Geography is NOT Destiny: Charter Schools and Choice
Elana’s mom drives past four different schools to get to ours. “It’s a lot of driving,” she says, “but Elana has a home...
20 October, 2014
Masonry
Rethinking Professional Development
I am cold. Someone is speaking in the front of the room. The PowerPoint presentation lights up the dimmed room like a nightlight...
13 October, 2014
Helping Culinary Students Reach Their Utmost Potential
“Come on, Chef Poole, you know I can’t afford to go to college.” Those are not the words a high school culinary instructor wants...
23 September, 2014
What I Learned in My Graduate Education
What I learned in my graduate education program: if you want to be a teacher, watch a teacher. Let them watch you. A...
15 September, 2014
Independent Evaluation Highlights Positive Impacts of Hope Street Group Kentucky State Teacher Fellows Program
August 26, 2014 An independent evaluation conducted by Policy Studies Associates, Inc. determined that the first year of the Hope Street Group Kentucky State Teacher Fellows...
26 August, 2014
#SupportTheCore = Supporting Our Teachers
I have had more than my share of memorable moments as a kindergarten teacher, but one sticks out in particular, when I helped...
12 August, 2014
Common Core Can Develop Our Students’ Global Competency
In my classroom, a poster with a map of North America states “we are not alone.” Every day, I remind my students that...
07 August, 2014
The Key to Helping Youth Find Jobs in a “401(k) World”? Offer Support, Not Blame
Most Americans will agree that the youth unemployment rate—currently over 16% for 16-to-24-year-olds, not including underemployment—is unacceptably high. Yet, it’s much harder to...
30 July, 2014
Missing Makers: How to Rebuild America’s Manufacturing Workforce
View an interactive edition of our report online at ISSUU. Overview Hope Street Group is pleased to share its latest report on manufacturing education and economic opportunity, Missing...
29 July, 2014