On March 20, 2013, John Kania, managing director of a consulting group called “FSG,” presented his research into the uses of “collective impact” by the
The Empire State Partnerships program (ESP) was a statewide program that supported partnerships between schools and arts organizations. Funded by the state of New York
I was quite struck by Mayor Menino’s speech yesterday at the one year celebration of the Boston Bombing. Inside the Hynes Convention Center, Menino cites
I love teachers. We cannot change anything in schools without them. So why have so many school reform movements put an emphasis on the logical
One of the advantages of larger data sets is that the analysis provides insights to researchers that are provocative: “The U.S. Department of Education’s Office
Significant Cases M.A. v. Newark Public Schools In 2001, ELC with co-counsel Gibbons Del Deo, filed a class action lawsuit against Newark Public Schools and
The Right To A Special Education in New Jersey; A Guide For Advocates; Second Edition 2008 by the Education Law Center Internet Link: http://www.edlawcenter.org/assets/files/pdfs/publications/Rights_SpecialEducation_Guide.pdf Quote From
Linda Darling-Hammond writes about the possibilities for better assessment based on the new Common Core Standards: Because the CCSS are intended to be “fewer, higher,
Introduction I want to give the public access to a brief summary of our first study in Rochester, NY on the impact of the arts
The merits of separating girls and boys in classrooms has been debated for many years. As recently as the 1990’s research seemed to show separation
Taking Exit Exams in order to graduate college is a new trend in college accountability. Previously, a student’s grade-point-average would stand in for this accountability,
Recently, Commissioner John King testified in front of the New York State Senate Committee on Education and defended the Common Core. Sen. George Maziarz, R-Newfane,
In a recent post on the EdWeek blog, Matthew Lynch talks about the loss of the arts as subjects, and the use of the arts as
John Merrow has documented several scandals involving cheating, including this one in Washington, DC, under former Chancellor Michelle Rhee. In Merrow’s Blog, Learning Matters/Taking Note, he
Assessment should help us know what our goals are, how well we are making progress toward those goals, and the evidence of our progress. Although
One of my favorite blogs is CreatEquity. In one of their blogs a few weeks ago, (Portfolios: The Next Wave of Student Assessment? By LINDSEY COSGROVE | Published: DECEMBER 30TH, 2013)
News from the Houston Press about the Houston Independent School District which won the Broad Prize for best district based on Texas testing, is countered by other tests, notably
For ten years, the SchoolWorks Lab worked with the New York State Council on the Arts. This state arts funding group was responsible for handing out
Defining Successful ETSL Template UnitsBy Robert A. Southworth, Jr., Ed.D.The SchoolWorks Lab, Inc.Outside Evaluator Pioneering Performance Assessments The SchoolWorks Lab, Inc. recommends from previous evaluations
I recently had the good fortune to be at Teachers College for the “Testing Then and Now” conference held on December 9, 2013 in New