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The Black Boy Crisis
Where's the outrage? Bob Herbert rings the bell on the black boy crisis in America. Good new schools are best antidote we've found.
The Podesta Strikes Back
John Podesta writes in the Washington Post: “Many progressives -- including Janet Murguía, president of the National Council of La Raza, and Michael Lomax, president of the United Negro College Fund -- support a hard-nosed approach to reforming schools. So do many conservatives."
WKSKABATD
CommonCore.org released a sample curriculum. It was classic prep school, but not reflective of the 'fewer, clearer, higher' expectations we should have for all students. Their 'all kids should know all things' attack on P21 postpones the choices we should be forcing as we prepare to develop next gen assessments.
ReHess x3
Rick Hess comments on digital learning, value-added teacher evals, and the edujobs bill.
Supporting Learners Cradle to Career
Chad Wick, CEO, KnowledgeWorks says that we need to be developing ways to support learners in every segment of their lives, from "cradle to career."
Kevin Chavous at NewSchools Summit
Listen to Kevin Chavous deliver his message of reform and choice at the NewSchools Venture Fund Summit in Washington, DC.
Andrew Broy: Creating Public Options for Students
"I think the focus needs to be on high-quality school options and not merely about “choice” for the sake of choice. We need to move beyond the tired school choice debates of years past and take a more agnostic position on school organization," says Andrew Broy, President of the Illinois Network of Charter Schools. We interview him about messaging, community advocacy and choice in America's schools.
NYC Charters Close the Gap
Hoxby study shows NYC charters close the achievement gap and why
Building EdTech Markets in a Vacuum
Christopher Swanson, Vice President for research and development at Education Week, answers some questions about education technology and the evolution of a market for public education on a recent radio program. We are running this transcript from that interview.
Ed Professionals: "What is Personalized Learning?"
We continue in our series of interviews with public education professionals, education entrepreneurs and the members of public education that are socially invested in creating a better future system for new generations of learners. In these video segments, we asked each to define personalized learning from their perspective.