Roland Fryer

Ohio High School Paying Students To Show Up, Behave In Class

Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: School Pays Students, Dohn Community High School, Cash Incentives, Ohio Schools, Students in Poverty, Ohio High Schools, High School Graduation, Charter Schools, High Schools, Impoverished Students, School Paying Students, Graduation Rates, High School Students, Ohio School Paying Students, Roland Fryer, Student Incentives, Education News

A Cincinnati high school is paying its students to go to school. The Dohn Community High School, a charter school in Ohio, started a program this w...

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What's Working in Urban Schools

Richard Whitmire | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Terry Grier, Michelle Rhee, Doug Lemov, Kaya Henderson, Roland Fryer, Vincent Gray, Education News
Richard Whitmire

In education, changes in outcomes, such as graduation rates and college remediation rates, take years to show improvements. Closer to the ground, there is reason for hope.

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Joy Resmovits

Charter School Scaling Experiment Takes Shape In Houston

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Education News, Education, Research, Terry Grier, Achievement Gap, Houston International School District, Education Reform, Apollo 20, Houston Schools, Class Size Reduction, Studies, Roland Fryer, Education News

An ambitious experiment created by Harvard economist Roland Fryer to export and scale the practices of high-performing charter school chains to public...

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Aspen Ideas Fest 2010: Stars Come Out For Intellectual Summit

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sheryl WuDunn, Aspen Ideas Festival, Jeffrey Rosen, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Melody Barnes, Slidepollajax, EJ Dionne, Nicholas Kristof, Bill Gates, Famous People, Bob Schieffer, Geoffrey Canada, Roland Fryer, Eric Holder, Walter Isaacson, Denver News

Aspen has long been known as a playground for the rich and famous. During the Aspen Ideas Festival, that maxim may be more true than ever. The July ...

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Sen. Romer's Read To Achieve Bill Would Pay Children To Read In School

Durango Herald | Joe Hanel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colorado Politics, SB 210, Education Reform, Read to Achieve, Senate Bill 210, Chris Romer, Roland Fryer, Denver News

DENVER - An experiment that pays children to read could be on its way to Colorado after a Senate vote Thursday. Senate Bill 210 would spend up to $...

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For Whom the Bell Curves: Harvard Law Student Stephanie Grace Says Blacks Are Dumber Than Whites; Black Harvard Professor Roland Fryer Agrees

Dr. Jonathan David Farley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Jonathan David Farley

A recent email by Harvard law student Stephanie Grace allegedly asserts, "I absolutely do not rule out the possibility that African Americans are, on ...

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