Fordham Institute
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Non-profit education think tank dedicated to educational excellence and education reform.
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https://fordhaminstitute.org 07-04-2009 13:30:58
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We must envelop kids in America's history, help them understand where it came from, what it stands for, how it’s governed, and so much more, especially why it should be important to them. "Liberty’s Kids" is terrific place to start, writes Checker Finn. fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Eric Hengyu Hu, PhD and Paul L. Morgan🥋📚, authors of Fordham’s recently released report "Explaining Achievement Gaps: The Role of Socioeconomic Factors," joins Michael Petrilli and David to discuss their findings. fordhaminstitute.org/national/resou…
Does competition from charter schools help or hurt traditional public schools? The research is positive overall, with at least 12 studies finding that the arrival of new charters increases the achievement students remaining in traditional public schools. fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…
Educators and policymakers who profess to care about chronic absenteeism are shying away from the most obvious remedy, write David Griffith and Daniel Buck, “Instruction Geek”: Make kids come to school, and make their parents make them do so. fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…
The vibes for career-tech programs are great. But they’re too rare, writes Michael Petrilli. States should get serious about creating pathways that offer a real choice to kids and their families. fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…
“When is it okay for public schools to use selective admissions policies? Fordham Institute’s Mike Petrilli attempts to “thread the needle” in a new opinion piece on how public schools should limit admissions fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, Eric Hengyu Hu, PhD and Paul L. Morgan🥋📚, authors of Fordham’s recently released report "Explaining Achievement Gaps: The Role of Socioeconomic Factors," joins Michael Petrilli and David to discuss their findings. fordhaminstitute.org/national/resou…
Educators and policymakers who profess to care about chronic absenteeism are shying away from the most obvious remedy, write David Griffith and Daniel Buck, “Instruction Geek”: Make kids come to school, and make their parents make them do so. fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…
On this week’s Education Gadfly Show podcast, SUNY Albany’s Eric Hengyu Hu and Paul L. Morgan, authors of Fordham’s recently released report Explaining Achievement Gaps: The Role of Socioeconomic Factors, joins Mike and David to discuss their findings. fordhaminstitute.org/national/resou…
The vibes for career-tech programs are great. But they’re too rare, writes Michael Petrilli. States should get serious about creating pathways that offer a real choice to kids and their families. fordhaminstitute.org/national/comme…