Just a few years before his retirement, superintendent David Britten knew that there was something our education system wasn't getting right. He felt then that, "I know what learning is about, but I don't know how to package that into…
Michigan Future is working on its first ever state policy agenda. The agenda will be designed to identify state policies that can raise living standards of all Michiganders. A big component of the agenda will be improving education attainment. Below…
The nation's report card on student achievement is the National Assessment of Education Progress. It measures how well students across the country perform on high standards tests. The results for the 4th and 8th grades in reading and math were…
When it comes to education the Harlem Children's Zone's Geoffrey Canada has it right when he says he wants for Harlem's kids what his rich donors want for their kids. Its a lesson worth remembering as business and education leaders…
In writing the three previous Transforming Education posts – in the pursuit of being brief (apparently the rule for blogs) – I have skipped topics I think are important. So here in summary form are my thoughts on some other…