Racing to Deliver conference: A meeting of the greatest minds in education
On September 28, all UD’s Clayton Hall will be buzzing with education types – teachers, principals, superintendents, department officials, reformers, higher ed representatives, business supporters, elected leaders, and other interested citizens. The focus of their gathering? The third-annual Vision 2015 leadership forum...
The Spin Is In
Last Tuesday, the Center on Education Policy (CEP) released the third installment of a three-year study documenting the implementation of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus) funds. In this particular segment, CEP surveyed district personnel’s familiarity with the school turnaround models crafted by the United States...
Partnership Zone Initiative – Where We Can Lead
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...
21st Century Assessments on the Horizon
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...