SPF update: Don’t trust parents with data!
Should parents be deprived of data on school performance because they might “weaponize” it? One Denver school board member said as much Thursday.
SPF update: Don’t trust parents with data! Read More »
Should parents be deprived of data on school performance because they might “weaponize” it? One Denver school board member said as much Thursday.
SPF update: Don’t trust parents with data! Read More »
If you’re like me and following the debate on proposed changes to the way schools are measured in Denver, you too may have concluded the color-coded school report cards – known as the School Performance Framework or SPF – do not necessarily reflect the culture of a school, or how satisfied a learner your child might be – even at a highly rated school. Color me disappointed with the SPF’s efficacy informing parents.
Information is power, and the only path to equity Read More »
“Pandemic pods” have the potential to widen already gaping opportunity gaps. But there are ways to minimize the negative collective impacts.
Pandemic pods: Let’s share the wealth Read More »
Mike Miles, CEO of First Future Schools, has deftly threaded the needle in a letter to his staff about reopening school next month. Read the full letter here.
Threading the needle on opening school Read More »
Yes, education needs to change fundamentally. For now, though, we need to set aside our differences to get through the next year.
A little grace, please Read More »
A member of the DPS Budget Advisory Committee reflects on how its processes and outcomes could have been improved.
Missed opportunities on the Budget Advisory Committee Read More »
A deal cut last week between Denver Public Schools and the Denver Classroom Teachers Association blew a big hole through the plan to give the biggest raises to the lowest-paid workers.
How DPS violated its ballyhooed “progressive pay” plan Read More »
A powerful column excerpted here places the debate about neighborhood schools within the context of the Black Lives Matter movement. A provocative read, especially for progressives.
The inherent contradiction in progressives’ promotion of neighborhood schools Read More »
Gather your allies and your strength now while our minds and hearts truly feel the injustices borne by our students every day. Plan bold steps that go beyond addressing symptoms and that finally cut to the heart of what we know is unjust with our system.
Do we have the courage to address systemic inequity? Read More »
Let’s, for argument’s sake, give these individuals and groups that want to eliminate accountability and measurement their way. Let’s stop measuring anything and just trust that teachers will get it right. Then let’s come back together in five years and see what our graduation, dropout, and remediation rates look like, not to mention our achievement gaps.
Parsing the “Reimagine SPF” debacle Read More »