Bringing people together to solve the unemployment crisis
While working in government for about 10 years before joining Hope Street Group, I saw examples of great policy ideas that could’ve been...
22 May, 2012
Masonry
Teachers are Not Widgets
I learned a new application for an old word in a recent article in Education Week (Vol. 31, No. 27). The word is...
25 April, 2012
The 21st Century Scarlet Letter?
I am completely stymied over the current trend to publish the evaluation scores of teachers in the press. The Los Angeles Unified School District...
01 April, 2012
Creative Approaches to Evaluating Schools
“Employers are increasingly saying that they don’t just need people with basic job skills, but people who are creative (and) who can generate...
12 March, 2012
Ensuring Intentional Innovations
Innovation, autonomy, and flexibility are just some of the buzz words resonating through our nation’s education reform efforts to provide more local control to schools and...
27 February, 2012
Teacher Evaluation: Soft Skills for Hard Moments
Teachers: What can we learn from an evaluation? It has been truly exciting this year to be able to spend some time taking a...
13 February, 2012
Our Visit to the U.S. Department of Education
Dru Davison and I were invited to represent Hope Street Group to interview Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan about teacher evaluation. What an...
12 February, 2012
The State of the Union – Teachers Matter
The most powerful words from the State of the Union? “Teachers Matter” and “teach with creativity and passion.” The creativity and passion in...
30 January, 2012
Whole Child Reform: The Easy to Follow Recipe
In Malcolm Gladwell’s book, “Outliers,” he takes a close look at the many details behind successful people. In looking at highly successful people...
24 January, 2012