This past week I was in Washington to talk with colleagues and friends about the upcoming debates over NCLB. While I enjoy the city and my friends, it was great to get back to my school just in time for Friday—one of my favorite days. And it has nothing to do with it being the day before the weekend.
New Features
Read about Diane Ravitch's new book, the First Symposium of the Deborah Meier Institute, and George Wood's blog in the March 9th edition of News and Views.
Deborah Meier has spent nearly four decades working in public education as a teacher, principal, writer and public advocate. The elementary and secondary schools she helped create in New York City and Boston serve predominantly low income African-American and Latino students; these schools are considered exemplars of performance-based home-grown standards.