“Picturing Diversity,” from Brooklyn Family magazine
The September issue of Brooklyn Family magazine tells the story of the PS 102 mural. Here’s an excerpt. “PS 102 Principal Theresa Dovi welcomed the concept wholeheartedly introducing the idea of the public art mural to the school’s families early in the year, and invited them to answer the question: ‘How does your family welcome guests into...
Willow Creek Leadership Summit Features 20/20 Vision for Schools
The Willow Creek Association’s Global Leadership Summit features 20/20 Vision for Schools this week. Summit speaker Michell Rhee (former Schools Chancellor of Washington, DC, and founder of Children First) will explore how educational inequity robs inner city children of the skills necessary to complete college, compete in an information economy, or even conduct an inductive...
“I am my School” and other Student Prayers for New York
[Ed. note: Originally published in August 2010 issue of Tri-State Voice] Goliaths fall when adults like Saul get out of David’s way. For the last twelve months, student leaders from greater New York have proven this truism time and again. Now some are organizing a citywide prayer walk of 1,600 public schools the weekend of...
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The Sound of Bubbles Bursting: Record Gains Vanish into Thin Air
In case you were wondering about NYC’s record gains in education test scores, the miracles became mirages last week. Reprinted from the NY Daily News (8/1/10), in its entirety: The sound of bubbles bursting: Student gains on state test vanished into thin air BY Diane Ravitch Every year for the past four years, the New...
Throwback: A Crisis of Zeroes
The following article is reprinted from the September 2003 issue of Tri-State Voice. It’s the first public statement 20/20 Vision for Schools’ executive director Jeremy Del Rio made on the subject of education reform. A Crisis of Zeroes: Engaging NYC Public Schools by Jeremy Del Rio Where are the Christians? The New York City Department...
