by dwalker | Jul 9, 2013 | Blog
As a high school administrator—first an assistant principal and then a principal—I gave a lot of thought to the kind of behaviors I wanted to model for students. Students rarely see their administrators as full human beings who studied in high school, completed...
by dwalker | Jun 4, 2013 | Blog
An important part of building a college-going culture in schools is engaging parents in helping their students imagine a larger future for themselves, one that is not limited by economic status or parents’ level of education. Starting with the assumption that all...
by dwalker | Apr 30, 2013 | Blog
Just this week I’ve read two blogs about whether the Common Core State Standards encourage or inhibit creativity on the part of students and teachers. One blog written by Lexington, Kentucky educator Rene Boss posited that the standards themselves are neutral and...
by dwalker | Apr 16, 2013 | Blog
I’ve been writing about college readiness in my last few blogs, including what schools can do to prepare students for college by strengthening school culture and ensuring high expectations (College Readiness), and why tracking reduces the likelihood of college for...
by dwalker | Feb 15, 2013 | Blog
We use terms like tracking and on track interchangeably, referring to monitoring student’s progress toward high school graduation and college enrollment, or to students completing the necessary requirements for college, including meeting ACT benchmarks. In Kentucky...
