The Sound of Bubbles Bursting: Record Gains Vanish into Thin Air
Posted on August 4, 2010 - Filed Under DOE, New York, achievement gap, articles, education reform, joel klein, mayor bloomberg, news, nycdoe | Leave a Comment
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 York State [...]
Throwback: A Crisis of Zeroes
Posted on July 30, 2010 - Filed Under articles, education reform, jeremy del rio | Leave a Comment
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 of Education will spend [...]
Back to School with 20/20 in the News
Posted on September 16, 2009 - Filed Under articles, media | Leave a Comment
This month, two local newspapers and a national magazine profiled 20/20 Vision for Schools as part of their back-to-school coverage.
In New York, both city-wide Christian monthlies published “Why Public Schools Matter to God (and Should Matter to You Too),” a column that makes the case to pastors and faith leaders why literacy and education reform [...]
Going Public
Posted on September 16, 2009 - Filed Under articles, jeremy del rio, media | Leave a Comment
The comment below was published as a Sidebar to a feature article called “Going Public” in the Sept/Oct 2009 issue of Outreach magazine, and challenges churches and youth groups to think differently about Campus ministry. How is your youth ministry engaging the public middle and high schools nearest your church this year?
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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 [...]











