The "Dirty Dozen": How Charters Influence Enrollment
Proponents of charter schools and charter expansion consistently overlook serious issues with how these schools can selectively shape their student enrollment. A report from the National Education...
View ArticleEnding Suspensions Is a Team Effort
In an inspiring display of cross-sector collaboration, the New York City School-Justice Partnership Task Force has released an action plan for NYC officials to reduce the use of suspensions, summonses,...
View ArticleAn Education Declaration to Rebuild America
Every revolution needs a declaration. Against a backdrop of surging grassroots discontent with how the nation's K-12 public schools are currently governed, a diverse coalition of leaders from across...
View Article2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book
Publication Date: Tue, 2013-07-09Organization: Annie E. Casey Foundation Type: Data Category: Early Care and Education kidscount-databook2013.pdfThe 2013 KIDS COUNT Data Book provides a detailed...
View ArticleBennett's Rigged School Ratings Just Par for the "Accountability" Course
FL Education Commissioner Tony Bennett, who made his name advocating for school "accountability," is resigning in the wake of a scandal over his role in minipulating school rankings. There's a bigger...
View ArticleFederal Complaint Against FL for Setting Lower Standards for Students of Color
Advocates in Florida have filed a federal civil rights complaint against the state Department of Education for setting lower achievement standards for students of color and thereby "perpetuating the...
View ArticleDream Defenders: 2014 State of the Youth Address
Publication Date: Thu, 2014-01-30Phil Agnew, Executive Director of the Dream Defenders, delivers the first State of the Youth Address, outlining the social justice priorities of millions of young...
View ArticleDream Defenders Deliver 2014 State of the Youth Address
Phillip Agnew, Executive Director of the Dream Defenders, delivers the first State of the Youth Address, outlining the social justice priorities of a generation of young voters and organizers.Stop what...
View ArticleLost Opportunity 50 State Report
Publication Date: Wed, 2009-09-23 Type: Report Lost Opportunity 50 State ReportIn Lost Opportunity: A 50 State Report on the Opportunity to Learn in America, the Schott Foundation for Public...
View ArticleFlorida graduation rates
By Michael Holzman, Senior Research Consultant, The Schott Foundation for Public EducationThe story behind calculating Florida's extraordinary graduation rates.The headline is: Florida High School...
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