Leaders for quality public education from cradle to career
Remarks of Secretary Duncan at the Askwith Forum, Harvard Graduate School of Education. I was pleased to hear that today’s event in the Askwith lecture series was sold-out. But I hope that no one here today is under the impression that they are going to hear from Lady Gaga. I’m the warm-up act—she is later [...]
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 [...]
Hope Teague-Bowling is a National Board Certified teacher at Clover Park High School in Lakewood, WA and a member of the LEV Foundation Board of Directors. In order to understand my perspective on the issue, it’s important to understand a few premises for my thoughts. 1. What’s best for students should be at the center [...]
After wading through a sea of year-end top ten lists (best sandwiches of 2011, anyone?), we thought it was time for a countdown that’s actually educational. The Getting Smart blog has a list of 13 great TED Talk videos on innovation in education. Hear from experts, educators, students and entrepreneurs about what they think makes [...]
Recent data released from Seattle Public Schools uncovered achievement gap we haven’t talked about before: African American students performed significantly lower on testing than black students who speak a language other than English at home. The results got Paul Hill, director of the Center for Reinventing Public Education, to talk about how other cities have [...]
Gov. Gregoire today unveiled her “Next Steps for Education Reform,” a list of policy and actions she intends to turn into legislation for the 2012 session. At first blush, there are encouraging pieces, as well as some warranting further scrutiny. As with any policy proposal, the devil is in the details, and we await the [...]
Despite how it might feel, that cold nip in the air is not the consequence of anything the Kardashians are up to. It’s actually December. You might have missed that. If you live under a rock, that is. I’d love crafting ideas for the holiday catalogues that arrive uninvited to my mailbox. Also taking nominations [...]
Today, Gov. Chris Gregoire proposed $1.7 billion in cuts to state government, while suggesting a temporary sales tax increase to prevent some of the more severe reductions, which include shortening the school year. Eliminating four school days and slashing education funding by $508 million (early learning through higher education) puts the state on the wrong [...]
The Excellent Schools Now coalition (of which we are a member) has released a new vision for our state A+ Washington: A Way Forward for All Students. The vision focuses on bringing the input of a wide range of stakeholders to provide solutions for the challenges that face our education system today. This effort is [...]
Last week, LEV held our first-ever Tacoma event with Full Court Press with Kevin Johnson,and boy was it awesome! Setting the mood for an inspiring night were youth performers: -Scholar Student Amara Gordon -Tacoma Hip Hip Group AOHH (Art of Hip Hop) -2011 YMCA Youth of the Year Sha Williams -Lakewood Boys and Girls Club [...]
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