Big city “graduation rates”
Another reason educational inequity is the greatest injustice of our time: The likelihood that a ninth-grader in one of the nation’s biggest cities will clutch a diploma four years later amounts to a coin toss — not much better than a 50-50 chance, new research finds. Cross into the suburbs, and the odds improve dramatically....
32% in Baseball is great, but for a student (or a school): Not so much
More alarming news about New York City’s graduation rates. + 32% of black males graduated from NYC’s high schools on schedule in 2006 + 57% of white males graduated on time + Both percentages are unacceptable, but the discrepancy is yet another example of educational inequities + New York City public schools ranked 54th out...
Leadership Center Launching 20/20 Vision
Join the Coalition and The New York City Leadership Center as we officially launch 20/20 Vision for Schools as part of this historic gathering on September 20, 2008. Thanks! NYCLC Official Logo Register Now & Bring Your Leadership Team! Saturday, September 20, 2008 “Spiritual Leadership in the Global City” Launch Event! GROUP RATE: Register a...
Wendy Kopp on Education Reform
Watch the pioneering education reformer Wendy Kopp of Teach for America — one of the world’s “100 Most Influential People” according to Time magazine (2008) and one of “America’s Best Leaders” according to US News and World Report (2006) — explain to Charlie Rose why “educational inequity is our nation’s greatest injustice.” 20/20 Vision for...
The Movement is Spreading: 20/20 Vision Chicago
The movement to transform public education within a single generation of students is spreading! Join Vision Nehemiah, Willow Creek Church, North Park University’s Center for Youth Ministry Studies and others in launching 20/20 Vision for Schools Chicago on September 13. I’ll be there. This is from their announcement: In the first seven months of 2008,...
