These remarks were delivered as part of a Heights Community Congress event on April 24, Educational Redlining. Let me say how privileged I am that you invited me to participate tonight. Our children thrived here in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Schools and I … [Read more...] about State School Rankings Cause Educational Redlining
A Musical Performance: Collaborative Learning, Authentic Assessment, Opportunity to Learn
Earlier this week my husband and I attended Reaching Musical Heights, a concert that happens in our school district every four years. It is sponsored by Reaching Heights, the nonprofit organization that promotes equity and opportunity to learn across the Cleveland … [Read more...] about A Musical Performance: Collaborative Learning, Authentic Assessment, Opportunity to Learn
Richard Rothstein Tells Cleveland Audience: Public Policy Created Segregation and White Flight
In a 2004 book, Class and Schools, Richard Rothstein, of the Economic Policy Institute, examined social and economic factors in the lives of children and in the community that affect the academic performance of children in school. Rothstein has been examining economic factors … [Read more...] about Richard Rothstein Tells Cleveland Audience: Public Policy Created Segregation and White Flight
Should the Federal Government Be Determining How States Evaluate Teachers?
Senator Lamar Alexander, chair of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, held another hearing this week on the potential reauthorization of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, since 2002 called No Child Left Behind (NCLB). The subject of … [Read more...] about Should the Federal Government Be Determining How States Evaluate Teachers?
Ohio Auditor’s Report on Low Attendance at Dropout Recovery Schools Confirms Long Trend
Last October, Ohio State Auditor, Dave Yost sent staffers unannounced to 30 charter schools across the state to see if the headcount of students present matched the number of students the schools had declared were enrolled this year. Yost announced on January 22, 2015 that, "Out … [Read more...] about Ohio Auditor’s Report on Low Attendance at Dropout Recovery Schools Confirms Long Trend
