The Broad Foundation is a national philanthropic organization that seeks to dramatically transform public education in America. Among their various approaches is the Broad Prize, which celebrates school districts that demonstrate significant movement toward a better school system. The prize attracts national attention. Previous winners include the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system, Gwinnet schools in Georgia and…
Today Education Week posted the final part in a series of posts by Neerav Kingsland, chief strategy officer for New Schools for New Orleans. Kingsland’s writing, in the form of an open letter to urban superintendents, is meant to persuade district leaders that: the single most important reform strategy you can undertake is to increase…
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…
Yesterday was an exciting day in the education reform world as U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited Nashville to highlight and celebrate our state’s dramatic work in improving public education. Teacher recruitment, No Child Left Behind, charter schools, the achievement gap, and parental involvement were all topics of discussion during a panel with the…