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STEM Taking off at Aviation HS
Secretary Duncan and Sen Murray visited Aviation HS to see a great STEM school.
Stop the Dropout Churn
We found this interesting report by Richard Lee Colvin at the Hechinger Institute at Teachers' College at Columbia University. Read through.
Don't Put Education Reform at Risk
Are education programs really a luxury that we can afford to lose? No. They are the means towards changing status quo politics, and the status quo is getting in the way.
About Schools, Tech, Poetry & Justice
LAUSD doing some of the right things to turnaround failing schools; selling edtech now; and Merwin's ode to mistakes
A Good Story from Higher Ed
It's not all doom and gloom. Mark Kantrowitz proves that some of the brightest minds work with for-profit higher education, making it better and certifying that it helps many people improve their position in life.
The New Center of EdReform Gravity
DFER, EEP, and New Schools are the new center of edreform gravity
Don't Discount the Online Student
A conversation with Robin Gonzalez, Manager of 100 Chicago Public School Virtual Schools about the role that online learning already plays in urban students' lives. "You can have this crazy idea one day and you can actually make it happen, and there are no barriers.”
Online in Rhode Island
A quick interview with Deborah Gist, Rhode Island's Commissioner of Education about online learning and new budgeting strategies for the state.
School Finance Fix
School finance is convoluted and ineffective. The fix: 1) money should follow kids to best options, 2) low income kids should get more money, and 3) funding should be flexible and outcome oriented.
Pathways in Lincoln Land
Three bright minds at the Illinois Policy Institute luncheon put it all together: pathways to success; individualized learning; student-centric thoughtfulness in education reform.