President Obama’s Education Agenda

Posted on January 24, 2009 - Filed Under barack obama, education reform | Leave a Comment

The President’s plan “to restore the promise of America’s public education,” for future dissection.

20/20 Vision for Schools Gets a Little Clearer

Posted on January 16, 2009 - Filed Under articles, launch | Leave a Comment

The January 2009 issue of Tri-State Voice featured a cover story on 20/20 Vision. Here’s an excerpt:
As a first-hand witness to the power of adoption, Jeremy Del Rio knows that failing public schools and students can be changed with some intervention. That’s why he helped found the 20/20 Vision for Schools last [...]

Mayor announces new resources for parents

Posted on January 16, 2009 - Filed Under DOE, mayor bloomberg, parents, resources | Leave a Comment

From a Department of Education email announcement received today:
Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg delivered the 2009 State of the City and I’ve attached a copy of the speech to this e-mail (which can also be viewed here). I thought you would be especially interested in two education initiatives:
The Mayor announced the creation of a new helpline to [...]

Chancellor Klein and Rev. Al on Closing the Achievement Gap

Posted on January 15, 2009 - Filed Under Blogroll, achievement gap, al sharpton, education equality project, education reform, graduation rates, joel klein, quotes | Leave a Comment

Chancellor Klein joined Reverend Al Sharpton this week to discuss efforts to close the racial achievement gap separating black and Hispanic students from their white and Asian peers.
“We cannot continue to accept that barely half of the country’s black and Hispanic students are graduating from high school, or that white children can read at levels [...]

Upcoming Training: Saturday, 1/17

Posted on January 14, 2009 - Filed Under Blogroll, reload | Leave a Comment

UPDATE, 1/13/09: TODAY is the LAST DAY to pre-register online for only $20. Otherwise, on-site registration is $25.
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20/20 Vision is proud to partner with Reload, a one day training event by the nation’s premier Urban Youth Workers Institute (and the undeniable best value for your training dollar!) on Saturday, January 17. We are offering [...]