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Rhee’s StudentsFirst Airs Prime-Time Ad for NYC Teacher Evaluations
Yesterday evening, when I turned on the TV for my very occasional Jeopardy fix, I thought I had time-traveled back to before the presidential election. There in prime time was a slick campaign commercial. But, instead of a Sheldon Adelson-funded … Continue reading
Posted in Education
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Is Louisiana Getting Ready to Test Toddlers?
Louisiana, which has become the national laboratory for bringing business-minded accountability to education—an effort that has come to full flower in New Orleans where charter schools educate close to 90 percent of its students—is turning its accountability lens onto publicly … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Education
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Will Brockton High’s Principal Succeed Where Mayor Bloomberg Failed?
Succession planning poses some of the toughest challenges for both organizations and leaders. Family run businesses usually make a hash of it—sometimes destroying family relationships, as well as putting the companies they built in jeopardy. Major corporations, such as Hewlett … Continue reading
Posted in Education
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The (Management) Education of a Charter School Leader
This week, Deborah Kenny, the founder of the Harlem Village Academies charter schools in New York City, wrote an impassioned argument against government-mandated individual teacher evaluations. Kenny, who draws at least some of her inspiration from management gurus such as … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Education, Quality Management
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Non-participation is Not An Option at KIPP Infinity in Harlem
Last week, I visited KIPP Infinity Middle School, my first day-long visit to a charter school. I picked the school because I was told that KIPP Infinity, which is located opposite the M.T.A.’s Manhattanville bus depot on 133rd Street in … Continue reading
Posted in Education
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Andrea Gabor 