Brooke Breaks New Ground in Student Achievement
Students at Brooke Charter Schools are 98% black and Latino. Across Brooke’s three Boston campuses, 80% of students qualify…
UP Shakes Up District Instruction
In 2008, Scott Given left his position as Principal at Excel Academy Charter School in East Boston, Massachusetts. Like…
Youth UpRising: Changing a Community, One Young Person at a Time
In the Castlemont neighborhood of East Oakland, one in four people live in poverty. The teenage pregnancy rate is…
Seneca Goes “All-In!” on Education
Michael’s school career got off to a rough start. It was only the first week of kindergarten, and he…
TinyTap Taps into Educational Games and Interactive Lessons
Just as indie coders can create hot new apps, teachers and students can develop educational content with widespread appeal.…
Live From Summit 2014: From Talk to Action: Increasing the Diversity of Education Leadership
By Evan Larson in Summit onDr. Howard Fuller, Distinguished Professor of Education at Marquette University, introduced the closing plenary of Summit 2014. Dr. Fuller…
Live from Summit 2014: Winning the Fight for Higher Standards
By Evan Larson in Summit onPatrick McCarthy of the ExxonMobil foundation introduced our Summit 2014 session on educational standards. As a taxpayer and an…
John King in Conversation with Joanne Weiss
By Evan Larson in Summit onJoanne Weiss, former chief of staff to the Secretary of Education, interviewed John King, Commissioner of Education of the…
Transforming Trauma: Promoting Resilience
By Evan Larson in Summit on"Anyone could be someone who changes the world in a big or small way," says Dr. Joyce Dorado as…
Opening Plenary: Bryan Stevenson
By Evan Larson in Summit onBryan Stevenson is our first speaker at Summit 2014. Stevenson began his talk by sharing a bit about his…
Summit Kickoff!
By Evan Larson in Summit onNewSchools CEO Ted Mitchell has opened Summit 2014! Ted thanked our generous sponsors, including the NewSchools Board of Directors and…
