This is the final post in Mi’s Revisiting the Turnaround Challenge blog series. In Revisiting the Turnaround Challenge, we examined the outcomes of three “turnaround zones” implemented by urban public school districts in partnership with Mi between 2012-2019. Our goal was to learn from our past work to help school and district leaders and State…
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This is the sixth of seven blog posts that will highlight the key points in Mi’s recent report, Revisiting the Turnaround Challenge. The report examined the outcomes of three “turnaround zones” implemented by urban public school districts in partnership with Mi between 2012-2019. Our goal was to learn from our past work to help school…
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This is the fifth of seven blog posts that will highlight the key points in Mi’s recent report, Revisiting the Turnaround Challenge. The report examined the outcomes of three “turnaround zones” implemented by urban public school districts in partnership with Mi between 2012-2019. Our goal was to learn from our past work to help school…
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This is the fourth of seven blog posts that will highlight the key points in Mi’s recent report, Revisiting the Turnaround Challenge. The report examined the outcomes of three “turnaround zones” implemented by urban public school districts in partnership with Mi between 2012-2019. Our goal was to learn from our past work to help school…
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This is the third of seven blog posts that will highlight the key points in Mi’s recent report, Revisiting the Turnaround Challenge. The report examined the outcomes of three “turnaround zones” implemented by urban public school districts in partnership with Mi between 2012-2019. Our goal was to learn from our past work to help school…
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This is the second of seven blog posts that will highlight the key points in Mi’s recent report, Revisiting the Turnaround Challenge. The report examined the outcomes of three “turnaround zones” implemented by urban public school districts in partnership with Mi between 2012-2019. Our goal was to learn from our past work to help school…
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This is the first of seven blog posts that will highlight the key points in Mi’s recent report, Revisiting the Turnaround Challenge. The report examined the outcomes of three “turnaround zones” implemented by urban public school districts in partnership with Mi between 2012-2019. Our goal was to learn from our past work to help school…
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This piece was written and cosigned by members of the Mass Insight Advanced Placement (AP) Teacher of Advisory Council, where we advocate for students and advanced academic pathways through the lens of educators of color.
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There is one easy policy change that would contribute immediately to the Equity Agenda.
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In education, administrators, teachers, and students are regarded as key stakeholders. However, for students, their ability to affect classroom policies is dependent on being heard. Including the student voice matters because it can lead to greater student engagement, help shape the culture of schools and classrooms, and, most importantly, help to advance educational equity. As the 2022-2023 school year commences, here are three reasons why it is important to raise up the student voice.
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I love statistics! Anyone who knows me knows that. To me, it is the most relevant math class a student can take. Within the first few weeks of class, students can already see its usefulness, and never in 16 years of teaching AP Stats did I EVER have a student say “When am I ever…
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I remember taking an astrophysics class at the Museum of Natural History in New York City where the draw was that world-renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson would be our teacher! As I nervously entered the small auditorium I thought “what the heck am I doing?” I would certainly know the least of anyone in the room, but then again, anything I…
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