Don't Neglect Districts in the Effort to Advance Portfolio from the Outside
To achieve sustained success in influencing portfolio strategy implementation in the longer term, outsiders and insiders need each other.
The Lens
Bringing vision and clarity to education policy
Some Charter Schools Use Their Flexibility to Serve Students With Disabilities. Our New Report Shows How More Schools Can Do the Same.
Schools need not wait for ideal policy conditions to begin improving education for students with disabilities.
State Takeovers Remain a Powerful Tool for Improving Schools. States Should Not Walk Away From Them
The authority to intervene in local districts remains an essential tool if states want to continue playing a meaningful role in improving local schools.
Propelling Career and Technical Education in a Portfolio System
How do efforts to reinvent career and technical education fit into a broader portfolio strategy to improve the quality and diversity of school options for students?
LeBron James's School Drew Lots of Attention, but It Doesn't Take an NBA Star for Districts to Forge Innovative Partnerships
If partnership schools prove able to turn around persistently struggling schools, they may be well the effort—but this is still a big if.
Going the Extra Mile for School Choice
Betheny Gross examines how five high-choice cities tackle the challenges of student transportation.
A Simple Recipe Needs Complex Conditions to Work
Let districts be districts, when they work. But when they don’t, Robin Lake argues, try something else.
Portfolio Systems Can and Must Lead When it Comes to Students with Unique Needs
The more choice and autonomy become the norm, the more urgent is the need to find new ways to ensure they bring advantages to the most vulnerable and unique student populations.
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Tue, 12/03/2019 Tweet
Attackers and defenders of charter schools are free to pick cases and attach labels, but we shouldn’t lump actual corruption or theft in with debatably unwise uses of funds.
Wed, 11/20/2019 Tweet
Our network participants are already showing the potential benefits of the shift toward local problem solving.
Mon, 11/18/2019 Tweet
Settling for cherry-picked or incomplete evidence isn't necessary.