Category Archives: Reform

Radical New Kind of School Proposed

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick proposed Readiness Schools, as a radical departure from conventional district schools according to an article in the Boston Globe. Officials said these schools would be “freed from many constraints imposed by unions, school districts, and the state. The readiness schools would adapt to community needs and offer new alternatives in school [...]

Singapore: Teach Less, Learn More!

Questions Raised about High Standards/Testing

‘Restoring Value’ to the High School Diploma: The Rhetoric and Practice of Higher Standards, a new report raises serious questions about the standards and testing movement as a vehicle for reforming high schools. It starts, “Four themes emerge from the fray: that standards and rigor are too low; that the high school has lost its [...]

Baccalaureate Degree at Community Colleges!

Early College High Schools Grow Dramatically

Changing Traditional Schools: Impossible, Or….

School Choice: New Study

Research on Alternative Schools

A Second Side to the Story

A Curriculum for Thinking

What Doesn’t Get Measured Doesn’t Get Done

Student Centered High Schools

Useful Charter School Flyer

Reform Must be Based on How Learning Occurs

Schools Need Autonomy