Findings and Recommendations: 20/20 Action Plan (Part 2 of 3)
Posted on December 12, 2008 - Filed Under Blogroll, action plan, research, resources | Leave a Comment
- Below is the second of three excerpts from the “Urgent Appeal to Engage a Generation at Risk” Summary Report and Action Plan. Download the entire document PDF here.
TABLE FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS
The heart of the Forum consisted of thirteen table discussions designed to surface collaborative strategies for education transformation. Facilitated by Frances Hesselbein, [...]
Big city “graduation rates”
Posted on August 14, 2008 - Filed Under graduation rates, research | Leave a Comment
Another reason educational inequity is the greatest injustice of our time:
The likelihood that a ninth-grader in one of the nation’s biggest cities will clutch a diploma four years later amounts to a coin toss — not much better than a 50-50 chance, new research finds.
Cross into the suburbs, and the odds improve dramatically.
The findings, which [...]
32% in Baseball is great, but for a student (or a school): Not so much
Posted on August 14, 2008 - Filed Under graduation rates, research | Leave a Comment
More alarming news about New York City’s graduation rates.
+ 32% of black males graduated from NYC’s high schools on schedule in 2006
+ 57% of white males graduated on time
+ Both percentages are unacceptable, but the discrepancy is yet another example of educational inequities
+ New York City public schools ranked 54th out of 63 of the [...]
School Satisfaction? Questions about the Survey
Posted on July 2, 2008 - Filed Under education reform, nycdoe, research | Leave a Comment
Mayor Bloomberg and NYC Schools Chancellor Joel Klein announced the results of the largest ever school satisfaction survey yesterday. More than 800,000 stakeholders, including students, parents, and teachers responded, a remarkable achievement. As the Dept. of Education noted, 800,000 people represents 1 in 10 New Yorkers, and over 200,000 more people than the entire populations [...]
