We would like to thank each and every attendee who came to the Urban Summit this past weekend. Many of you asked for the slides to be available from David Montague's presentation on urban community education. We would like to make these available to you,...
Three good news items for your attention...
On March 2, James Q. Wilson died at the age of 80. He was He was the co-author of the 1982 "Broken Windows" study. In addition to this important study, he was also a huge proponent of the role of CHARACTER in improving the health...
This morning I read Arne Duncan's (US Secretary of Education) speech at Harvard's Askwith Forum that he gave this past Tuesday. I thought I would pull out four items he discussed that have the most relevance to us at the MTR. Remarks of Secretary Duncan at the Askwith...
Please see Saturday, January 7th's NY Times piece by Nicholas Kristof on the importance of education, particularly early education. (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/opinion/sunday/kristof-a-poverty-solution-that-starts-with-a-hug.html?_r=3&ref=nicholasdkristof) He's saying what we're saying...
I’ll do lots of things to pass the time waiting in long immigration lines. Recently, while leaving Hong Kong, I began to more closely study the pages of my American passport. The first page is the one with my picture and personal information. After that there are 26 more...
Contributed by Memphian and former NBA player, Elliot Perry.In some ways, we have allowed our education system to sink to a bottomless pit of status quo primarily at the expense of the underserved....
With the approval of their new teacher effectiveness measure (TEM), MCS will initiate for the 2011-2012 school year a new and more rigorous process to evaluate the quality of teaching and learning in the classroom. In prior years, teacher evaluations have been a formality...
Op-Ed Columnist - NY TimesIt’s Not About You By DAVID BROOKS Published: May 30, 2011 Over the past few weeks, America’s colleges have sent another class...
In a move that most certainly will transform the public education landscape in Tennessee, the TN State Legislature voted last week to:1. Remove the cap on the amount of charter schools in TN. Currently the cap is 90 statewide. 2. Remove any restrictions...