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Making the Connection: Local school boards and student performance
April 23rd, 2012
The Vision 2015 Annual Leadership Forum at the University of Delaware last fall featured a workshop on School Board Governance. The panel included three board members representing traditional school districts and one who represented a public charter school. One board member was new, the others longer-serving. The goal was to share...VIEW ARTICLE
Thank You, Lillian
April 20th, 2012
This morning in Delaware we got news that I was hoping not to get for at least a couple more years. Our own Lillian Lowery, Delaware’s Secretary of Education, has taken a job as the new Secretary of Education in Maryland. On a personal and professional level, I will miss her deeply. She is one of those amazing people that can walk into...VIEW ARTICLE
Repost: “Only a Sith Deals in Absolutes”
April 20th, 2012
My friend, Robin Lake, at the Center on Reinventing Public Education in Seattle wrote a thoughtful post on the dynamics of education reform in the US right now for Rick Hess' Straight Up blog. It resonated with me and hope it provokes some reflection about how each of us positions our work on behalf of kids. "Only a Sith Deals in...VIEW ARTICLE