Achievement Gap
All Over the Cap: The Fight for the Future of Massachusetts’ Charter Schools
In early October technicians working the master controls at local TV stations across Massachusetts will unleash a torrent of education issue ads—the first shots fired in what is likely to be one of...
Poverty
What Does It Mean to Be in a ‘Good’ School Versus a ‘Bad’ One?
Five years ago, I left a failing school. Having taught in struggling schools for my entire career, the choice was difficult because I left a school that eventually closed, for a high-achieving one....
California
California Families Need Clear School Quality Reports, Not a Rubik's Cube
California is currently revamping its school quality reports, moving away from abstract, numerical values of school quality to a set of more comprehensive ratings. It comes a little over a year after...
student achievement
What's So Hard About Telling Me How My Kid Is Doing in School?
Everyone agrees and research confirms that actively engaged parents produce more successful students. Nevertheless, school systems often conspire to deny parents the answer to the one question on...
Politics
Why I'm Not Disappointed Opt Out in Oregon Has Lost Its Steam
Last year, parents, educators and community advocates across Oregon joined forces in a campaign to fight standardized tests in schools and the evaluations that arise from them. Many of these...
Parents
Let’s Not Bypass Latino Parents in Fight Over the Common Core
The Common Core State Standards were voluntarily adopted by Massachusetts almost six years ago, unfortunately EducationNext's most recent poll shows that Latino parents are less likely to be aware of...