The Mobility Penalty in School Value-added Accountability: evidence from ohio
As students move from one school to another, are there effects on academic performance? Dr. Ian Kingsbury reviews the data from Ohio related to this question.
Virtual Schools Reconsidered: Methodological Limits and Broader Outcomes
Dr. Ian Kingsbury argues that evidence on governance and management models is mixed, with little consistent support for the view that nonprofit status or operator type alone determines quality. Overall, virtual schools should be evaluated using a broader set of outcomes that reflects the diversity of students they serve and the reasons families choose them.
Educators Overwhelmingly Support Democrats, Even in Republican States
Dr. Jay P. Greene provides analysis of several hundred thousand donations made across the United States to political campaigns by educators. The political bent of the vast majority of educators could have future policy implications for elected officials tasked with determining how taxpayer monies are spent.
Road to Nowhere: NACSA's Road to "Better" Accessibility Did Not Lead to Better Charter School Access
Dr. Matthew Lee examines the effectiveness of NACSA in pursuing their stated goal of increasing access to charter schools for students. Dr. Lee shows that the organization has been ineffective in that endeavor.
EFI Charter Ecosystem Rankings 2024
Dr. Benjamin Scafidi and Dr. Eric Wearne of Kennesaw State University provide an important update to their state rankings for 2024.
Comparing District & Charter School Facilities Funding
Dr. Martha Bradley-Dorsey and David Dorsey, MA explore a small data set in this introductory report and conclude, “…given the basic rules for financing the construction of new facilities clearly give the upper hand to district schools.”
Edu-Think-Tank Scholarly Influence Rankings
Dr. Jay P. Greene (Heritage, EFI) creates a ranking system for the influence that education think tanks have on education scholarship.
School Choice & the Culture Wars
This study is a joint effort between EFI and The Heritage Foundation that explores data supporting the proposal that the school choice movement, as a whole, should “embrace the Culture War.”
Charter Ecosystem 2022
EFI’s newest report on charter school ecosystems in the United States. In this report, Dr. Scafidi and Dr. Wearne use outcome-based measures to rank states’ charter school ecosystems. This differs significantly from other organizations’ ranking schemes, which focus primarily on inputs.
Classroom Politics
Download the EFI / Heritage Foundation report that details research on the political beliefs of K-12 teachers relative to the general population. Dr. Jay P. Greene and James Paul explore teacher opinions and attitudes on diversity, equity, inclusion, Critical Race Theory, and other ideological positions.
Charter Ecosystem 2021
Download the EFI report that challenges the status quo by creating a new ranking system based on outcomes for students rather than arbitrary prescriptions for inputs.