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‘This was an opportunity to put innovation on steroids’
March 22, 2013 by
Massachusetts’ Innovation School process is more than just raising test scores. Educators want their school to be a welcoming community that addresses the learning and social-emotional needs of their students.
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More Districts Try Innovation Schools
February 27, 2013 by
An ongoing debate exists in public education about the tension between choice and equity. Are Innovation Schools one way to strike a balance? Some educators and union leaders in some districts believe they’re an exciting option; others have doubts.
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Boston Globe Op-Ed: Teacher Evaluation Flaws
April 13, 2011 by
By Lakisha Eason A recent op-ed in the Boston Globe, titled “Visit Classrooms Early and Often, and Give New Tools To Principal,” examined the issue of teacher evaluations. The writer, Kim Marshall, believes that pay based on teacher evaluations could…
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NEA and Local Affiliates Leading the Way to Student Success
February 15, 2011 by
They are coming from districts large and small, urban and rural, east and west. All are committed to the common cause of creating great public schools for every student. Affiliates of the National Education Association (NEA) are sharing strategies at…
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Massachusetts: State, Districts Look to MTA as School Improvement Provider
December 6, 2010 by
By Kathleen J. Skinner, Ed.D. I know many of us quote that revered philosopher Pogo. ‘I have seen the enemy and he is us.’ I would rather say, ‘We have seen the solution and it is us.’ I think that’s…
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Building Achievement Through Collaboration in Springfield, Mass.
October 12, 2010 by
In order for a boat to move, everyone must row in the same direction. The same is true for transforming historically lower-performing priority schools – in order to close achievement gaps and engender permanent academic improvement, teachers, support staff, administrators…
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