A recent study by the Rand Corporation describes the gap between good ideas in education and making them happen. Implementation of new practices is always difficult. The report highlights the many problems faced by public schools in implementation important reforms. The authors conclude that comprehensive school reform can be expected to have little effect on student achievement at the current rate of implementation.
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Dearborn Academy Dearborn is one of New England's premiere psycho-therapeutic day schools serving children and adolescents with severe emotional, behavioral, and learning difficulties. It is one of the few programs in eastern Massachusetts that also meets the needs of children and adolescents who face both language-based learning issues and emotional challenges. Lesley Ellis School Lesley Ellis School is a nationally recognized independent elementary school (Preschool-Grade 5) offering a progressive, antibias education with ambitious goals for learning. SFC's largest program, Lesley Ellis serves 150 families. Seaport Campus Seaport is a small alternative high school with a unique hands-on learning program that includes opportunities for self-development through experiences at sea. Seaport specializes in supporting teens with non-verbal and social learning difficulties. S.T.E.P. S.T.E.P. (Short-Term Educational Placement) provides stabilization and assessment services designed for elementary, middle- and high-school students who have been temporarily excluded from their schools. This Month
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Friday, November 17
Lots of Talk, Not Enough Action
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MFB
on Fri 17 Nov 2006 04:59 PM EST
Tuesday, April 18
Deliciously Innovative Vocational Education Program at Cambridge Rindge & Latin
by
MFB
on Tue 18 Apr 2006 09:00 AM EDT
Cambridge Rindge & Latin School is set to launch an innovative program designed to provide students in their culinary arts program a chance to practice what they are learning. The school will open a 45-seat restaurant, take-out service, and catering business run entirely by students. The program is one of just 77 in the country certified by the American Culinary Federation. Read more here!
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