The Obama Administration has placed the imprimatur on school choice, namely the promise of charter schools, as a strategy to reform urban education. The army of policymakers, private foundations, education leaders, and parent groups that have long championed the ideals associated with school choice have moved to amplify the Administration’s assertions with an arsenal of…
I recently attended a Teach For America “vision dinner,” a casual meeting between corps members (i.e. teachers) and Managers of Teacher Leadership and Development (MTLDs) on Teach For America’s staff. The meeting centered around the following two questions: 1) how do our visions for our classrooms help us realize student achievement, and 2) how could…
When I was six years old, I acquired a little brother. Like many young children, I found this addition rather unpleasant, and after having him home from the hospital for a couple of days, I asked my mother, “Can we take him back now?” I was instead forced to accept this major change to our…
If you are not able to attend the SCORE Prize event in person, live streaming of the entire SCORE Prize event will be available below. Check back tonight at 6PM CT when the event starts. In the meantime, follow SCORE’s Twitter page for updates on the LEAD Conference and the run up to the SCORE…
If you are not able to attend the SCORE Prize event in person, live streaming of the entire SCORE Prize event will be available here. Check back tomorrow night at 6PM CT. In the meantime, follow SCORE’s Twitter page for updates on the LEAD Conference and the run up to the Prize event.