Tag Archives: Carol Burris

Building A Better Teacher: Some Hard Lessons of Ed Reform

Posted on August 15, 2014 by aagabor

I picked up Elizabeth Green’s new book, Building a Better Teacher, with great anticipation. By the time I finished reading the nicely written, highly detailed descriptions of some of the latest efforts to improve teaching, I was alternatively gratified, intrigued … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Education, Quality Management | Tagged accountability, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, brockton high, Carol Burris, charter schools, Deborah Ball, doug lemove, Hanushek, iterative learning, jugyokenkyu, kaizen, KIPP, KIPP Infinity, lesson study, Magdalene lampert, no excuses, Race to the Top, Relay graduate school, Spartan Village, standardized testing, Teach for America, teacher evaluations, test scores, TFA, value-added, W. Edwards Deming | 7 Comments

What A New IBO Study on Special-Needs Kids in NYC Says About Charter v. Public School Comparisons

Posted on January 11, 2014 by aagabor

A new study by the New York City Independent Budget Office offers fresh insight into thorny questions about charter school demographics and performance. The study compares student attrition rates at charter schools with nearby traditional public schools and finds that … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Uncategorized | Tagged Carol Burris, CREDO study, Department of Education, Global Technology Preparatory, IEPs, inclusion, Independent Budget Office, New York City, NYC, Shael Polakow Suransky, special needs, Stanford | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Carol Burris

Building A Better Teacher: Some Hard Lessons of Ed Reform

What A New IBO Study on Special-Needs Kids in NYC Says About Charter v. Public School Comparisons

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