Big city “graduation rates”

Posted on August 14, 2008 - Filed Under graduation rates, research | Leave a Comment

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.
The findings, which [...]

32% in Baseball is great, but for a student (or a school): Not so much

Posted on August 14, 2008 - Filed Under graduation rates, research | Leave a Comment

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 of 63 of the [...]

Leadership Center Launching 20/20 Vision

Posted on August 14, 2008 - Filed Under Blogroll, launch | Leave a Comment

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!
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Register Now & Bring Your Leadership Team!
Saturday, September 20, 2008
“Spiritual Leadership in the
Global City” Launch Event!
GROUP RATE:
Register a group of 25 or more for the [...]

Wendy Kopp on Education Reform

Posted on August 13, 2008 - Filed Under education reform, teach for america, videos, wendy kopp | Leave a Comment

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 [...]

The Movement is Spreading: 20/20 Vision Chicago

Posted on August 13, 2008 - Filed Under 2020 chicago | Leave a Comment

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, [...]

Once Upon a School

Posted on August 6, 2008 - Filed Under TED, best practices, dave eggers, resources, videos | Leave a Comment

Dave Eggers at TED conference (2008)
Even the “best and brightest” gathered at this year’s TED conference are exploring how to engage public education reform.
Accepting his 2008 TED Prize, author Dave Eggers asks the TED community to personally, creatively engage with local public schools. With spellbinding eagerness, he talks about how his 826 Valencia tutoring center [...]