Struggling Penn. District Tries to Hold Off Insolvency
The Chester-Upland District and a charter school have identified potential sources of money to keep the school system operating until June. Read Full Post >
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January 30, 2012
January 24, 2012
Charter Schools, Districts Continue to Forge Partnerships
In its 6th report on the charter school landscape, the Center on Reinventing Public Education says that charter schools and traditional districts are realizing strengths in sharing resources. Read Full Post >
January 21, 2012
What Makes a Great Talent Manager?
Last week, Ron Ashkenas wrote a piece on Harvard Business Review called, "Stop Bashing HR," in which he discusses why HR is important and how it can add value to an organization. He begins this article with several quotes from HBR readers who expressed a less than favorable view of HR in response to... Read Full Post >
January 06, 2012
Five Key Skills for Effective School Principals
The Wallace Foundation has condensed 10 years of work in school leadership into five practices it believes all good school principals should demonstrate. Read Full Post >
December 30, 2011
District Dossier's Year in Review: Scandals and Superintendent Moves
Test tampering in Atlanta, Arlene Ackerman's departure from Philadelphia: both were among the most-read blog posts in District Dossier in 2011. Read Full Post >
December 30, 2011
Connecticut Superintendents Join Forces for Education Reform
The state's school leaders have offered unanimous support to a package of wide-ranging proposals they say will improve education in the state and reduce achievement gaps. Read Full Post >
December 21, 2011
Former New Orleans Recovery District Chief to Lead Conn. District
Paul G. Vallas said he plans to serve in an interim role to stabilize the district for a permanent schools chief. Read Full Post >
December 21, 2011
Steering Clear of "The New Stupid"
Note: This week, I'm giving RHSU readers a look at my essay from Educational Leadership entitled "The New Stupid." For days one and two, see here and here. If you see warning signs of the new stupid, what should you do? There are at least four keys to avoiding the new stupid. First, educators sho... Read Full Post >
December 21, 2011
More on "The New Stupid"
Note: This week, I'm giving RHSU readers a look at my essay from Educational Leadership entitled "The New Stupid." For day one, see here. The second element of the new stupid is Translating Research Simplistically. For two decades, advocates of class-size reduction have referenced the findings fr... Read Full Post >
December 19, 2011
The New Stupid
A little while back, I published a piece titled "The New Stupid" in Educational Leadership. It's a piece that's perhaps more relevant today than when I wrote it, and one that folks continue to ask about. Anyway, given that things have slowed down for the pre-holiday week, I thought I'd share it ov... Read Full Post >
