Observations from the field

It is the first days of September 2019 and for most public school students in grades K – 12, the school year has started.  Families

So what happens to the academically gifted young children from Black and Brown communities?  This is a real question that must be asked and answers

New School Leaders Must Emerge A new paradigm is needed for real, rapid and lasting change in educational outcomes for Black and Brown students .

2016 Summer Olympic Achievements It is August 2016. The Summer Olympics are in progress in Rio. American athletes have done well with a very respectable

In a prior blog post we described a school-wide community initiative, developed in New Orleans, called The Biggest Winner Math Challenge that produces gains in

(This is a long blog post. You can read it or scan the graphs or play the videos or click the links. It is one 

Too many school leaders have not yet embraced the power of “Learning Analytics“ and data to guide the turnaround and transformation of their schools. When

Education Reform is a Start but it is Not Enough Reforming education alone will not revitalize lower income communities across the US.  Creating meaningful career

Last week Louisiana released their 2015 state K – 8 Math and ELA assessment results. These long awaited student academic performance scores, based on the