Thomas B. Fordham Institute – Ellen Alpaugh
“This year has been one of the most consequential for education reform in quite some time. We addressed the honesty gap, giving students and families an accurate assessment of whether they’re on track for college and career success. We learned that turnaround districts really can achieve progress when the right system and leadership are in place (we’re looking at you, New Orleans). And in the final stretch of 2015, we saw accountability handed back to the states as a result of the remarkably bipartisan Every Student Succeeds Act…Without further ado, here are Fordham’s most read blog posts in 2015:”(more)