There has been a lot of discussion about how a school chooses to redesign itself – from restart, to turn around and transformation.  For me, the what is more important than the how.  The process for how is certainly important, but if we focus on what makes the most sense for the students, here are a handful of elements that I...

The United States Department of Education announced yesterday that two state coalitions – comprising 44 states and the District of Columbia – will receive upwards of $330 million through the Race to the Top Assessment  Program to design and implement assessment systems aligned to the Common Core Standards. These two groups...

On Tuesday, the Delaware Department of Education announced that four schools were chosen to join the state's innovative Partnership Zone Initiative (PZI). This initiative represents an unprecedented opportunity, backed by both financial and technical resources, for all community stakeholders to come together and help transform persistently...

Today, Lillian Lowery, Secretary of Education, announced that Stubbs Elementary, Positive Outcomes Charter School, Howard High School and Glasgow High School were chosen to join Delaware’s innovative Partnership Zone Initiative (PZI).  Delaware is part of a multi-state effort led by Mass Insight’s School Turnaround Group, which...