#school-leadership
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fromThe Oaklandside
2 weeks agoHow one Oakland high school made gains in reading and math
As a "Big Picture School, MetWest follows a nontraditional model, where students spend three days a week doing core learning and instruction, and spend Tuesdays and Thursdays participating in internships and career learning with a mentor. Their internships are in fields ranging from automotive to education, healthcare, and videography. "At Big Picture Schools, we believe not all the learning happens inside the schools but outside as well,"
East Bay (California)
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months agoPrep talk: Cathedral's unusual arrangement: President, principal are head coaches
If you run cross-country or play soccer at Cathedral High, you'd better be extra polite and respectful around the head coaches. They also happen to be the school president and principal, respectively. Martin Farfan and Arturo Lopez continue to hold dual roles, which probably makes Cathedral the only school in the state with such an arrangement. Despite all the time and responsibilities required to coach and help run Cathedral, they seem to make it work.
Education
New York City
fromChalkbeat
3 months agoNYC schools survey: Teacher satisfaction, student boredom, and the new chancellor
NYC teachers report higher satisfaction with Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos than her predecessor; students largely feel bored, and youngest-grade teachers are most professionally satisfied.
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