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Do You Know Where You Are with Your Own Learning?
For a learning plan to be effective, you must start with a personal needs assessment determining where you currently when it comes to the learning skills you want to improve on. A few years ago, I was fortunate to partner with Matt Barnes, a dedicated parent coach and learning creator, in Texas to launch The…
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It’s Time to Draw a Line in the Sand
The traditional urban school district is broken, can’t be fixed, and must be replaced. Andy Smarick, Urban School Systems of the Future, 2012 People were shocked when Andy Smarick wrote this about America’s urban school districts 10 years ago. But today, very few urban school districts have shown any noticeable progress in getting black, brown,…
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America and It’s “Boutique” Love Affair
America and Americans love to celebrate small wins these days, especially when it comes to public education. Several years ago, I attended the Teach for America (TFA) 20th anniversary celebration in Houston, Texas. Wendy Kopp, founder of TFA, was the event’s special guest and main speaker for the evening. I remember watching three large screens…
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Friday News Roundup…
Welcome to A Better Path to Learning’s first “Friday News Roundup,” where we review the news that impacts your access to better learning. Teacher Job Satisfaction Hits an All-Time Low (EdWeek) According to the Merrimack College Teacher Survey released this week, only 12% of the more than 1,300 teachers surveyed said they were “very satisfied”…
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The Law to Fix Learning is 57 Years Old Today!
57 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) into law. The ESEA extended our federal government’s influence into public education, which was previously reserved mostly to the individual states. The act approved federal funding to improve professional development for teachers, equip America’s classrooms with improved instructional materials, provided…
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