July 27th, 2010
Warren Harding High School
The Bridgeport Board of Education awarded Global Partnership Schools the contract to lead the turnaround efforts at 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.
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July 14th, 2010
Rudy Crew, President
Rudy Crew joined U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and a distinguished panel of education experts to discuss critical issues surrounding federal education policies impacting communities of color at the NAACP National Convention in Kansas City.
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.
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July 13th, 2010
Rudy Crew joins U.S. Education Secretary for Discussion at NAACP Convention
July 13, 2010, NEW YORK — At this week’s 101st National Convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Global Partnership Schools president and University of Southern California professor, Rudy Crew, will join a distinguished panel of education experts to discuss critical issues surrounding federal education policies impacting communities of color.
Crew, who served as chancellor of the New York City Public Schools and as superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, will be joined by Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan; Will Jawando, White House Office of Public Engagement; George Khaldun, chief administration officer of the Harlem Children’s Zone; Tiffany Anderson, superintendent of the University Academy Charter School; and Ken Surratt, assistant director of CREDO. Adora Obi Nweze, chair of the National Board’s Education Committee, will moderate the panel exploring such issues as:
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June 15th, 2010
Students 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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June 11th, 2010
Global Partnership Schools and AirTran Airways celebrate
Successful tutoring program in Connecticut
June 11, 2010 — NEW HAVEN, Conn. — This year, more than 300 eligible students in New Haven, Norwalk, Bridgeport and Stamford participated in a free after school tutoring program provided by Global Partnership Schools. The students’ efforts resulted in academic gains during the year—in one New Haven school, students gained at least 10 levels on the Diagnostic Reading Assessment (DRA)—which will be celebrated this weekend during a special day of fun for students and their families.
On Saturday, June 12, Global Partnership Schools will host a Family Fun Day Celebration to recognize the achievements of students participating in the program in New Haven. Students and their families will enjoy a range of fun and educational games, activities, an obstacle course, food, and exciting door prizes including four round trip, business class tickets for one lucky family, provided by AirTran Airways. The event will be held at Fair Haven School from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
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June 10th, 2010
Wayne 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.
June 10th, 2010
In 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.
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June 10th, 2010
Family Fun Day at Fair Haven School
On Saturday, June 12, New Haven students who participated in the Global Partnership Schools tutoring program will be joined by their families and friends to celebrate their success and learning. The Family Fun Day Celebration will take place at Fair Haven School (164 Grand Avenue, New Haven, CT 06513) from 2-5 p.m.
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.
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June 1st, 2010
Rudy Crew, President
At the
Education Week Leadership Forum, “Making Data Matter,” in Washington, DC, Rudy Crew discussed how data-driven decision making can be used to drive instruction. Dr. Crew outlined the need to create a real demand for data as a resource and the understanding that data can change behavior and be a prompter for powerful relationship building within a school.
View Rudy Crew’s interview with Ed Week’s Dakarai Aarons:
Education Week: Rudy Crew
