August 24, 2010

America's Best (and Worst) Cities for School Reform: Attracting Entrepreneurs and Change Agents

by Frederick M. Hess, Stafford Palmieri, Janie Scull

This new study tackles a key question: Which of thirty major U.S. cities have cultivated a healthy environment for school reform to flourish (and which have not)? Nine reform-friendly locales surged to the front. Read on to learn more.

July 21, 2010

The State of State Standards--and the Common Core--in 2010

by Sheila Byrd Carmichael, Gabrielle Martino, Kathleen Porter-Magee, W. Stephen Wilson

Our new study weighs current state education standards against the Common Core education standards. The findings? The Common Core standards are clearer and more rigorous than today's English language arts standards in 37 states and today's math standards in 39 states.

July 6, 2010

Ohio's Education Reform Challenges: Lessons from the Frontlines

by Chester E. Finn, Jr., Terry Ryan, Mike Lafferty

Fordham has been both an advocate of choice and an authorizer of charter schools serving some of Ohio's neediest students. This book describes and analyzes our efforts, successes and failures, and what we think it means for others committed to school reform.

June 23, 2010

Common Education Standards: Tackling the Long-Term Questions

How should the "common core" state standards be governed? Who will "own" these standards (and related assessments) 20 years from now? To stir smart thinking about important aspects of these issues, the Fordham Institute invited knowledgeable experts to write background papers.