At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter whether a great school is operated as a district or a charter public school. All that matters is whether the school succeeds in educating children: the student outcomes, or results. If Democracy Prep’s Harlem school operated in Rhode Island, this school, comprised almost entirely […]
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What It’s All About: Results
Published by June 24th, 2009 in Charter Schools, KIPP, Mayoral Academies, Middle Schools, New York, No Excuses and Urban Schools. 0 CommentsBoston Globe Asks: Why no KIPP Expansion to Boston?
Published by May 9th, 2009 in Charter Schools, Failed Leadership, KIPP, Massachusetts, No Excuses and Urban Schools. 3 CommentsIn the Boston Globe this week, columnist Scot Lehigh with a great piece on “Schools that could blossom in Boston.”
The secrets of [these schools] success?
They set high expectations. They feature longer school days - typically 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with a half day every other Saturday - and a longer school year, with […]
Blackstone Valley Families Say “Yes” to Democracy Prep
Published by April 16th, 2009 in Central Falls, Charter Schools, Great Leadership, KIPP, Mayoral Academies, No Excuses, Pawtucket, School Day, Teacher Effectiveness and Urban Schools. 0 CommentsMonday was another great day in a very good year for Rhode Island education reform. The Rhode Island Department of Education held a public hearing on the charter school application submitted by Rhode Island Mayoral Academies in partnership with Seth Andrew, the founder and operator of Democracy Prep public charter school in Harlem. Community members […]
Basketball, Education Reform and the 10,000 Hour Rule
Published by February 21st, 2009 in KIPP, School Day and Urban Schools. 1 CommentThis is my first B4K blogpost. Thanks to Angus for inviting me. If you find the following too long to take, forgive me as I am a recovering Ivy League academic. I promise to be more succinct in the future.
Recently, a wide-ranging book about cultures of success has created some buzz in the education community. […]
RI Mayors Share Vision for Great RI Schools
Published by December 18th, 2008 in Charter Schools, Great Leadership, KIPP, Mayoral Academies and Mayors. 0 CommentsThe ProJo recently ran an op-ed signed by mayors representing about half the population of Rhode Island in support of Mayoral Academies.
Mayors and town managers have a plan to open new, high-performing regional public schools in Rhode Island. As has been widely reported, these public schools, known as mayoral academies, would be a […]
KIPP Academy in Lynn, MA Outperforms Marblehead
Published by August 21st, 2008 in Charter Schools, KIPP, Middle Schools, No Excuses and Urban Schools. 3 CommentsThe 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 […]
‘Mayoral Academies’ Accelerate RI Education Reform
Published by June 17th, 2008 in Charter Schools, Great Leadership, KIPP, Legislature, Mayoral Academies, Mayors and No Excuses. 0 CommentsIn recent days, the charter school movement in Rhode Island gathered new strength, with support from the House and Senate Leadership and a coalition of mayors representing half the population. Described by one national education reform leader as an “unprecedented” coalition of support, these mayors, led by Dan McKee of Cumberland, together with parents, teachers, […]
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