New Orleans I told you so. I hate to say this, but just for the record, we’ll get this out of the way. A couple of years ago when Harvard, followed by a small group of other high profile private colleges, announced an income blind admission policy and offered a free education to students coming …
Category: Education
A+ Schools Could be the Tool to Save Public Schools, Students & Teachers
New Orleans A+ Arkansas, initiated by the Thea Foundation and its director, Paul Leopoulos, may be proving that there are some real tools for improving public schools, the educational grasp and performance of students, regardless of race and income, and salvage the careers and idealism of teachers while doing so. How do they pull off …
Teachers Made the Difference, but Gates Foundation Fudges on the Test
New Orleans The Gates Foundation released a study finding that good teachers made a difference in producing good education for students. Is there anyone out there alive today who ever thought for a minute that teachers don’t make the difference? Gates has a lot of money, but why spend it on something proving the obvious? …