eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

I have devoted my 44-year career at the Council to improving education for children in the nation’s cities and fighting for equity and the critical resources our urban schools need to help the students they serve meet the highest academic standards and become successful and productive members of society.

Common Core 94

Common Core Academic Standards Education Instructional Materials 94

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2019

David Murphy, who has served as the district’s superintendent since 2002 (and has worked in the district since 1984), explained that the approach was born of necessity. “This style of learning, this family atmosphere that we have here, it’s a real positive in kids’ lives,” Dole said. High school is not really working for most kids,” he said.

Kaplan 100

Kaplan Study Report Academic Standards 100

MindShift

JULY 10, 2017

Now comes a big study to say something different: Holding kids back at third grade when they don’t meet the academic standards will give them a boost in achievement, by some measures. For one thing, they will earn more money on average over a lifetime with that head start into the workforce.

Study 50

Study Academic Standards Policies Groups 50

MindShift

JUNE 27, 2019

David Murphy, who has served as the district’s superintendent since 2002 (and has worked in the district since 1984), explained that the approach was born of necessity. “This style of learning, this family atmosphere that we have here, it’s a real positive in kids’ lives,” Dole said. High school is not really working for most kids,” he said.

Kaplan 52

Kaplan Learning Report Academic Standards 52