To suggest that Black families should not have unmitigated access to
quality public education shows how far away the NAACP has strayed from its noble inception.
Not exact matches
From a
public policy standpoint, LeVine says their work is important because it
shows — despite what many in
education don't want to hear — that even low -
quality schools and attending for only a few years can have a positive impact, especially in developing countries.
Proponents for
public investment in early childhood
education have relied on the work of Nobel Laureate James Heckman, whose studies have
shown the positive results of early childhood investments, based on higher earnings, less crime, and lower unemployment among adults who had been enrolled in high -
quality preschool programs as children.
Although his little four - room schoolhouse in West Bridgewater is gone, replaced by a more modern brick building, the legacy of what a
quality public education offered him is clear, as
shown in a letter written in 1973 by one of his junior high students to a superintendent in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., in support of a teacher who lost his vision and then his job:
Design a school that pays more and reaches all with excellence — October 10, 2013
Public Impact Co-Directors Refresh Vision: Opportunity Culture for ALL — September 25, 2013 Report
shows promising alternative to closing failing charter schools — August 14, 2013 Rocketship
Education: Bringing tech closer to teachers — July 24, 2013 Case study: New charter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in
quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study
shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Now What?
8:30 AM — 9:15 AM Keynote: Dr. Joshua Starr, CEO, PDK International Understanding
Public Attitudes About Schools During this presentation, Dr. Starr will discuss new polling data that shows the public's current attitudes about public education; the overall quality of local schools; curriculum and standards; school funding and taxes; homework and testing policies; school choice; and
Public Attitudes About Schools During this presentation, Dr. Starr will discuss new polling data that
shows the
public's current attitudes about public education; the overall quality of local schools; curriculum and standards; school funding and taxes; homework and testing policies; school choice; and
public's current attitudes about
public education; the overall quality of local schools; curriculum and standards; school funding and taxes; homework and testing policies; school choice; and
public education; the overall
quality of local schools; curriculum and standards; school funding and taxes; homework and testing policies; school choice; and more.
the 2014 PDK / Gallup Poll of the
Public's Attitudes Toward the
Public Schools
shows that American favor improving teaching
quality in a variety of ways — board certification, longer practice teaching, and more rigorous entrance requirements for colleges of
education.
Research
shows Oakland charter
public schools have successfully demonstrated that they are able to deliver a high -
quality public education for their students and graduate higher numbers of students ready for college.
IDRA's
Quality Schools Action Framework ™
shows how we can strengthen
public education for all students.
Some charter schools are effective and have long waiting lists, but substantive
education research more generally
shows charters are a mixed bag — as variable in
quality as traditional
public schools.
Her presentation is framed around the IDRA
Quality Schools Action Framework that
shows how we can strengthen
public education for all students.
CCSA released a new report on Oakland middle and high schools which
shows that Oakland charter schools are renewing the promise of a high -
quality public education and changing what is possible for students of all demographic backgrounds to achieve in their lives.
We believe that turning this candid lens upon our schools» performance
shows the depth of charters» relentless commitment to improving the
quality of
public education in California.»
(Oakland, CA)- The California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) has released a new report on Oakland middle and high schools which
shows that Oakland charter schools are renewing the promise of a high -
quality public education and changing what is possible for students of all demographic backgrounds to achieve in their lives.
Public Impact has written two reports out this week for CEE - Trust (the Cities for
Education Entrepreneurship Trust)
showing how city - based funders and reformers can help, by catalyzing and scaling up high -
quality blended learning in their cities.