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Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Eduwonk � Blog Archive � Current Events

Eduwonk � Blog Archive � Current Events

Current Events

Guest post by Jim Ryan
Two stories of interest in today’s NYT. First, there is a front-page story about the mad rush by companies to get federal money for helping to turn around failing schools.
As the headline (in the print edition) says, “School Reform Draws Crowd, Not Credentials.” One company promises to help schools by “facilitating new conversations through story listening, expressing empathy, appreciative inquiry and design thinking.” I’m sure some of these turnaround companies have great ideas