Category: Education

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act, the federal School Improvement Grants program is gone, but the goal of school improvement remains. States must now use seven percent of their Title I allocation for these efforts, but are no longer constrained by a prescribed menu of intervention options. https://edexcellence.net/publications/leveraging-essa-to-support-quality-school-growth?utm_source=Fordham+Updates&utm_campaign=0eaccba35b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_03_30&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d9e8246adf-0eaccba35b-71482937&mc_cid=0eaccba35b&mc_eid=8acba20261

The vast majority of parents believe their children are performing at or above grade level in both reading and math. According to nationally representative data from nonprofit parent advocacy organization Learning Heroes, across race, class, income and education levels, 90% of parents think their children are proficient in these two subjects. Source: http://www.educationdive.com/news/parent-focus-groups-reveal-disconnect-between-real-and-perceived-student-pe/439171/

Despite [the efforts of parent advocates], "the California school accountability dashboard released last week fails many of the state’s families. Actually, it fails so profoundly, in such basic ways, and after more than three years of planning, that the state’s motivation appears dubious — and its role in the urgent work of closing opportunity gaps … Continue reading California’s New Accountability Dashboard Obfuscates Information, Making it Harder for Poor Families to Access Performance Data

Several CEOs of leading charter school management organizations declare that "We need federal support for all schools, for all kids, not just kids in 'choice' schools." In the “skinny budget” that the White House released this month, President Trump offered $168 million in new funds for charter schools. As public charter school operators, we appreciate the proposed … Continue reading Mr. Trump, Don’t boost our budgets while cutting education: Charter school CEOs

The reality is that Florida has long been a leader in funding students – not school buildings – and serves as a model for the nation. The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, created in 2001, is the largest of its kind in the country—awarding more than 95,000 low-income students a $5,886 scholarship to attend the … Continue reading School Choice as a Ticket to Futures

Comments In 2014, Mayor de Blasio declared that the educational status quo in New York City “cannot be accepted” and called on educators to ‘shake the foundations.” He said “I know people of every ideology who want to shake the foundations. I know teachers in traditional public schools who want to shake the foundations. I … Continue reading De Blasio Stop Politicking & Give Space To Charter Schools

"The Trump administration's plan to ax $9 billion in federal education spending but direct millions to a new program that would help students afford private school exposed a fissure among charter school advocates, one not publicly acknowledged but privately widening at an increasingly fast pace since the election." There's a growing polarization in the education … Continue reading Trump School Choice Proposals Drive Wedge Between Charter School Advocates