Day 11: Put virtue in virtual school regulations
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For Aristotle, virtues required wisdom, the ability to find balance…
Day 10: Decentralize decisions in failing urban districts
Sometimes failure is not just in a handful of schools, but in…
Day 9 – Tested innovation for failing urban schools
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Day 8: Give Urban Kids Access to a Rich Liberal Arts Curriculum
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Day 7: Strengthen STEM standards, instruction and assessments
While our student gains in math and science over the past decade…
Day 6: Attract and Retain High-Quality Math and Science Teachers
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Day 5: Prepare effective teachers
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Day 4: Recreate a strong accountability system
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Day 3: Modernize state agencies to encourage local school reform
In a recent blog, I noted how bloated the Department of Elementary…
Day 2: Strengthen the objective MCAS test
When Governor William Weld signed the Education Reform Act, no…
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That’s…
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The GOV and Senate President Are Right
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Patrick-Murray Campaign Upgrades to Latest Technology
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Top 10 Reasons I Will Not Be Running for Tobin's Council Seat
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Happy 234th Anniversary: On American Exceptionalism
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