Race to the Top Isn't Enough
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Scholastic Administrator Back to School 2010
Friday, August 20th, 2010 Rivera and Crew Talk with New York Times
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Manny Rivera and Rudy Crew
Rudy Crew, a former New York City schools chancellor who has formed his own consulting company, said he was astonished to see so many untested groups peddling strategies to improve schools.
“This is like the aftermath of the Civil War, with all the carpetbaggers and charlatans,” Dr. Crew said…
Recognizing the risks facing school districts that sign contracts with untested groups, the American Enterprise Institute, a nonprofit conservative policy group, issued a report last month urging that districts require performance guarantees, under which contractors failing to meet achievement targets would forfeit payments. (more…)
Leading Change at Central High School
Monday, August 2nd, 2010
Central High School
Joseph Garcia, Sr. VP of District & School Services, recently spoke with The Pueblo Chieftain about Global Partnership Schools work with Pueblo City Schools to transform Central High School, as well as five other schools in the district.
Changes to greet Central High School students
Focus will be more on moving on to college.
By GAYLE PEREZ
There will be noticeable changes at Central High School when students and staff return to class on Aug. 23.
For starters, the school will have new leadership with Principal Matt Lane taking over for Fred Trujillo, who left to take a job in New Mexico. (more…)
Global Leads Bridgeport Turnaround Effort
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
Warren Harding High School
Bridgeport reshuffles principal assignments
Linda Conner Lambeck, Staff Writer
BRIDGEPORT — The Board of Education agreed Monday to hand over the management of Warren Harding High School to an outside firm, hired a principal for its new Discovery Magnet School and shuffled the leadership at several other schools.
The New York-based Global Partnership Schools will take over at Harding once Schools Superintendent John Ramos draws up a contract that will specify what the district expects in return for a large chunk of an anticipated three-year, $2.1 million federal grant. Global Partnerships was started last year by Rudolph Crew, the former schools chancellor of New York City and Miami as well as Manny Rivera, twice the former schools superintendent in Rochester, NY. (more…)
Rudy Crew at the NAACP Convention
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Rudy Crew, President
Education is ‘civil-rights issue of our generation,’ Cabinet official tells NAACP
By Mará Rose Williams — The Kansas City Star
Posted on Wednesday , July 14, 2010
Calling education “the civil rights issue of our generation,” U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday issued a national challenge for whole communities to get involved in improving public education.
“The only way to achieve equality in society is to achieve it in the classroom,” Duncan told NAACP delegates meeting in Kansas City for the group’s annual convention. (more…)
Family Fun Day Photos
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010Students who participated in the Global Partnership Schools extended learning, free tutoring program in Southern Connecticut were joined by their families and friends on Saturday, June 12, at the Fair Haven School in New Haven to celebrate their success.
Program directors Lisa Valenzisi and Debbie McWhorter put together an amazing event with their team. Everyone enjoyed reading the student reflections, playing games, and receiving door prizes that included gift baskets from Pearson and Target, and four business class tickets courtesy of AirTran Airways.
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Scholastic Administrator
Thursday, June 10th, 2010Wayne D’Orio, Executive Editor of Scholastic Administrator, recently spoke with Manny Rivera and Rudy Crew about Global Partnership Schools and their focus on student outcomes in turning around low-performing schools.
To watch the video interview, click here.
Diplomas Count 2010
Thursday, June 10th, 2010In Education Week’s annual report, Diplomas Count 2010, Manny Rivera addresses the use of data in identifying students early on who are in danger of slipping through the cracks.
The signs that students may not last until graduation often show up in the data teachers have collected in elementary and middle school, says Manuel J. Rivera, a former Rochester, N.Y., superintendent who is now the chief executive officer of the New York City-based Global Partnership Schools.
“You begin to see signs long before 9th grade—kids who don’t have interest, and that begins to impact their attendance,” he says. “You see kids who test quite well, but who are completely not engaged in learning.”
They include some students, Rivera says, who are “inappropriately and incorrectly” labeled as having disabilities and end up languishing in special education classes. (more…)
Family Fun Day Celebration
Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Family Fun Day at Fair Haven School
The family event will highlight Global Partnership Schools’ commitment to offering parents the highest quality extended learning opportunities for their children. From KidsTalk, a lesson plan that bridges a connection to student’s hopes and aspirations, to customized instruction in a safe, caring environment, the GPS approach improves learning in the classroom. (more…)
Making Data Matter
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010Rudy Crew, President
View Rudy Crew’s interview with Ed Week’s Dakarai Aarons:
Education Week: Rudy Crew
