A study by Stanford University’s Caroline Hoxby released this week is creating a lot of buzz in the education world. Hoxby compared the student achievement data from kids who entered charter school lotteries in New York City and “won” admittance against the data from students who entered those same lotteries and “lost” thereby remaining in […]
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It’s the school, stupid.
Published by September 23rd, 2009 in Boston, Charter Schools, Mayoral Academies, New York, School Choice and Uncategorized. 1 CommentDemocracy 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 […]
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.
Funds Restored for New Charter Schools
Published by June 25th, 2009 in Charter Schools, Federal Government, Great Leadership, Legislature, Mayoral Academies, Mayors, Obama and Race to the Top. 1 CommentAt 1:38 am this morning, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed a budget article that restored funding for new charter schools as its last order of business for the night. After a heated debate, the measure to restore $1.5 million in funding for two new charter schools passed on a 47-26 vote. […]
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 CommentsAt 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 […]
Lead ProJo Editorial: “Save These Charters”
Published by June 24th, 2009 in Charter Schools, Legislature, Mayoral Academies and Mayors. 1 CommentOn a day where many controversial issues will be debated on the Rhode Island House of Representatives Floor, many ranging into the tens of millions of dollars, it’s quite telling that the Providence Journal chose one issue to highlight for the lead editorial in today’s paper: saving $1.5 million in funding for new charter […]
Rhode Island in National Spotlight
Published by June 24th, 2009 in Charter Schools, Federal Government, Great Leadership, Legislature, Mayoral Academies and Obama. 1 CommentYesterday, readers in communities across the nation opened their local paper or logged on to their local news Web site to read about the fight for new charter schools in Rhode Island.
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan chose to speak about Rhode Island in his interview with AP reporter Libby Quaid, after he spoke out for […]
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