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JOURNALING CHAOS 5: “School Runnings”

The “I Ching” teaches that “Before there can be great brilliance… there must be chaos.” This is PART 5 in a series of blog posts that document our research, strategic thinking, observations and debates as we take on one of the last vestiges of … Continue reading

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A LONG KICK AGAINST THE WIND

Yesterday was my day to post on Leadertalk, which is one of several blogs managed by Education Week. Educational leaders are invited to participate– and my day is the 20th of every month.  So I am always thinking about what I … Continue reading

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BOX SCORE

(NOTE: As the Annual Yearly Progress (AYP)  goals continue to accelerate, more and more US schools will be categorized by the pejorative brand: “Program Improvement School”.  NCLB’s kiss of death.  By 2014 as many as 90% of America’s schools could be … Continue reading

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