Using Gifted and Talented test data posted by InsideSchools, I created a map that shows the concentrations of aspiring G&T Kindergartners in New York City. The numbers next to each...

In a recent article in the journal EducationNext, Mike Antonucci  reviewed the finances of the two largest teachers unions, the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers...

On Tuesday, the Daily News published a report on the rising rate of student suspensions in New York City’s schools. Since charter schools in New York often have discipline policies...

The National Study on Charter Management Organization (CMO) Effectiveness: Report on Interim Findings A recent national study on Charter Management Organizations, or CMOs, by non-partisan Mathematica Policy Research, sheds some...

A report released today by Mathematica, a non-partisan policy research center, examined the impact of 22 KIPP Charter Schools on student achievement. The report found that KIPP students performed better...

In its focus on school leadership, the New School’s recent report, Managing by the Numbers, provides a partial answer to a question I’ve long harbored: what happens to incompetent principals?...

I highly recommend reading the new report released by the New School’s Center for New York City Affairs on "Empowerment and Accountability in New York City's Schools".  It is detailed, balanced,...

UPDATE: Thanks to Aaron Pallas for pointing out an error. The enrollment for Harlem Success Academy in 2008-2009 was 398 students. The enrollment was 276 students in 2007-2008. Steve Brill’s...

This is the second in our series examining the most interesting, most discussed academic research on education published each month. We’re publishing it a little early since May 1st was...

This is the second post in a series that looks at data from charter schools’ Basic Education Data System (BEDS) reports. This data was provided to us by the New...