Can School Performance Be Measured Fairly?

Can School Performance Be Measured Fairly? A debate on The NYTimes Opinion Page:

Leonie Haimson on “Tests Don’t Assess What Really Matters.”

Rishawn Biddle on “Focus on All Schools and All Groups.”

Kevin Carey on “Testing Has Moved Beyond Filling Circles.”

Patrick J. Bassett on “Private Schools Take a Comprehensive View.”

Sandra Stotsky on “More Training is Needed.”

Marcus Winters on “An Imperfect but Vital Measure.”

Julia Fox on “A Passion for Learning Is Hard to Quantify.”

Michael J. Petrilli on “Don’t Rest on Laurels.”

Pedro Noguera on “Assess Schools Like Hospitals.”

Rich Kid, Poor Kid: How Mixed Neighborhoods Could Save America’s Schools

The East Lake neighborhood of Atlanta, Ga. is home to The East Lake Foundation, which has developed programs that have started and linked key services for mixed income families in the community: Charles Drew Charter School, a K-8 (soon to be K-12) school, East Lake YMCA, Charlie Yates Public Golf Course, East Lake Private Golf Club, a farmer’s market and community garden.  The article, “Rich Kid, Poor Kid: How Mixed Neighborhoods Could Save America’s Schools” in The Atlantic discusses the community development and the impact it has had on the neighborhood’s charter school.

Cheating on State Exams

When will learning be valued?

NYTimes article on pattern of cheating among students at Stuyvesant High School in New York City.

 

 

 

Middle School Matters: Improving the Life Course of Black Boys

Middle School Matters: Improving the Life Course of Black Boys is being held July 23-24. 2012 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The symposium will be held during the CDF’s “Pursuing Justice for Children and the Poor with Urgency and Persistence: A Community and Youth Empowerment Conference.” The symposium will focus on the research, strategies and community-building models aimed at changing the life condition of middle school Black boys in the U.S. education system.
Speakers include: Arnetha Ball, Lezli Baskerville, Geoffrey Canada, Meria Carstarphen, Kriner Cash, Brandon Corley, Robert Franklin, Tyrone Howard, Wanda Hutchinson, Alvin Irby, Eric Kearney, Ronald Mason, Jr., Michael Nettles, David Wall Rice, James Roland, Mary Evans Sias, Mia Smith-Bynum, Sharon Washington, Jerry Weast and Marian Wright Edelman.

 

Visit this page to view videos of the presentations after the conference.