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At Risk Students: The Decline of Marriage and the Low Income Student
Summary: The well publicized increase in children borne out of wedlock arguably increases the percentage of low income students in our schools, and therefore students relatively poorly prepared for the middle class norms by which schools operate. Harry carried around … Continue reading
School Reform: “Finnish Lessons”
Summary: Some characteristics of Finnish school reform give perspective to similar American efforts to change, particularly in the autonomy granted to teachers, the trust of whom is grounded in rigorous preparation and a successful lure of top students into the … Continue reading
Schools: A Changed Perspective
Summary: On the cusp of the end of a career in schools and the onset of a blog infested retirement, some meditations on the changed perspective the shift in life imposes. And a plea for stories, please. This summer I … Continue reading
Charter Schools: A Closer Look at the Stanford CREDO Study — Part B
Summary: Last post I began a dive into the details of an inquiry by The Stanford Center for Research on Educational Outcomes (CREDO) into charter school progress in the United States. This post continues the same swim with more of … Continue reading
Charter Schools: A Closer Look at the Stanford CREDO Study (Part A)
Summary: The details of the Stanford CREDO study on Charter Schools flesh out the more widely reported summative findings. The Stanford CREDO study (Center for Research on Educational Outcomes) cited over my last couple of posts proves to be the … Continue reading
Charter Schools and Politics: Vote Yes on Washington State’s Initiative 1240
Summary: Arguments surround Washington’s proposed charter schools; in balance it is time for passage of I-1240. November 6, 2012 is Election Day. Or, these days, the last day to vote. On the ballot in the state of Washington is Initiative … Continue reading
Charter Schools: The Stanford CREDO Study and Charter Progress
Summary: The Stanford CREDO study provides some ambiguity and fodder for different points of view, but also direction for the charter school movement. In descending a variety of pathways into the question of charter schools, it is not long before … Continue reading
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Schools and Politics: The Waiver Game Dilutes No Child Left Behind?
Summary: Waivers to No Child Left Behind by the Obama Administration in the face of the failure by many schools to fully meet Annual Yearly Progress, and Congressional failure to update the law, nonetheless run the risk of derailing impetus … Continue reading
Schools and Politics: Fiddling with No Child Left Behind
Summary: How are we to evaluate the new Obama waivers to No Child Left Behind? Political expediency or a necessary tweak to a flawed endgame? Hard to tell. While we labor on day to day in our schools with our … Continue reading
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