Education
Closing the Research-Practice Gap in Education
Research-practice partnerships can help academic researchers and school district leaders discover what works for schools and classrooms.
Tag: Charter Schools
Innovations in alternative public school systems
Education
School Districts Must Embrace Social Responsibility
Schools must help liberate their students and their families from social injustice and support the revitalization and sustainability of their communities and environment.
Education
What US Schools Can Learn From Finland’s Approach to Education
Four strategies for creating a positive school culture that focuses on the whole student and fosters long-term, holistic well-being.
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Education
Two Approaches to Advocacy
Proponents of charter school expansion in Massachusetts thought that a ballot initiative was the obvious bet. They were wrong.
Foundations
Foundations as Interest Groups
While old foundations typically support traditional public-school institutions, new foundations are seeking to reshape or bypass them.
Education
Let’s Create Charter Schools that Strengthen School Districts
Six ways funders can help support quality education for all students and improve communities in the process.
Education
Paying Schools for Success
Advocates of US charter schools argue their model promotes innovation in the classroom. Critics worry that investors’ interests usurp those of students. Pay-for-success financing can help bridge that divide.
Education
Philanthropy and the Growth of Charter Schools
What is the right role for private funders in the US education system?
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Foundations
Does Philanthropy Threaten Democracy?
We should be more concerned about foundations’ outsized role in education policy.
Education
Beyond the Classroom
For students who attended one high-profile charter school, going there has resulted in lasting benefits—academically and otherwise.