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April 10, 2007, 1:00 PM
PEPG Director Paul E. Peterson will host a webinar for members of the media to discuss the findings of recent PEPG research. To register, please call Conference America at 800 925 8000 and RSVP by stating the date and time of the webinar, as well as mentioning professor Peterson's name.
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December 7, 2006, 12:00 PM
"Urban Academies: Lessons from an Innovations Award Winner"
Sara Rogers and Robert Parks
Kennedy School of Government
Taubman Building, Room 301
*cosponsored by the Ash Institute for Governance and Innovation
The Urban Academies of Broward County is a unique public-private partnership that improves teacher retention in predominantly poor, minority schools by “growing” its own teachers. The Academies recruit aspiring educators from within the communities’ own high schools as early as freshman year, provide hands-on specialized training for local college students already committed to education, and support practicing teachers with ongoing training. This approach provides all three groups with the skills and confidence to provide the children in these communities the education they deserve. The 15 participating academy schools have a 93 percent retention rate for third-year teachers, compared with 83 percent in the rest of the district and 67 percent nationwide. The program won the Innovations in American Government Award in 2006. Sara Rogers and Robert Parks will discuss the program and their experiences. A light lunch will be provided at the seminar.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2006, 12:00 PM
The SEED School: Lessons from an Innovations Award Winner
Eric Adler and Rajiv Vinnakota, The SEED Foundation
Kennedy School of Government
Taubman Building, Room 301
In 1997, Eric Adler and Rajiv Vinnakota established The SEED Foundation with the goal of launching schools to benefit urban children. They made the concept of an urban boarding school a reality by creating a partnership among federal, city, and private entities, thereby establishing a funding stream to support and sustain the operation of a boarding school and build a permanent campus. The Foundation opened the country's first urban public boarding school in Washington, D.C. the following year. The SEED School educates 320 urban children, in grades seven through twelve, whose challenging circumstances might otherwise prevent them from fulfilling their academic and social potential. This unique charter school offers a combined academic and boarding program that provides consistent, holistic services in a nurturing environment.
In June 2004, the school celebrated the graduation of its first senior class with a 100 percent graduation and college attendance rate. The school won the Innovations in American Government Award in 2005.
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March 29, 2006
"A Better Bargain: Overhauling Teacher Collective Bargaining for the 21st Century"
with Mitt Romney, Governor of Massachusetts
PDF of the Full Report
American Enterprise Institute (AEI)
Washington, D.C.
Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney will share his vision for education reform on the occasion of the release of the new PEPG report, "A Better Bargain: Overhauling Teacher Collective Bargaining for the 21st Century," written by Frederick M. Hess of AEI and Martin West of the Brookings Institution. Parallel to Governor Romney’s proposed comprehensive education reforms in Massachusetts—which include important changes to teacher collective bargaining practices—Hess and West propose an agenda for overhauling today’s outdated teacher collective bargaining agreements. These relics from the industrial era hinder efforts to recruit and retain excellent educators, restrict the ability of principals to dismiss underperforming teachers, and overregulate schools with work rules that undermine sensible management.
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March 30, 2005
"Rescuing Students in Chronically Underperforming Schools"
A Pioneer Institute Breakfast Forum
Paul E. Peterson, PEPG Director
Pioneer Institute Website
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