Andrew Rotherham is a thought leader in education reform, and he's allowed his Eduwonk blog to be a platform for debate regarding the replacement of the most ineffective teachers. Diane Ravitch and Eric Hanushek (Stanford [...]
On Sunday, October 16, 2011, two Civicorps Academy students ("Corpsmembers" Dana Byrd and Brihana Hanible), Rebecca Grove (Development Director), and myself (Rachel Friedman, Civicorps Academy Instructional Lead), presented at UC Berkeley's 3rd Annual Leadership and [...]
The Waiting for "Superman" page on Facebook recently surveyed its followers and asked, "How much homework should high school students be assigned?" Here were the choices and how they ranked in popularity by answer: 1.) [...]
Twitter has become a great resource for me to find out about new innovations in education and connect with other like-minded education reformers and organizations. My latest find is the classroom resource LiveSchool. The LiveSchool [...]
In a diverse and rapidly changing world, Public School 254 Queens is dedicated to the establishment and maintenance of a learning environment that maximizes academic achievement, as well as emotional and social development. This safe, [...]