by jseat | Mar 29, 2011 | achievement, Bruce Randolph School, charter schools, Graduation Rates, Improving Schools, President Obama, Reform, School, school assessment, standardized testing
Yesterday, President Obama said that there should be a new way to measure school effectiveness for student achievement. He would do away with standardized testing and make use of other means such as high school graduation, attendance rate and college preparedness as a...
by jseat | Mar 18, 2011 | Denver Colorado, education funding, President Obama, Reform, school choice, vouchers
Douglas County Schools did something landmark in the realm of education this week. On Tuesday, the board UNANIMOUSLY approved a voucher plan of $4,575 each, for up to 500 students in the district to attend private schools. As a stronger believer in choice, I view this...
by jseat | Feb 2, 2011 | Bruce Randolph School, Denver Colorado, Denver Public Schools, Graduation Rates, Improving Schools, President Obama, Reform, State of the Union 2011
Guest Blog by Megan MicletteLast week, Colorado got a special nod from President Obama during his State of the Union address. “Take a school like Bruce Randolph, in Denver,” he said, “three years ago, it was rated one of the worst schools in Colorado… but last May,...
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