The New York Times has a good editorial today. They explain that in response to No Child Left Behind, “Many states opted for dumbed-down tests and deliberate sleight of hand to create the fraudulent appearance of progress…. As a result, states that perform well with their own watered-down exams do shockingly poorly when […]
Archive for February, 2007
The Gap in State Standards
Published by February 25th, 2007 in Curriculum, NCLB and Standards. 1 CommentDemocracy Prep: Success in Harlem
Published by February 19th, 2007 in Middle Schools, New York, No Excuses and Urban Schools. 4 CommentsA couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege of spending a day at Democracy Prep, a new public charter school in Harlem, grades 6-12. Democracy Prep is modeled on “No Excuses” charter networks such as KIPP, Achievement First, and others. What makes Democracy Prep especially interesting to me is that its founder, […]
“No Excuses” Videos
Published by February 5th, 2007 in Central Falls, KIPP, Middle Schools, No Excuses, Providence, Urban Schools and Woonsocket. 1 CommentAfter our recent post discussing middle schools, we had questions asking for more information about “no excuses” middle schools. Schools like KIPP, Uncommon Schools / North Star, Achievement First / Amistad Academy, Democracy Prep and others serve urban kids in cities not unlike Providence, Woonsocket or Central Falls, where Rhode Island’s children are left […]
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