In a recent Providence Journal article about the opening of Nathan Bishop middle school, Providence Supt. Tom Brady said, “My goal is to put the charter schools out of business in five years.” It’s unclear whether he meant to attack public charter schools, or to simply drum up the competitive spirit in his own […]
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My Letter to Superintendent Brady
Published by June 8th, 2009 in Charter Schools, Providence and Urban Schools. 4 CommentsMayor Cicilline Stands with Education Reformers
Published by August 26th, 2008 in Charter Schools, Great Leadership, Legislature, Mayors, Providence and Urban Schools. 0 CommentsYesterday in Denver, Democrats for Education Reform and the Education Equality Project held an event at the Democratic National Convention titled “Ed Challenge for Change,” marking a watershed turning point for the Democratic party on issues of accountability, choice and a true commitment to addressing our nation’s greatest civil rights injustice: the achievement gap between […]
Times2 Closes Reading Achievement Gap
Published by May 1st, 2008 in Charter Schools, Curriculum, Fuzzy Math, High Schools, Providence, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Quality and Urban Schools. 3 CommentsWe hear often about the gap in student achievement between low income children of color and wealthy white suburbanites. Several weeks ago, I joined Governor Carcieri on his visit to Times2, a public charter school in Providence. Unlike most charter schools in Rhode Island, Times2 is actually affiliated with the district and must employ its […]
State Funding Formula: DOA
Published by January 16th, 2008 in Adequacy, Failed Leadership, Funding, Legislature, Providence and Urban Schools. 0 CommentsThe Projo writes that plans for a statewide funding formula face an “uncertain future.” It is “not a priority” for the Governor’s office (despite their support last year). Meanwhile, the coalition of groups supporting the work has split apart, disagreeing over the future, with Education Partnership explaining that in the absence of increased […]
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 […]
Providence School Dept. Has no Organizational Chart?
Published by January 11th, 2008 in Failed Leadership, Mayors, Providence, Urban Schools and Wasteful Spending. 0 CommentsThe ProJo has an article this week citing the Providence Public School Department’s failure to provide the city council with a copy of fairly basic documents that nearly any business would have: an organizational chart, job descriptions and salary data. Quoting the article:
Igliozzi said he sent two letters to School Supt. Donnie Evans, one […]
Providence District Administration Has No Fat?
Published by July 19th, 2007 in Providence. 3 CommentsIn recent weeks, Providence Mayor Cicilline has introduced plans for tax hikes and cuts to the school department. Superintendent Donnie Evans says: “The School Department’s down to the point where it’s impossible to cut the budget without cutting essential programs.” Yet according to the Providence Public School Department’s own employee directory published on […]
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