Even “the 20/20 Vision Guy” has to Practice what he Preaches
Posted on February 7, 2010 - Filed Under case studies, jeremy del rio, matrix, parents, vocational calling | Leave a Comment
20/20 Vision executive director Jeremy Del Rio confesses on his personal blog how he wasn’t practicing what he preached until this fall, when his son enrolled in PS 102.
It’s time for a confession. Even before launching 20/20 in 2008, despite being known is some circles as the 20/20 Vision guy, my work on education reform [...]
Read More..>>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 [...]
Why adopt schools? A parent reports.
Posted on June 4, 2008 - Filed Under case studies, christ tabernacle, operation backpack, parents | Leave a Comment
Christ Tabernacle, a 20/20 Vision partnering church, shared the following email from a parent at the Tony Evans event last week. For context, the parent coordinator of a local public elementary school asked the church for help acquiring school supplies for its students last summer. In response, the congregation launched “Operation Backup” and acquired new [...]
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