November 2009
Triumph of a Dreamer »
November 15, 2009 New York Times Nicholas D. Kristof, Op-Ed Columnist Any time anyone tells you that a dream is impossible, any time you’re discouraged by impossible challenges, just mutter this mantra: Tererai Trent. Of all the people earning university degrees this year, perhaps the most remarkable story belongs to Tererai [...]
Houston charter schools get a hand : Gates foundation providing bond guarantees of $30 million for KIPP facilities’ expansion »
Sunday, Nov 15, 2009 Akron Beacon Journal Molly Peterson and Jeremy Cooke , Bloomberg News The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is providing $30 million in bond guarantees to help charter schools expand in Houston, the first in an initiative by the charity to support groups through ”non-traditional” financing. The [...]
Columbus school board to have 2 new faces in 2010 »
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Bill Bush The Columbus school board will have two new faces come January, with former Columbus teacher Hanifah Kambon and South Side truck driver Mike Wiles joining the board in January. Incumbent Ramona Reyes and board President Carol Perkins also kept seats on the [...]
The Columbus Dispatch: City’s middle schools face up to ugly truths »
Sunday, November 1, 2009 11:53 PM By Jennifer Smith Richards THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH The truth about Columbus middle schools is brutal. If you are in one of Columbus’ 24 middle-school buildings, your school did not improve enough in math and reading to meet federal targets. None did. It is likely that your school isn’t teaching [...]
