2010 Fellow Kalia Waits-Smith Featured in OurWeekly
College … just the word itself evokes so many emotions and thoughts. There are so many things to consider when choosing the right school, and with the education system seemingly ripping off families, college sometimes does not even seem like the right option, let alone going to a private, Ivy League institution.
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Education Pioneers Featured in the Cabinet Report
Education Pioneers, an Oakland-based fellowship program for the training of school administrators,
reports receiving a record number of applicants this spring among graduate students nationwide.
Nearly 2,500 applications were received this year – more than double what they received last year. Out of
that total, the program enrolled 300 fellows, a big increase over the 225 participants from last year.
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DC Advisory Board Member Andy Rotherham Authors "How Schools Can Achieve Obama's Lofty Education Goals"
Finding depressing education news is easy. The recession, combined with the waning of federal stimulus money, is about to trigger hundreds of thousands of teacher layoffs—an "education catastrophe," warns Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
The layoffs will play out against a background of flat national reading scores and mediocre showings on international education rankings. Looming behind everything: the country's much-debated school reform law, No Child Left Behind, has fallen into disrepute.
None of this can be sugarcoated; yet dwelling on the negatives masks some significant education breakthroughs that promise to pay dividends for years to come. Together they represent the country's best shot at achieving President Obama's ambitious goal of pushing the country back to the top of international education rankings—measured by college graduations by 2020.
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Alumna Sherry Gay-Dagnogo Organizes 2010 NCBW Summit
Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (Bay Area '08) organizes "The Urgency of Now"; the 2010 Detroit NCBW Summit focused on urban education reform. This event takes place May 1st.
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Alumnus John Marshall featured in Notre Dame Business Magazine
"In many other fields, it is easier to monitor & evaluate the impact of your work. Our 'end products'-college graduates, we hope- might be in 2nd or 3rd grade now. While the uncertainty of the outcome can be frustrating, we know that this work is infinitely complex and vitally important."-John Marshall
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Alumna Kristin Groos Richmond & Revolution Foods Featured in Time
Did you know that a typical high school lunch contains more than twice the recommended limit for sodium intake, too many calories from sugar and saturated fat and too few fruits and vegetables? Revolution Food, founded by Kristin Groos Richmond (Bay Area '05), works to ensure kids get as much fresh & healthy food as possible.
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Alumna Sheri Frost Leo in New York Times Article
Schools Test a New Tool for Improving Evaluation of Teachers
A pilot program called Excellence in Teaching seeks to produce an honest conversation about classroom performance, useful feedback from principals and more realistic evaluations.
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Time Podcast # 3 Features Alumna, Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (Bay Area '08)
Assignment Detroit: Education Summit to Focus on Challenges and Solutions
Sherry Gay-Dagnogo, Detroit Public School teacher and Education Chair for the National Congress of Black Women's Detroit Chapter talks to TIME about the groups upcoming Education Summit in May.
Click on the link and select the third podcast (free) to hear more.
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USC School of Policy Article Features EP Managing Director, Julayne Austin
As a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Southern California, Julyane Austin has attended class with some of the nation’s most promising students under the guidance of instructors who are leaders in their fields. Through her current position as Managing Director for Education Pioneers, a national nonprofit dedicated to improving the schooling of thousands of students, she works to ensure that others are given the same opportunities.
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KCBS Interview with Peter Thorp, Chairman of the Board of Education Pioneers
Peter discusses his commitment to education, thoughts on charters & his efforts to develop a school in Rwanda.
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