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Quality Funding for Quality Schools
August 31st, 2011
Yesterday I visited Elbert-Palmer Elementary School for the first time. It’s a classic-looking school that rises up from an entire city block in a residential area. Most beautiful to me were the faces of the students that greeted me and every other guest as we arrived. It was their first day of school, so they must have been asked to play the...VIEW ARTICLE
2011 AYP Ratings Released: A Short Reprieve, But Urgency Still Needed
August 29th, 2011
The 2010-2011 AYP ratings were released Friday, and my wife and I were a bit surprised to see that a remarkable number of schools earned a “Superior” or “Commendable” rating. In fact, the number of schools ranked “Superior” went from 66 in 2010, to 137 in 2011. That means that close to 67% of the state’s 205 schools received a...VIEW ARTICLE
Rethinking Professional Development
August 25th, 2011
I’ll be honest—during my teacher tenure I didn’t always pay attention in professional development sessions. I either lesson planned, graded papers, or focused my efforts on the million and a half other things I needed to do yesterday. That’s why I had to pause when I saw several million dollars of Race to the Top funding going towards...VIEW ARTICLE