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Original article: http://teachers.net/wong/OCT09/ October 2009 Inner City Is Not an Excuse Success Is Not an Address The achievement did not make the headlines in the local newspaper; there wasn’t a mention on the evening news; and nary a tweet was twittered. This past school year all of Marco Campos’ students passed the Texas Assessment of [...]
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Executive Summary: The New Bedford Leadership Academy (NBLA) is a highly collaborative teacher-led autonomous small learning community set within a reserved area of the existing New Bedford High School facility located at 230 Hathaway Boulevard in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Our education community is comprised of professional educators supporting 125 students. Currently New Bedford High School [...]
The NBLA team is entering the third phase of its design work in order to get ready for the September 2010 opening. The first phase began last summer, as the team worked under a Readiness School grant to prepare a proposal for an autonomous school within a school. The second phase encompassed all of the [...]
The Leadership Academy will pilot a new curriculum model in September based on the Understanding by Design principles practiced in thousands of schools around the nation. It will also highlight the development and measurement of 21st century skills built around a thematic focus on leadership. More to come….
This is a sample post for the opening of the Leadership Academy in September 2010. It has been a long road, but New Bedford High School is moving its restructuring process towards full support for autonomous small learning communities. This will, ultimately, empower all students to realize their full potential. More to come…….
Research Sites: 1. Reagan Conservatism: Reagan, PBS – Major Speeches – NY Times Articles – Presidential Library 2. The Iran-Contra Affair: Reagan, PBS, Iran Contra – Iran/Contra from the National Security Archive – The Secret Government (Iran/Contra Affair) Video – Time: The US and Iran 3. US/Soviet Relations: 4. Reaganomics 5. Woman’s Rights 6. Environmentalism [...]
Monday night, April 12th 2010, the New Bedford School Committee heard two presentations concerning the work of the Restructuring Committee at NBHS. The NBLA (New Bedford Leadership Academy) proposal was one. In a short PowerPoint presentation, we laid out 1) what the NBLA is, 2) where are we now, and 3) what work comes next. [...]
Some right-wingers ignore facts as they rewrite U.S. history By Steven Thomma, McClatchy Newspapers Steven Thomma, Mcclatchy Newspapers Thu Apr 1, 4:05 pm ET WASHINGTON — The right is rewriting history. The most ballyhooed effort is under way in Texas , where conservatives have pushed the state school board to rewrite guidelines, downplaying Thomas Jefferson in one high school [...]
Much has happened lately. As many of you know, NCLB is being revised by the Obama Administration. There have also been reform measures suggested in the areas of national standards, which would have a powerful impact on the nation. Massachusetts has suggested that, because it has one of the highest standards in the nation, it [...]
