3+ hour, 26+ min ago  (463+ words) I've worked at some rough schools. At one, as summer approached, my colleague and I reviewed the staff picture from September and counted that a third of the teachers who began in the fall had quit before the year's end....

3+ hour, 26+ min ago  (710+ words) Recent events'some near, some far'have made me wonder whether traditional public schools should be seen as part of the government or as civil society institutions'Hobbesian Leviathans or Burkean "little platoons? As a supporter of school choice, I'm eager to see…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (218+ words) Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison followed more than 120,000 students across 33 Advise TN high schools, as well as 28 eligible schools that were not accepted due to funding limitations from 201011 to 201920. Although the program began in 2016, data from 20102016 serve as a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (177+ words) Stories featured in Ohio Charter News Weekly may require a paid subscription to read in full. Not all the news can be good Upcoming data workshop event Register now for the 2026 Ohio Charter School Leadership Summit Ohio's premier annual gathering…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (98+ words) SOURCE: "School Choice: A Global Snapshot," The National Center on Education and the Economy/NCEE (January 2026). Jeff Murray is a lifelong resident of central Ohio. He previously worked at School Choice Ohio and the Greater Columbus Arts Council. He has…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (488+ words) Some analysts have begun to demonstrate this durability problem empirically. Chad Alderman recently asked a deceptively simple question: Do "good" schools stay good over time? He found that in Virginia, only half of the schools that were in the state's…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago  (462+ words) Given that it's been a decade since CCP was launched, now seems like a good time to re-examine Ohio's progress. ODHE recently released an updated annual report that includes CCP data from 201516 through 202425. For those interested in dual credit, the…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (222+ words) One of the most compelling parts of my visit'and most relevant to this Substack'was how the faculty and students I spoke with described the difference between Huron's Diploma Program and Advanced Placement, the high-achieving pathway that most people are far…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (204+ words) Karen Vaites, founder of The Curriculum Insight Project, joins us to discuss the evolving debate over curriculum reviews and state adoption policies. As more states look to third-party evaluations to guide decisions'and some consider mandating state-approved lists'how can policymakers avoid…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (196+ words) But there is a problem lurking beneath this growth. In too many districts, these two movements'high school pathways and youth apprenticeships'are running on parallel tracks that never meet. As part of the Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship, a new report'Connected…...