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Author Archives: Chris Perrius
How to Coach a “Resistant” Teacher – reblog from EdWeek
Our Senior Associate Shane Safir was a guest blogger for EdWeek’s The Art of Coaching Teachers blog by Elena Aguilar. Elena writes, “There’s one request for advice that I receive more than any other from coaches: How can I coach … Continue reading
Posted in Coaching
Tagged coaching, education reform, instructional improvement, school change, teacher development, teachers
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Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys
This month National Equity Project board member Gregory Hodge will participate on a panel at the Foundation Center in San Francisco on “Philanthropic Support for Black Men and Boys: Where Do We Go From Here?” Other panelists represent organizations including … Continue reading
A Widely Misunderstood Aspect of Leadership
Leadership is not about control, argues Mike Myatt in Forbes recently. It is about surrender. A leader simply operates at their best when they understand their ability to influence is much more fruitful than their ability to control. Here’s the … Continue reading
Posted in Changing the Discourse, Leadership
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The Common Core, Pre-Reading, and Equity
Our Curriculum Developer Zaretta Hammond co-authored an article for the new issue of Phi Delta Kappan titled “Text and Truth: Reading, student experience, and the Common Core” (requires subscription). Zaretta and her co-author Susan Sandler write that the Common Core … Continue reading
Teacher of the Year Update
Remember that Alameda County teacher of the year, I’Asha Warfield, who told us that “what keeps me believing in the work I’m doing as a coach is what I learned at the National Equity Project CFE institute”? She is one of … Continue reading
Teacher of the Year testimony
I’Asha Warfield was named one of two Teachers of the Year for Alameda County California, encompassing 23 districts serving over 200,000 students, 40% of them low-income. She is an English teacher at Frick Middle School in Oakland Unified. She worked … Continue reading
Equitable Turnaround Approaches
A new report on turnaround schools came through our in box last week, representing a welcome alternative view of leadership and change to the dominant approaches in the education system that aligns with National Equity Project approaches. First, the dominant approach to improving … Continue reading
Posted in achievement gap, Leadership, Relationships, school reform
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A School Turnaround in one Democratic Convention Speech
Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts spoke at the Democratic National Convention on the first night and referenced a school in Boston that has turned around. We were encouraged especially by the support services that help students deal with the effects … Continue reading
Confronting Systemic Inequity in Education
That’s the title of a report by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP). It’s written for foundations but has insights and data that are useful for other equity workers. (The PDF is free, the fee is for the printed report.) The … Continue reading
Posted in Bias, Changing the Discourse, Structural Racism
Tagged meritocracy, philanthropy, systems change, whole system reform
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