In prep for this blog launch, I wrote a post called “Do We Really Need a Charitable Deduction?” (short answer: no), and was planning on posting it when there was some down-time with content. But I recently realized that question … Continue reading
“The District can and should do better.” This is an oft-repeated theme in the new report from the Brookings Institute, Strengthening Educational and Career Pathways for D.C. Youth, published this October. The report is peppered with charts obtained from survey … Continue reading
Last week, I had the opportunity to attend a lecture given by Dr. Timothy Knowles, the John Dewey Director of the Urban Education Institute (UEI) at the University of Chicago. Dr. Knowles talked about lessons learned from twenty years of … Continue reading
“This project made me want to come to school because of the simple reason that we’re being heard. We talk about the little things and next thing you know, you have that change… We’re just going to continue with this … Continue reading
