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 CommentsA few great schools
Published by May 12th, 2009 in Charter Schools, Connecticut, Middle Schools, No Excuses and Urban Schools. 1 CommentHere are a few great schools worth checking out, if you’re not already familiar with them. All are transparent about their hugely successful results and have open door policies — so next time you are in New Haven, Harlem or Houston, be sure to visit them yourself! All are public schools, predominantly serving […]
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 […]
KIPP Report Card: Off the Charts
Published by April 21st, 2008 in Charter Schools, Great Leadership, KIPP, Middle Schools, No Excuses and Urban Schools. 0 CommentsI don’t get to post to this blog nearly as often as I used to before joining the Board of Regents. Much of the time I would otherwise spend blogging is instead directed to working with fellow Regents and other Rhode Island education reformers to make change happen.
Today I had the opportunity of […]
Cranston Moving to K-6 Grade Configuration
Published by January 18th, 2008 in Cranston and Middle Schools. 0 CommentsThe ProJo has an article today on Cranston schools moving to a K-6 grade configuration, allowing the district to operate more efficiently with less staff. The question on whether K-6/7-9 is better than K-5/6-9 or K-8 is an open one. Some studies suggest K-8 has advantages. Nearby, Boston has moved to K-8 […]
RI Secondary Charter Schools Outperform District Peers
Published by January 15th, 2008 in Central Falls, Charter Schools, High Schools, Legislature, Middle Schools, NCLB, Pawtucket, Providence, Urban Schools and Woonsocket. 0 CommentsWe recently put together a quick summary of where secondary (i.e. grades 6-12) charter schools in Rhode Island stand and thought we would share it here. Among Rhode Island’s eleven charter schools, eight serve kids in these grades. All demonstrate strong evidence of Rhode Island’s success in chartering high quality secondary […]
The Search for “Best Practices”
Published by April 18th, 2007 in Central Falls, Charter Schools, Connecticut, Middle Schools, New York, No Excuses, Providence, Urban Schools and Woonsocket. 1 CommentCommissioner of Education Peter McWalters was interviewed last week by Providence Business News. He is quoted as saying, “We’re clearly still searching for best practices.” But some of the best practices in public education are quite clear — we’re just not replicating them in Rhode Island. In fact, we have laws that […]
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