Stories tagged: school improvement
Obama's "A" word: Throwing teachers under the bus?
Submitted by Samuel Reed III on Tue, 03/16/2010 - 14:10 | Permalink
The “A” word is becoming the key buzzword in education reform. President Obama’s sweeping education reform plans are anchored on accountability. But does accountability mean some deserving and undeserving teachers will be thrown under the bus?
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Only six providers approved for 'turnaround'
Submitted by Dale Mezzacappa on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 19:31 Posted in Breaking news | Permalink
The School District has approved just six of 28 providers who applied to lead "turnaround" efforts under the Renaissance Schools initiative at low-performing schools:
- ASPIRA, Inc., of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Congreso de Latinos Unidos, Philadelphia
- Johns Hopkins/Diplomas Now, Baltimore, Md.
- Mastery Charter Schools, Philadelphia
- Universal Companies, Philadelphia
- Young Scholars Charter School, Philadelphia
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Strategy for positive school culture explored
by Paul Socolar Posted in February 2010 | Permalink
"Any school that does not focus on character, values, the essential part of what it means to be a member of a community, is a school that is always going to have a problem with discipline."
These comments by Pedro Noguera, urban education scholar and professor at New York University, sparked a lively conversation about how to build a positive school climate at a symposium hosted by the Notebook and Need in Deed, a local teacher network, on January 14 at the Comcast Tower.
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Quick Takes: Who would be the best person to turn around University City High School?
by Benjamin Herold Posted in February 2010 | Permalink
Click this Adobe Acrobat PDF to see this edition's Quick Takes.
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Se explora estrategia para cultura escolar positiva
por Paul Socolar Posted in 2010 | Permalink
“Cualquier escuela que no se enfoca en carácter, valores y la esencia de lo que significa ser miembro de una comunidad es una escuela que siempre tendrá problemas de disciplina”.
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Plan de Escuelas de Renacimiento: ¿Qué significa?
Posted in 2010 | Permalink
¿Cuál es el propósito de las Escuelas de Renacimiento?
Este es un nuevo programa del Distrito para transformar algunas de las escuelas que crónicamente han tenido mal desempeño en escuelas de alta calidad. El Distrito se ha comprometido a lograr estas transformaciones mientras a la vez les sirve a los mismos estudiantes en esas escuelas.
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Students organizing at Sayre stalled by lack of sponsor
by Bill Hangley Jr. Posted in February 2010 | Permalink
Students at Sayre High School say their chapter of the Philadelphia Student Union is being left out in the cold because they don’t have a teacher to sponsor them.
School officials say that the Student Union cannot use school classrooms without having a teacher to supervise and serve as an official “advisor.” That’s a reversal of policy from last year, when the Student Union met on campus weekly, reportedly building a membership of about 100 students and organizing a successful campaign on school climate issues.
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District needs a teacher directory
Posted in February 2010 | Permalink
To the editors:
The Philadelphia school system should learn from the Upper Darby School District about better communication between parents and teachers by listing the teachers’ names, positions, and email addresses. It would help to list other staff as well.
In Upper Darby, elementary schools actually have librarians.
Joan Sage
The writer directs The Whimsical Sage ReadAloud program in Philadelphia schools.
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Schooling vs. educating
Posted in February 2010 | Permalink
To the editors:
Our schools are harming pupils and society.
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Key dates
Posted in February 2010 | Permalink
| February | Community-based meetings at Renaissance Eligible schools. SchoolWorks conducts evaluations of these schools. |
| Feb. 19 | Deadline for interested lead providers to respond to RFQs. |
| Feb. 26 | Deadline for interested support providers to respond to RFIs. |
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Renaissance School provider applicants await the first cut
by Dale Mezzacappa
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