This brilliant presentation by Public Impact connects the dots between education reform and economic development in Rhode Island. There is no other single thing that will have a greater impact on Rhode Island’s long term economic development than turning around our state’s under-performing K-12 school system. Here’s why:
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Cost of RI-MA Achievement Gap: $2.1 Billion
Published by December 1st, 2009 in Economic Development and Great Leadership. 0 CommentsCommissioner Gist Ends Seniority-Based Teacher Assignment
Published by October 23rd, 2009 in Great Leadership, RIDE, Race to the Top, Teacher Effectiveness and Teacher Quality. 0 CommentsIn a letter to all superintendents, Education Commissioner Deborah A. Gist has told districts to end all teacher assignments that are based solely on seniority, and the Department of Education issued a press release announcing the end of seniority-based teacher assignment in Rhode Island. Gist told all superintendents “to ensure that nothing in any […]
Fees for Sports: Not So Fast
Published by August 10th, 2009 in High Schools and School Athletics. 0 CommentsRecently the Commissioner of Education issued an advisory opinion on whether school districts may charge fees to students and their families to participate in sports. The short answer: such fees “violate a fundamental principle of Rhode Island school administration by interposing an obstacle against free attendance and by discriminating against the boy or girl […]
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 CommentsThe 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 […]
Commissioner 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.
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