Unlocking the Secrets of High-Performing Charters
Charter schools are approaching the ripe old age of 20. Although more work remains if we are to fully understand this complex education reform “mov
Mobilization aims toward 100,000 new, excellent math and science teachers for public schools in next 10 years
Initial commitments to 100Kin10 will increase supply, retain excellence, build the movement. In an effort to increase the supply of new math and science teachers and retain excellent teachers currently in the classroom, a group of 28 educational and corporate partners today announced 100Kin10, a movement aimed toward preparing 100,000 new, excellent math and science teachers […]
Federal Teacher-Training Bill Echoes N.Y. Regulations
Big news today on the teacher-training front, as colleague Alyson Klein
An impassioned national debate has erupted around what were once considered arcane matters deep inside the education world: How teachers’ skills shOpinion: A revolution in training teachers
Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Remake Teacher Training Programs
Teacher training programs would be held accountable for producing educators who demonstrate the ability to boost student achievement befo
Will Rocketship schools launch in District?
Their handshake added an unexpected jolt to the closing session of the New Schools Venture Fund summit in San Francisco last month, and with good reason. Acting Chancellor Kaya Henderson and Reed Hastings, Netflix co-founder and charter entrepreneur, sealed a deal to bring eight Rocketship Education schools to D.C. [Read the full article at The Washington Post]
Jim Peyser inducted into National Charter School Hall of Fame
NewSchools Partner Jim Peyser will be inducted into the National Charter School Hall of Fame at the 2011 National Charter Schools Conference in Atlanta, in recognition for his achievements as an education pioneers.
The innovation mismatch: “Smart capital” and education innovation
One of the most poignant summaries of the market for innovative technology solutions in education is that it is forever in its infancy. That statement was true 30 years ago, when the Apple II was introduced into schools and I first started working in education technology, and it is true today.
Education reform: Getting personal
I felt a lot less melancholy about the future of US public education after having coffee a few days ago with Joel Rose, the founder of the path-breaking New York City experiment called School of One.
Keep subgroup mandates in ESEA, civil rights groups urge
No one seems to have much love for the No Child Left Behind Act these days. But everyone seems to agree on the best feature of the law: Schools now have to show how student subgroups that historically were ignored (English-language learners, racial minorities, economically disadvantaged students) are doing relative to their peers.