Innovate’s Founder and CEO Matt Hammer shares his thoughts on top education stories in the news.
So many studies have shown the positive benefits of education that we don’t need to cite statistics to convince people it’s an important investment — not only for our own kids, but for our entire society. For instance, people with more education generally have higher lifetime earnings.
My son is in middle school, so this short article by a middle school teacher grabbed my attention. Ryan Tahmaseb writes about how he found an interesting and appropriate way to teach his students an essay by Junot Diaz, one of his favorite writers, but one who generally writes about adult themes.
Last week, Governor Jerry Brown released the latest state budget projections showing that California will get $6.7 billion more in revenue than originally anticipated.
We’ve all heard the conventional wisdom: “He’s just not ready for that college. If he went now, he would fail – he can’t cut it there.” Two recent studies challenge this thinking, looking specifically at students that are right on the cusp of eligibility for four-year schools.
A very interesting new report is out that finds that districts across the country are increasingly lengthening the school day and the school year – practices that have previously been far more common in charter schools. High-poverty students benefit the most from extended learning time.