's virtual school quality report releaseOhio Education GadflyJune 16, 2016Today, a consortium of charter school supporters released a new report containing...

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Jeanne makes it manifest

Jeanne makes it manifestChester E. Finn, Jr.June 17, 2016It isn't perfect, but Jeanne Allen's new education reform "manifesto" makes a number of valuable points and powerful suggestions for the future....

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Gadfly Bites - 6/17/16

Gadfly Bites - 6/17/16Jeff MurrayJune 17, 2016The NAPCS/50CAN/NACSA report on the quality of virtual schools across the country made a splashy debut yesterday. It was big news in Ohio for sure,...

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Repairing the charter marketplace

Repairing the charter marketplaceChester E. Finn, Jr.Brandon WrightJune 17, 2016This is the fifth in a series of essays marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of America’s first charter school law. These...

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A Call to Action to Improve the Quality of Full-Time Virtual Charter Public...

A Call to Action to Improve the Quality of Full-Time Virtual Charter Public SchoolsAaron Churchill June 17, 2016On the heels of national researchstudies that have uncovered troubling findings on the...

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