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Articles by David Osborne

David Osborne, author of Reinventing America’s Schools: Creating a 21st Century Education System, Reinventing Government, and other books about modernizing our public institutions, recently retired as director of the Progressive Policy Institute’s K-12 education work.

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Articles by David Osborne

Book Review — Are Education Leaders Mismeasuring Schools’ Vital Signs?

One Big Idea For Making School Quality Matter

Osborne: Test Scores Give Only a Partial Picture of How a School Is Doing. School Quality Reviews Can Help Fill the Gap

Osborne: States Still Rely Too Heavily on Test Scores to Hold Schools Accountable. Here’s a Better Way for Them to Break It All Down

Osborne: COVID Slide Is Going to Make the Usual Summer Slide Even Worse. Time to Move to Year-Round School Schedules

Marshall & Osborne: ‘Free College for All’ Is a Non-Starter for Many Voters. New Poll Shows Why Talking Point Is Dangerous for Democrats

Osborne & Pankovits: In Camden, N.J., Portfolio Schools, an Important School Board Election and a Commitment to Continued Reform

Osborne: How Do You Create a School Where ‘Students Are Full Participants in Their Own Learning?’ Read Diane Tavenner’s New Book Prepared

Osborne: Public School Choice — Charters — Boosts Equal Educational Opportunity. Private School Choice — Vouchers — Destroys It. Which Do We Want?

Osborne & Langhorne: Where Politics Make Charters Difficult, 9 Tips for How Urban Districts Can Create Charter-like Schools — and Improve Their Success

Osborne & Langhorne: Can Urban Districts Get Charter-Like Performance With Charter-Lite Schools? The Answer Lies in Autonomy

Analysis: NAEP Scores Show D.C. Is a Leader in Educational Improvement — With Powerful Lessons for Other Cities

Analysis: Is Chicago Really America’s Fastest-Improving Urban School District? Why Claims Made by the NYT & Others Are Misleading

David Osborne: Vouchers for All Are Not a Good Idea. That’s Reality, Not Politics

Reinventing America’s Schools: David Osborne’s New Book Offers Case Studies of Cities Rethinking 21st Century Classrooms

David Osborne: Creating a 21st Century Public Education System for the Future Quality of Our Lives, Our Economy, Our Society

A Note to Massachusetts Progressives: Remember, It Was Democrats Who Brought Charter Schools to Town

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