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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...
$25K from Salem Communications and Curtis Sliwa
Thank you to Curtis Sliwa, the upcoming morning host of 970 AM The Apple, and Salem Communications for their $25,000 grant to 20/20 Vision for Schools, presented this afternoon at their Empire State Building studios.
Technical Difficulties
Friends, due to technical difficulties last week, the entire 20/20 Vision for Schools website was lost and is now being rebuilt. The Pages, Registration, Resources, Calendar, etc will be added shortly. In the meantime, visit Jeremy Del Rio’s 20/20 Vision for School blog archives for related news from the past year.
More Momentum
Recently Found Online + From Youth Specialties Blog: I hope you are as challenged and encouraged by Jeremy’s deep sense of bringing educational justice to New York City. His goal is to help churches engage more than 2 million children. 2 million kids! Head over to the 2020 Vision for Schools website. If you’re ready...
Reflections on the Beginning of a Movement
The launch of 20/20 Vision for Schools may be over, but the work just begins. Here are some initial thoughts and a synopsis of two launch events in three days. 1) The New York City Leadership Center’s Executive Forum “An Urgent Appeal to Engage a Generation At-Risk: Helping Everyone Reach Their Highest Potential,” Thursday, September...
