How School Networks Create Shared Learning Environments and CommunityBy Jennifer Power, program officer, ECMC Foundation | January 18, 2018 “The networks can take on the work of building stakeholder support, translating alternative measures of success for accountability partners, collaborating within the network and with community partners, and problem solving around whatever the system throws its way, all the while protecting …
An Educator’s Response to the Secretary’s comments on Manifest Destiny
An Educator’s Response to the Secretary’s comments on Manifest DestinyBy Anpao Duta Flying Earth, Head of School, Native American Community Academy | December 28, 2017 “We must make education particularly (or specifically) relevant to students regarding their cultural historical needs. This will empower them to articulate and achieve their individual passions, thereby intellectually and socially fortifying their communities.”On December 9th …
Three Useful Innovations from Non-Traditional Schools
Three Useful Innovations from Non-Traditional SchoolsBy Tony Monfiletto, Director, Future Focused Education | December 21, 2017 “Our ability to live outside the traditional system has allowed us to develop a few innovations that could be particularly helpful. I hope that they are as valuable to school districts as they have proven to be for our students and communities.”Charter schools once …
Life After Health Leadership High School
Life after Health Leadership High SchoolBy Carolyn Baca, former Health Leadership High School student | December 7, 2017 “They taught us how to give presentations, how to properly present ourselves during interviews, and time management. All of which are traits that are needed in college and the work force. ”Health Leadership High School (HLHS) is a health based high school …
My High School Internship Taught Me What a Professional Job is Actually Like
My High School Internship Taught Me What a Professional Job is Actually LikeBy Kathleen Wieck, Improve Group Intern, Tech Leadership High School Student “Before this, I had expected to have the same kind of first job as most teenagers, working at a fast food restaurant or something like that. Instead, unlike most high school students, I had the chance to …
Teaching Made to Look Easy
Teaching Made to Look Easyby Judy Reinhartz, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, The University of Texas at El Paso “From an observer’s perspective, everyone including the students made teaching and learning look easy. Taking a deeper dive into what we saw tells yet another story.”Our visit to the New Mexico Center for School Leadership (NMCSL) and their partners in the Leadership Schools …
Schools that Change Young People’s Lives
Schools that Change Young People’s LivesBy Tony Monfiletto, Director, Future Focused Education | September 21, 2017 “These are stark realities for young people without high school diplomas, and it’s a hard but worthwhile road for young people to find a way to graduate even with the deck stacked against them.”Every day at the Leadership Schools, we see students who personify …
Authenticity in the Classroom
Authenticity in the ClassroomBy Christina Rodriguez, Generation Justice Fellow | September 7, 2017 “We’re not teaching to a test, we’re teaching students to be critical thinkers and problem solvers. We’re teaching them to do something right now, and not wait around until they’re college graduates.”It’s 2002 in Little Rock, Arkansas. A young soldier from Angie, Louisiana asks this question to …
Finding My Voice: Traditional Education Didn’t Help Me in Knowing Who I Was
Finding My Voice: Traditional Education Didn’t Help Me in Knowing Who I WasBy Chrstina Rodriguez, Generation Justice | August 10, 2017 “I realized that my successful academic career had not prepared me for this… I was not armed with the privilege of a confident introduction. I did not know who I was – I did not even know why I …
Teacher Turnover in NM is High. Here’s How We Fix It.
Teacher Turnover in NM is High. Here’s How We Fix It. By Tony Monfiletto, Director | July 27, 2017 “I loved those kids and I learned so much from working with them, but… I craved the chance to collaborate with my colleagues. I was surrounded by good teachers who cared about students, but they were in a system so full …