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School & District Management Broad Prize: Elite Club or Catalyst for Change?
Familiar names keep cropping up as finalists for the prestigious Broad Prize, causing some to wonder if the successful strategies of winning districts are spreading anywhere else.
Christina A. Samuels, October 18, 2011
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Principals from Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools cheer the announcement that the district won the Broad Prize for Urban Education on Sept. 20.
Principals from Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools cheer the announcement that the district won the Broad Prize for Urban Education on Sept. 20.
Jeff Willhelm/Charlotte Observer/AP
School & District Management Unusual Staffing Plan Helps N.C. District Snag Broad Award
Charlotte-Mecklenburg strategically deployed educators to schools and paid them an extra $20,000 to improve student achievement.
Christina A. Samuels, September 27, 2011
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3 min read
Principals from Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools cheer the announcement that the district won the Broad Prize for Urban Education on Sept. 20.
Principals from Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools cheer the announcement that the district won the Broad Prize for Urban Education on Sept. 20.
Jeff Willhelm/Charlotte Observer/AP
School & District Management Charlotte-Mecklenburg Wins Broad Prize
The diverse North Carolina district was singled out for its success in narrowing achievement gaps among its 133,600 students.
Christina A. Samuels, September 20, 2011
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3 min read
President Barack Obama sits with Principal Alisha Coleman-Kiner, center, as they watch a performance by students, including Christopher Dean, left, at the graduation ceremony for Booker T. Washington High School on May 16 in Memphis, Tenn.
President Barack Obama sits with Principal Alisha Coleman-Kiner, center, as they watch a performance by students, including Christopher Dean, left, at the graduation ceremony for Booker T. Washington High School on May 16 in Memphis, Tenn.
Mark Humphrey/AP
School & District Management Opinion Leading With Love at Booker T. Washington
The principal of the Memphis, Tenn., high school where President Obama recently delivered the commencement address says love is an essential component of education.
Alisha Coleman-Kiner, May 26, 2011
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4 min read
A 6th grader walks to toss his lunch waste into the compost, waste, or recycle bin near thecafeteria at Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School in Fort Collins, Colo. The school features a curriculum that emphasizes environmentally friendly service-learning projects.
A 6th grader walks to toss his lunch waste into the compost, waste, or recycle bin near thecafeteria at Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School in Fort Collins, Colo. The school features a curriculum that emphasizes environmentally friendly service-learning projects.
Nathan W. Armes for Education Week
School Climate & Safety 'Green Schools' Benefit Budgets and Students, Report Says
The American Institute of Architects and the Green Building Council detail what local leaders can do to advance the movement for environmentally friendly schools.
Katie Ash, May 24, 2011
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5 min read
A student in the Advancement Via Individual Determination program at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Wash., solves a math problem. The school’s Lincoln Center program is modeled after charter schools.
A student in the Advancement Via Individual Determination program at Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Wash., solves a math problem. The school’s Lincoln Center program is modeled after charter schools.
Dan Lamont for Education Week
School & District Management Regular Public Schools Start to Mimic Charters
In a few communities, charter schools are starting to collaborate and share practices with other public schools.
Mary Ann Zehr, November 8, 2010
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5 min read
Education Opinion Do High Scores Mean High Quality?
It's always encouraging to read reports of underperforming public schools that were turned around even though they still served the same proportion of disadvantaged students. In 2006, for example, the Annenberg Institute for School Reform released Beating the Odds: How Thirteen NYC Schools Bring Low-Performing Ninth-Graders to Timely Graduation and College Enrollment. More recently, the New York Times published a news story about P.S. 172 in Brooklyn, N.Y. to illustrate how family poverty does not necessarily determine performance ("Brooklyn School Scores High Despite Poverty," Apr. 26).
Walt Gardner, May 3, 2010
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3 min read
Teaching Profession Best Practices in the Middle Grades Identified
California schools successfully serving students ages 10 to 14 shared a common set of characteristics, a new study finds.
Mary Ann Zehr, February 25, 2010
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4 min read
School & District Management Opinion Investing Quick Millions for Long-Term Results
Heather Zavadsky shows how Broad Prize-winning districts can teach other urban systems about using new federal funding well.
Heather Zavadsky, February 9, 2010
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5 min read
Families & the Community Opinion What Do School Rankings Really Mean?
Popular listings of the "best" K-12 schools in an area have some hidden dangers, and educational flaws, writes Deanna Burney.
Deanna Burney, December 7, 2009
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5 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
Federal Duncan Aims to Make Incentives Key Element of ESEA
The education secretary wants a reauthorized law to reward high-performing schools, districts, and states.
Alyson Klein, December 1, 2009
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7 min read
BRIC ARCHIVE
School & District Management Tight Focus on Instruction Wins Texas District Prize
Educators in Aldine district have been working for more than a decade to refine their "managed instruction" system.
Lesli A. Maxwell, October 5, 2009
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7 min read
Federal Opinion From Fear Factor to Peer Factor
Andy Hargreaves and Dennis Shirley look outside the United States to find exceptional education systems and alternative approaches to school improvement.
Andy Hargreaves & Dennis Shirley, September 14, 2009
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4 min read
School & District Management Opinion A 'Disruptive' Turnaround Vision
"Dramatic mission creep on one hand, and the dissolution of families and communities on the other, have made teaching impossibly difficult and beyond the skill set of average people," writes Gisèle Huff.
Gisele Huff, August 20, 2009
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5 min read
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