As evidence continues to pile up about the central importance of effective teaching, states nationwide are rethinking how they define and measure the effects individual teachers have on educational outcomes. In this slide deck, Public Impact sets out some guiding principles for states entering this design process. [Read more…]
The Tab: How Connecticut Can Fix its Dysfunctional Education Spending System
In this report for Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now (ConnCAN), Public Impact authors Bryan C. Hassel and Daniela Doyle trace Connecticut’s current flow of public school funding and recommend a reformed system that would create strong incentives to boost student achievement. As ConnCAN summarizes in its November 2009 release of the report, The Tab “offers a detailed reform plan grounded in three fundamental changes: 1) Revamp the state’s funding formula so that money follows children based on their needs, 2) Shine a bright light on education finance by creating a comprehensive and easily accessible data system on school funding, and 3) Remove fiscal barriers that stand in the way of creating great schools for everyone.”
NACSA Charter School Authorizing Policy Guides for State Leaders
States create the environment in which charter school authorizing happens. As a result, state policymakers are in a strong position to influence charter school quality by laying the groundwork for good authorizing. Public Impact organized and edited this series of brief “policy guides” for the National Association of Charter School Authorizers designed to help state policymakers meet this challenge. [Read more…]
The Big U-Turn (recent)
The Big U-Turn Education Next article explains how turnarounds work across sectors
School Turnarounds: Doing What Works
School Turnarounds: Doing What Works Video interviews about the importance of strong leadership and motivating and redeploying staff in turnaround schools
Investing in Charter Schools Guidebook
Investing in Charter Schools Guidebook (pdf) from the Philanthropy Roundtable provides guidance for donors
Supporting Education Entrepreneurship
Supporting Education Entrepreneurship New report offers nonpartisan solutions to open the door to increased innovation in education
