The Valley Breeze reports that Democracy Prep Blackstone Valley held their admissions lottery: “… the college class of 2026 took off in a new direction Tuesday evening at the Blackstone River Theatre. They were the lucky ones whose names were pulled from brass bingo drums during a lottery used to fill the first-ever class […]
Archive for July, 2009
Democracy Prep Blackstone Valley Holds Lottery
Published by July 7th, 2009 in Central Falls, Charter Schools, Cumberland, Great Leadership, Lincoln, Mayoral Academies, Mayors, No Excuses and Pawtucket. 0 CommentsCommissioner Gist Op-Ed: Let’s make R.I. schools best in America
Published by July 7th, 2009 in Great Leadership, RIDE and Race to the Top. 0 CommentsGlad to see the Providence Journal publish Rhode Island Education Commissioner Deborah Gist’s opening op-ed calling for Rhode Island to have the best schools in America. An excerpt:
Late last month, the U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, called upon all educators to “behave differently” and to “move outside our comfort zones” so as to create […]
Response to South County Independent Editorial
Published by July 7th, 2009 in Charter Schools, Rural Schools and South County. 0 CommentsLast week, the South County Independent publishers attacked charter schools in their editorial pages as “an experiment for the few.” This week, they published a response letter to the editor from Angus Davis in defense of charter schools. Their original editorial demonstrated a failure to grasp the facts at issue (they thought the […]
Angus Davis on Newsmakers to Discuss Education Reform
Published by July 2nd, 2009 in Charter Schools, Federal Government, Funding, Legislature, Mayoral Academies and Race to the Top. 0 CommentsOn Sunday, Angus appeared on Channel 12 WPRI (local CBS affiliate) Sunday morning news program, “Newsmakers” to discuss education reform, charter schools and the federal “Race to the Top” program in Rhode Island.
Secretary Duncan Challenges Teacher Union to “Think Differently”
Published by July 2nd, 2009 in Federal Government, Great Leadership, Merit Pay, NCLB, NEARI, Obama, Race to the Top, Teacher Effectiveness and Teacher Quality. 2 CommentsIn a speech today to the NEA, the nation’s largest teacher’s union, Secretary Duncan challenged teacher unions to “think differently.” A full transcript of Secretary Duncan’s prepared remarks to the NEA is available, and a video will be posted here when it becomes available. Some choice excerpts leave little question that this is […]
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