School Buildings in Need of Children (and Vice Versa)
It's no secret that Ohio's school funding system is deeply troubled (see here and here).
It's no secret that Ohio's school funding system is deeply troubled (see here and here).
The charter community in the Buckeye State recently received some welcome news (see here and here ).
Passionate about increasing excellent schooling options for all children? Here's a chance to work with one of the leading charter school networks in the nation. The KIPP Foundation is seeking an accomplished leader to create a cluster of KIPP schools in Columbus, Ohio.
Too many of America's youngsters--Ohioans among them--are still being left behind.
Bryan Hassel, Charter School Leadership CouncilFebruary 2005
DC College Access Program, DC Education Compact, DC Public Schools, DC State Education OfficeOctober 2006
Any number of things can be said about next week's election and I will forbear from most of them. But one issue has surfaced that is genuinely alarming for education reformers: indications that some Democratic candidates (and office holders) are turning against standards-based reform and moving to roll back the assessment regimen that plays a crucial role in it.
Student Walter Petryk must have known when he donned a Hitler costume this past Tuesday morning that administrators at Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences wouldn't be pleased. Probably for that precise reason, or because he had grown a mustache for the occasion, he did it anyway.
Schools in Garfield, New Jersey, boast the latest in high-priced amenities, including a spanking new $40 million middle school.
I appreciated last week's Gadfly editorial ("Urban tragedy," Oct.
"Makes no sense at all.... A truly dumb idea." A commentary on Mike Tyson's recent announcement that he wants to fight women? Nope.
Last week the Department of Education announced new rules that clear the way for public school districts to open single-sex schools and classrooms. Since then, a flood of criticisms from women's groups and some civil rights organizations has spewed forth.
The Fordham Report 2006: How Well Are States Educating Our Neediest Children? appraises each state according to thirty indicators across three major categories: student achievement for low-income, African-American, and Hispanic students; achievement trends for these same groups over the last 10-15 years; and the state's track record in implementing bold education reforms. It finds that just eight states can claim even moderate success over the past 15 years at boosting the percentage of their poor or minority students who are at or above proficient in reading, math or science.