Category Archives: Education Evolving

Youth Councils as Change Agents

August 22, 2007 – 10:41 am
By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in Choices, Democratic schools, Homeschooling, International Educ, Nat. Youth Lead Coun, Parents, Personalized Educ, Reports, Students | Comments (0)

Students Describe a Better Approach to Learning

June 2, 2007 – 11:14 am
By Wayne Jennings | Also posted in Alternatives, Assessment, Open sector, Reform, Students | Comments (0)

How to Change Schools

November 1, 2004 – 11:21 am

Ted Kolderie’s new book, Creating the Capacity for Change: How and Why Governors and Legislatures Are Opening a New School Sector in Public Education calls into question the assumption that the country can create the schools it wants by changing the schools it has. He says making incremental changes will not produce new schools. It [...]

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Evaluating New Schools

October 21, 2003 – 11:17 am

A new report by Ted Kolderie is a real breakthrough on the topic of a fair and balanced approach to evaluating new schools. Though the title of the report, Evaluating Chartering, addresses charter schools, its points pertain to evaluating all types of alternatives. The report is from a thoughtful organization, Education Evolving. The report is [...]

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Alternative Education in Minnesota

August 1, 2003 – 10:54 am

A new paper “Alternative-Education Programs: The

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