Cristo Rey: Working their way through school
The?Wall Street Journal's Daniel Henninger turns in?a nice column today (subscription required) on the Cristo Rey network of schools.
The?Wall Street Journal's Daniel Henninger turns in?a nice column today (subscription required) on the Cristo Rey network of schools.
Don't miss an all new Gadfly: Overview From Mike's and Janie's Desks
Some new players are on the scene, including the Delivery Institute.
There's an interesting book forum coming up?on Monday, May 24, that you might want to put on your radar.
?What's good for kids is what is good for teachers.? ? Tom Dooher, Education Minnesota President
RI's Gist gets unions to sign on to Rd 2 RTT app. This is big. Important SIF/turnaround post from Ed Week's Klein.
Huge news out of MN. The state is not applying in RTT round two, and the governor is blaming the legislature, which he accuses of being controlled by unions.
Is school choice a genie you can put back in the bottle??? The Dayton Public School District, in Fordham's hometown, wants to try.
Steven Brill thinks that Race to the Top era will be the teachers’ unions’ undoing.
Meredith Honig, Michael Copland, Lydia Rainey, Juli Anna Lorton, Morena NewtonCenter for the Study of Teaching and Policy, University of WashingtonApril 2010
National Center for Education StatisticsMay 2010
C. Kirabo JacksonNational Bureau of Economic ResearchMay 2010
What’s the price of common sense school reform? If Central Falls is any guide, the answer is sit-ins, protests, and demonstrations, a strongly worded rebuke by the President of the United States (and his Education Secretary), and grandiose rhetorical battles played out on the opinions pages of every major newspaper.
In our rush to reinvigorate science and math in our nation’s schools, have we left the humanities in the dust? Peter Berkowitz thinks so. “No doubt science and math are vital,” he writes.
Conventional wisdom says that a college degree equals a better job, higher lifetime earnings, and a happier life. But is college the only way to live the American Dream?
No Child Left Behind can be summed up in four words: good ideas gone awry. Unfortunately, one key part of the Obama Administration’s “blueprint” for overhauling the landmark federal law might perpetuate that legacy for another ten years.
I haven't seen a great educator video in a while, so I particularly enjoyed this new one from California teacher, blogger, and part-time Googler Dan Meyer. It was given at the TEDxNYED conference in March.
Valleyview Elementary stands out not only for its academic success in educating a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, but also for its orderly atmosphere, collaborative staff, and strong leadership.
?We are full speed ahead working toward a submission. But, we are doing a calculus as to whether or not the competition is stacked against Massachusetts.? ? Mitch Chester, Massachusetts Education Commissioner
A new analysis of U.S. performance on the international PISA exam in mathematics shows significant declines for students at the top and middle of the achievement distribution from 2003 to 2006.* This is the strongest evidence to date that the performance of America's highest-achieving students dropped during the early years of No Child Left Behind's implementation.
Horizon Science Academy-Cleveland Middle School, a charter school in Cleveland serving grades 6-8, takes a ?no frills' approach to education ? and delivers striking academic results. High expectations for students and a dedicated staff have allowed the school to outscore the district on state tests by as much as 41 percentage points.
?We won't be able to have cheaper labor than China or India. The way we win is by outsmarting them.? ? South Carolina Attorney General Haley McMaster
In the upcoming New York Times Magazine, Steven Brill has a long article on Race to the Top.
USA Today's ?Faith and Reason? blog asks, ?should Catholic schools reject gay couples' kids??
College Hill Fundamental Academy, a magnet school in Cincinnati serving grades pre-k through six, focuses on the ?fundamentals? of core academic subjects and key values students need for success. But don't let their focus on the basics fool you. College Hill delivers amazing academic results, outscoring the district on state tests by as much as 23 percentage points.
I finally just read the NYT Sunday Magazine piece called ?The Rise and Fall of the GDP.? Even though I'm a week late, I can't help but comment. The story strikes at the core of economics and society, and it's also got a really interesting education angle.