Standards
Gov. Edwards Loses, Louisiana Will Soon Have to Tell the Truth About School Grades
Knowing how well a school is doing is some of the most important information we as parents can have. It offers a starting point for raising questions to principals and local school boards. It gives...
Standards
If the Louisiana Governor Has His Way, High School Graduates Will Continue to Stay Stuck in Remedial College Courses
If Governor John Bel Edwards has his way today, setting higher goals for Louisiana students could be delayed by a year or two and possibly even die on the vine. Today, the state’s Board of Elementary...
Parents
You Can’t Just Trust Your Instincts, You Actually Have to Go Ask the Parents What They Think
“In God we trust. All other bring data.” —W. Edward Demming Right now, our school, Nashville Classical Charter School, is planning to open a middle school in two years. We’re spending a lot of time...
student achievement
Who Needs Selective Enrollment When Your Neighborhood High School Has an IB Program
This is a stressful time for many urban eighth-grade students and parents who are considering high school options, and hearing from public schools about acceptances into selective or other...
student achievement
Think States Won’t Retreat on School Accountability? Think Again.
Just a few hours after the country’s chief education official put out guidelines saying states no longer have to give each school a single, overall score for performance (aka a summative rating),...
Poverty
This Rural Town Shows the Real Costs of Our Broken School Funding System
These days, the small town of Sandoval, Illinois, is mostly known for being a few miles away from Patoka, where the famed Keystone XL pipeline ends after making its way south from Canada. Located...