Notes from the news, July 23
Q & A: Arlene C. Ackerman | Philadelphia Superintendent of Schools Philadelphia Business JournalSuperintendent Ackerman spoke of vocational and job readiness programs and how businesses can help students become work and college ready.
See also: Deloitte aims to improve Philadelphia's graduation rate Philadelphia Business Journal
Michael O'Neill launches nonprofit to raise money for successful Phila. schools The Inquirer
The Philadelphia Schools Project plans to bring in $100 million for successful schools of any stripe--District, charter, parochial, or private.
See also: Effort starting to raise $100 million for public, charter, parochial schools The Notebook blog
PA standards get low marks in study The Notebook blog
The Fordham Institute rated states against the new national Core Curriculum standards, and PA was near the bottom of the pack.
Education inventors get boost under new programs AP
The federal Department of Education is making it easier for entrepreneurs to get involved with education. A vice dean at UPenn's Graduate School of Education wants to create "a Silicon Valley around education."
Burris Ewell A Year in the Life of a Teacher blog
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