This report from the National Council on Teacher Quality examines the teacher evaluation processes for each state, and in...
These essays, collected by The New Teacher Project, are each written by a 2016 winner of the Fishman Prize...
With increasing demands upon teachers to ensure all students are college- and career-ready, there is mounting evidence that the...
In this brief from the Education Trust, the authors draw on information from a series of focus groups with...
In this policy brief, Teach Plus-Maryland Teaching Policy Fellows provide recommendations to improve special education in Prince George’s County...
Written with a range of audiences in mind, this article describes the four tenets of student-centered learning: personalized, competency-based, student-owned,...
This statistical analysis, from the National Center for Education Statistics, explores different early care and education (ECE) arrangements, their...
This report explores the trend of declining enrollment in teacher preparation programs, noting that this is a particularly troublesome trend...
Published in 2010, the Connecticut Commission on Educational Achievement’s report has distinct similarities to this month’s decision in the...
In a landmark decision on the CCJEF v. Rell case, Hartford Superior Court Judge Moukawsher ruled on Sept. 7th...
This report calls attention to the needs of “disengaged and disconnected youth” in Connecticut–students who show signs that they...
In this paper from the Brookings Institute, the authors begin by noting that the causes of the achievement gap in...
In this short paper, Teach Plus Massachusetts’ Teaching Policy Fellows recommend practices that will enhance leadership opportunities...
Following its successful bid for Race to the Top funds in 2010, the Delaware Department of Education...
In this report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, four major student assessments were analyzed for their test quality...
In this publication, researchers at the RAND Corporation identified the relationship between teachers’ characteristics and improved learning outcomes in...
This report by the RAND Corporation examines teachers’ familiarity with the math standards, as well as the kind of...
This report by the Leadership and Learning Center describes seven components required for establishing a blended learning environment within...
This 2014 paper published by Achieve provides a tool for district leaders to inventory their assessments and assessment strategies....
In this report, Paul Nyhan from New America describes the efforts of the San Francisco Unified School District to...
This publication by the Achievement Gap Institute at Harvard University chronicles Lexington Public Schools’ campaign to close its persistent...
In this Fordham Institute publication, author Nelson Smith offers an overview of recovery school districts (RSD) in America. Smith’s...
Earlier this year, we recognized Bloomfield Public Schools as one of the most improved school district...
This publication by the Reform Support Network provides an overview of Delaware’s Partnership Zone, a network of the...
Recently, Congress has taken important steps toward renewing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and establishing a permanent...
As states implement the more rigorous Common Core State Standards, education leaders must effectively communicate about this transition to...
This Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation publication serves as a follow up to Teachers Know Best (2014), a...
In this publication, researchers at the Education Trust offer a guide for building effective state-level action plans for improving...
This publication by The New Teacher Project (TNTP) posits that some of the success of Boston’s charter schools may...
In this case study, the Alliance for Excellent Education examines how project-based learning is working in Talladega County, Alabama....
In this piece, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) looks at the merits and challenges of using student...
In this Bellwether Education Partners publication, researchers explore the growing tension between personalized learning and accountability structures. Though the...
In part, the school choice strategy is based upon the idea that creating a competitive market will force chronically...
Research indicates that effective partnerships between district, school, and union leaders improve student outcomes. In this joint publication by...
The School Change Initiative (2009) and the New Haven Promise scholarship program (2010) were introduced to New Haven as...
This brief by the Center for American Progress summarizes some of the available research on the impact of national...
In this paper, published by the Education Trust, researchers examine the gaps in education funding between high-poverty school districts...
In this economic analysis, published by the Connecticut Policy Institute, researchers explore Connecticut’s complicated funding structure, which focuses heavily...
In this publication, researchers at Bellwether Education Partners analyzed the practices that contributed to Teach for America’s (TFA) exponential...
The reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) has dominated the education debate this year, and one...
In this August 2014 publication, researchers from Attendance Works explore the relationship between absenteeism and student achievement. Using data...
This brief, published by the Rand Corporation, explores the merits of using voluntary summer learning programs to stem summer...
The month, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute highlighted this study by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey–in which the authors are...
This research study led by Donald Leu from the University of Connecticut explores a new type of achievement gap–the...
This report by the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE) compares the salaries and educational backgrounds...
An oldie-but-goodie, this quick read is perfect for those of us who are working on setting goals for the...
Often used in the business world, the term Return on Investment (ROI) traditionally refers to the expected monetary gains...
This interesting paper from the Future of Privacy Forum seeks to explore the ever-growing question of privacy, as related...
This short paper from The Education Trust explores the relationships between the accountability movement and individual subgroup performance. Using...
From last year, this paper (also from the Center for American Progress) takes a look at the features of...
This report from the Center for American Politics explores three Canadian funding systems in Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario–all...
Head Start is America’s largest preschool program, and it’s the only one that focuses on the poorest children in...
The term “competency education” refers to an education system that emphasizes: (1) mastery of content knowledge; (2) allowing students...
Chester E. Finn, Jr. has recently stepped down as President of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. In this short...
This paper by Education Resource Strategies (ERS) discusses the implications of California’s new education funding formula. In addition to...
According to The New Teacher Project’s report, almost 90% of American school districts use a “lockstep” system to pay...
As a group, charter schools have a mixed record. However, some have been extremely successful.This Hamilton Project paper opines that...
In this report, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute observes that America spends 1/4 of education expenses on the salaries...
Reform proposals often only begin after teacher candidates graduate from prep programs. For a second year, the National Council...
This is a guide for school-level implementation of the Common Core, developed by Education First, Insight Education Group, Student Achievement...
In this report, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute looks at why many districts struggle to place top-notch principals in...
This report by the Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings examines the implementation of the new teacher evaluation...
In this report, Bellwether Education Partners acknowledges that–while State Education Agencies (SEAs) have never been asked to do more...
