Bold Reform + Union Buy-In Are Possible

A discussion over on National Journal’s Education Experts blog has policy experts and education leaders (including Education Secretary Arne Duncan and former Secretary Margaret Spellings) talking about the “either/or” debate between having stakeholder support vs. bold ideas for reform. NEA President Dennis Van Roekel chimed in and explained you can have both:

 The question presents a [...]

Education Leaders Plan Collaboration on Priority Schools

Raising Achievement in Priority Schools is Focus of Union-District Teams
NEW YORK CITY - March 04, 2010 - Public education professionals from classrooms to local governments to the Obama Administration meet here Thursday to continue mapping collaborative approaches to significantly raising academic achievement in the nation’s lower-performing five percent of public schools. These Priority Schools are the subject [...]

NEA Priority Schools Campaign: Disrupting the Status Quo

Turning around lower-performing schools is a high priority for the 3.2 million members of the National Education Association. By leading permanent changes in these Priority Schools, we will transform the lives of tens of thousands of students by significantly raising academic achievement.
Our commitment includes a vow to work side-by-side with communities and with policymakers in [...]