History of IDEA
Jeannie Oakes, Founder and Former Director
Youth Voice in School Finance
NEW REPORT: Los Angeles' road to A-G for all
Without Dollars and Sense Powerpoint
Past Educational Opportunity Reports
Extending the school day
- 11-22-2011
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Blog by John Thompson/Huffington Post
The Wallace Foundation's "Reimagining the School Day," points the way towards creating the "community schools" necessary to provide educational futures for our most economically disadvantaged children. It includes another good report, "More Time for Learning," by the Education Sector's Elena Silva and Susan Headden, on extending the time in school. The best thing about the presentation, however, was the Introduction, "Five Troubling Facts and a Way Forward," which was authored by Christine DeVita, the founding president of the Wallace Foundation. Hopefully, this is a sign that data-driven "reformers," like the Ed Sector, are learning from traditional reformers, like the Wallace Foundation. Ms. DeVita worries that realistic solutions like extended learning are being derailed by fights over terminology and turf. (more...)
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