NEWS & EVENTS
Washington Post: Simplistic Assumptions Don’t Close the Achievement Gap – Dedicated Teachers and Research-Supported Practices Do
Future Is Now responded to misleading assertions on the Washington Post’s education blog today: First, thanks to Elizabeth Walters for her work at the extraordinary Chalmette High School and her interest in documenting, as she writes, how we can improve … →
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Hechinger Report: Q & A with Steve Barr
Sarah Carr writes: Steve Barr has often found himself in the minority as a charter school founder who supports teacher unionization, albeit of a transformed nature. About 12 percent of charter schools nationally employ unionized teachers, according to recent data from the … →
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Times-Picayune Hails “Legend” Steve Barr and FIN Turnaround Team
Andrew Vanacore writes: Steve Barr, who describes himself as a “basketball freak,” stands taller than 6 feet and talks urgently in sports metaphors. The one on his mind now has to do with John McDonogh High School on Esplanade Avenue. … →
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Teachers: Are You Ready to Change New Orleans Students’ Lives?
Future Is Now (FIN) is building a bridge to a future in which education reform is a fully sustainable movement that will transform the lives of tens of millions of students, rather than hundreds of thousands. FIN envisions a world … →
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