Say YES Syracuse
So inspired by meeting Mary Anne Schmitt-Carey yesterday. As the president of the Say YES to Education foundation and life-long education reformer, Schmitt-Carey conceived the city-wide Say YES demonstration project in Syracuse that provides wrap around supports to 21,000 public school students through college completion. From their website: Say Yes is a landmark collaboration that...
1.1 Students. Every 1 a Leader.
What began as a prayer movement last year has evolved into a full-blown student leadership initiative this year. At once a prayer (“I Am” is the name God calls himself, hence the prayer) and a call to lead, “I Am My School” recognizes that school performance and outcomes reflect what students, faculty, parents, and other...
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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...
Suspect Improvements
New York has boasted record gains in Math and Reading proficiency for the last five years. Federal testing suggests differently. Have we been lying to our kids? [L]ast week, the federal government released scores for the nation and the states, and New York did not fare well. In fact, almost all of New York’s reported...
