The Thomas B. Fordham Foundation is dedicated to an agenda of education reform not unlike the President George W. Bush: testing and accountability, charter schools, school choice, and the like. Its Website provides a number of recently written reports and papers relating to these issues. Recent documents include a "Memo to the New President," offering advice on how to bridge the "partisan divide"...

The mission of the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation is to "advance educational excellence for every child through quality research, analysis, and commentary." They also provide on-the-ground action and advocacy in Ohio, and they have offices there and in Washington, D.C. On their homepage, visitors can read through their latest briefing book, sign up to receive their weekly "Education Gadfly"...

As COVID-19 increases calls for #OpenEd, readers may be interested in this new report about Wikimedia (a hub for public domain educational content that is often used in classroom settings). Created by Wikimedia UK and the University of Edinburgh, the report analyzes the effectiveness of the platform through the lens of 14 case studies at UK universities. The report will be especially useful to...

Established in 1964, the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) at the University of Wisconsin, is one of the oldest and largest university-based education research and development centers. With annual funding exceeding $25 million from a variety of sources (such as the National Science Foundation), WCER employs close to 350 faculty, staff, and graduate students working at one of the many...

The WJEC site offers up a range of high quality educational resources to support teaching and learning. The resources are offered in both Welsh and English, which is a nice bonus for Welsh-speakers and those learning Welsh. Visitors to the site can scan the Latest Resources to find items that include a set of worksheets and activities related to China under Mao Zedong. The homepage also has a...

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) supports teachers "to ensure equitable mathematics learning of the highest quality for each and every student through vision, leadership, professional development, and research." The Math Forum at NCTM YouTube channel is one of the many ways that this organization strives to meet this mission. Here, mathematics educators can find a number of...