In 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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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 CommentsDuncan Pick Signals New Direction for Democrats
Published by December 18th, 2008 in Alternative Certification, Charter Schools, Federal Government, Great Leadership, Mayoral Academies, Mayors, NCLB, Obama, Teacher Effectiveness and Urban Schools. 0 CommentsWhen President-Elect Obama named Arne Duncan his pick for US Secretary of Education this week, it signaled a new direction for Democrats on education reform, and that Obama is serious about challenging the status quo. During his time in Chicago’s public school system, Duncan has been a strong advocate for meaningful reform.
Duncan is midway […]
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 Gap in State Standards
Published by February 25th, 2007 in Curriculum, NCLB and Standards. 1 CommentThe New York Times has a good editorial today. They explain that in response to No Child Left Behind, “Many states opted for dumbed-down tests and deliberate sleight of hand to create the fraudulent appearance of progress…. As a result, states that perform well with their own watered-down exams do shockingly poorly when […]
Taking Middle Schoolers Out of the Middle
Published by January 22nd, 2007 in Failed Leadership, KIPP, Middle Schools, NCLB and Providence. 1 CommentProvidence district middle schools have been a big problem for a long time. All are now officially failing under the federal No Child Left Behind law, because all have been “in need of improvement” with “insufficient progress” for more than five straight years. Consider Providence’s Perry Middle School, where in 2006, 60 percent and […]
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