Fallen high flyers don't fall far
Yesterday, we looked at the first finding of Fordham's new groundbreaking study, Do High Flyers Maintain Their Altitude?
Yesterday, we looked at the first finding of Fordham's new groundbreaking study, Do High Flyers Maintain Their Altitude?
What was so odd about Dennis Walcott's announcement that New York City was opening 50 new middle schools is that the most recent research suggesting that a middle school ?grade configuration (generally, 6?8) is probably not the way to go was don
?Do I go hat in hand trying to raise money, or find some politicians whose heads I can bang together?''* ? Shelli-Anne Couch, parent, trying to save her children's school library
The Fordham Institute's Mike Petrilli stopped by the nationally syndicated Jim Bohannon Show last night to talk about Fordham's newest study,
Mike and Rick raise the bar this week, discussing high achievers, Duncan's digital promise, and the textbook-company oligarchy. (Oh, and Rick confesses he has a reform-crush on L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa). Amber tackles minority-teacher retention and Chris dives head first into an NCAA lawsuit. [powerpress]