Beyond the Data: How to Tell a Funding Story
One of the things we love to do here at Getting Smart is integrate projects to provide a powerful and coherent message. Here's why (and how) we did just that in one of our recent projects.
Auto Essay Scoring Headlines NCME, Addresses Critics
Some writers and teachers of writing have been quick to criticize or make light of the Automated Student Assessment Prize (ASAP). The team running this project (which I co-direct) has been driven by a clear mission: we want students to write more on state tests and in classroom. We want teachers…
Jim Shelton: Asst Dep Sec Innovation & Improvement, DOE
The Department of Education has asked for more funding to address the problem of dropout factories in America's urban centers, but it is not entirely clear that additional funding will be allotted, said Jim Shelton, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement, in a quick interview with edReformer this morning.
Beyond the Bricks: Young Black Men in School
Washington Koen Media is putting out a new movie to add to the rush of education reform films that have entered the market over the past couple of years. This story is about two New Jersey students trying to make their way through the education system, and their community.
Smart List: 28 Teacher & Leader Developers, 10 School Improvement Capacities
In this Smart List we are recognize 12 human capital builders, 15 leadership developers, and 10 school improvement providers, including Public Allies, Matchbook Learning and Yet Analytics.
Gov. Bob Wise: Bringing Content to the Classroom
Governor Bob Wise is speaking at the Arkansas Policy Foundation online learning forum. You can follow us on Twitter.
Maria Voles Ferguson: VP-Policy, Alliance for Excellent Education
Maria Voles Ferguson, VP for Policy at the Alliance for Excellent Education, stopped by EdReformer’s Blog on the Spot at the Excellence in Action National Summit. At the top of her mind are the challenges faced by boys in education.
The Rough and Tumble Social Cost of Learning
Social scientists using a sample of over 13,000 students, averaging about 15 years old, have examined whether social acceptance or ostracism has any bearing on academic achievement. It turns out that it may have a profound effect on how students of color perform in school.
The Opportunity for States to Provide Secure Data Access to Parents and Educators
By: Paige Kowalski. State leadership in developing and funding access through solutions such as student data backpacks would demonstrate that states are listening to parent and public concerns and are seizing the moment to deliver on the real value of the information that states and districts have been collecting.
NewSchools Presents: Education Entrepreneurs on the Future of Education
NewSchools, a venture fund working to transform education by supporting entrepreneurs, wrapped up its inspiring Education Entrepreneurs series yesterday with a closing video from several of its featured edupreneurs over the past four weeks.