Archive for August, 2008

Mayor Cicilline Stands with Education Reformers

Published by blog August 26th, 2008 in Charter Schools, Great Leadership, Legislature, Mayors, Providence and Urban Schools. 0 Comments

Yesterday in Denver, Democrats for Education Reform and the Education Equality Project held an event at the Democratic National Convention titled “Ed Challenge for Change,” marking a watershed turning point for the Democratic party on issues of accountability, choice and a true commitment to addressing our nation’s greatest civil rights injustice: the achievement gap between […]

Lessons from New Orleans

Published by blog August 26th, 2008 in Charter Schools, Great Leadership, Teacher Effectiveness and Urban Schools. 0 Comments

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, a phoenix has risen from the ashes. Long plagued by incompetence, corruption, racial segregation and dysfunction, the New Orleans school district was essentially scrapped in the wake of the hurricane. In its place, education reformers have taken a “clean slate” attitude to the challenge, focusing on the […]

KIPP Academy in Lynn, MA Outperforms Marblehead

Published by blog August 21st, 2008 in Charter Schools, KIPP, Middle Schools, No Excuses and Urban Schools. 2 Comments

The Globe has a story today about the KIPP middle school closest to Rhode Island. In Rhode Island, not a single district-operated open-enrollment urban middle school has even 50% of its students proficient in math or reading. Yet in Lynn, Massachusetts, KIPP Academy, now in its fourth year as one of over 65 […]