Sparking the evolution of education choice
To appreciate the significance of what Nikolai Vitti is saying about parental choice, one must first read his resume. He’s a 36-year-old with a Harvard education doctorate who served as chief academic officer to nationally recognized Miami-Dade school superintendent Alberto Carvalho before being chosen in the fall to run the[Read More…]
DNC: President Obama suggests Mitt Romney would gut education spending, but avoids mention of Race to the Top (redefinEd). (Image from Minnesota.publicradio.org) Panel discussions sponsored by Democrats for Education Reform highlight the battle within the party over education policy (redefinED). Teachers union leaders promise to campaign hard for Obama, despite[Read More…]
School grades tumbled across Florida yesterday, but at least one high-poverty charter school pulled its grade up substantially despite the harder tests and tougher standards that sparked rants from critics. KIPP Impact Middle School in Jacksonville, part of the nationally celebrated KIPP chain, moved from an F to a C in its second year of operation –[Read More…]
