Leaders for quality public education from cradle to career
The House Ways and Means Committee released its supplemental budget proposal today, including less severe cuts for students than those proposed in the governor’s budget. While the House budget proposes $84.1 million in cuts to education overall, under the leadership of Chairman Ross Hunter, the House is clearly heeding the Supreme Court’s ruling that basic [...]
Angel is the mother of a daughter at Achievement First’s Elm City College Preparatory Elementary School. She says that she has seen her child succeed at this school and dreams that her daughter will leave school prepared to do whatever she wants to. She says “All we want is to have options. We’re not going [...]
Vote to support your local levy! A levy to support your school district may be on your ballot, and the ballot is due Tuesday. Despite substantial funding cuts, our public schools are still expected to prepare ALL of our children for success in college, job training, the workforce and life. To cushion the impact on [...]
A recent study of Florida students found that students taking higher level courses are more likely to graduate and more likely to succeed in college. The researchers note that these rigorous courses make the biggest difference for students from disadvantaged or high-poverty schools. They also found slightly higher graduation rates from Hispanic, African American and [...]
Cornelius is a father of two. His son attends Achievement First Bridgeport Middle School, a charter school in Connecticut. Cornelius shares his experience with his charter school, saying the school’s rigor and college focus is a big part of what makes the school great. His son is so focused on going to college that he [...]
With big decisions being made right now about creative learning opportunities in Seattle, the 2012 Arts Education Forum couldn’t be more timely. Join Mayor Mike McGinn, Seattle Public Schools Interim Superintendent Susan Enfield and youth for a lively panel discussion and community forum about arts education, creative learning and student success. Forum organizers encourage you [...]
With teacher performance on our–and the President’s–minds, the 2011 State Teacher Policy Yearbook couldn’t be more timely. The Yearbook, released by the National Council on Teacher Quality, grades states on the effectiveness of their teacher policies. The report focuses on five main areas: Delivering well-prepared teachers Expanding the pool of teachers Identifying effective teachers Retaining [...]
Erika is the daughter of two traditional public school teachers, and always assumed that her own children would go to a traditional public school. In fact, she says she was very skeptical of charter schools. Her views began to change when her daughter started kindergarten and spent all day in her traditional school sitting at [...]
Karen Martinez is the mother of seven children, the first five of whom she says struggled to succeed in the traditional education system. By the time her second youngest was in first grade, Karen says she was too frustrated to stay in the traditional school anymore. Now, after attending Rocketship Charter Schools, her daughter is [...]
Anne, a parent of three, talked with us about her experience with Rocketship Charter Schools. She says that her two adopted children from China and her one biological child all are benefiting from the multicultural atmosphere of their school. Anne says she finds the quality of education at their charter school is “a good way [...]
