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Whose Standards Are These? A Chronological Glossary Of Standards In P-12 Education, Richard E. Day
Whose Standards Are These? A Chronological Glossary Of Standards In P-12 Education, Richard E. Day
Richard E. Day
No abstract provided.
First In Reform: The Adoption Of Common Core State Standards In Kentucky, Richard E. Day
First In Reform: The Adoption Of Common Core State Standards In Kentucky, Richard E. Day
Richard E. Day
On February 11, 2010, in an unprecedented joint meeting, the chairs of the Kentucky Board of Education, the Council on Postsecondary Education, and the Education Professional Standards Board signed a resolution directing their respective agencies to implement the Common Core State Standards in English/language arts and mathematics. This act formalized Kentucky’s commitment to integrate the nascent standards into the state’s public education system – the first state to do so. This article will trace the antecedents to Kentucky’s adoption of the standards as one expression of the late 20th century/early 21st century “corporate school reform movement” as manifested in the …
Education Reform In Kentucky: Just What The Court Ordered, Richard E. Day, Jo Ann G. Ewalt
Education Reform In Kentucky: Just What The Court Ordered, Richard E. Day, Jo Ann G. Ewalt
Richard E. Day
No abstract provided.
Bert Combs And The Council For Better Education: Catalysts For School Reform, Richard E. Day
Bert Combs And The Council For Better Education: Catalysts For School Reform, Richard E. Day
Richard E. Day
A history of the beginnings of the Council for Better Education and their successful litigation, Rose v Council for Better Education. The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, published continuously since 1903, is among the oldest historical journals in America but continues to provide fresh perspectives on the history of Kentucky and its people. The Register includes the work of leading scholars on the commonwealth but is widely accessible to general readers interested in Kentucky history. Published quarterly, it is a benefit of Kentucky Historical Society membership. Leading scholars whose articles have appeared in the Register include James A. Ramage, …
Each Child, Every Child., Richard E. Day
Each Child, Every Child., Richard E. Day
Richard E. Day
Dr Day was was invited to present at a peer-reviewed international symposium on education reform. This presentation puts the struggle for adequately funded public schools into an historical context, focusing on the Kentucky Supreme Court’s decision in Rose v. Council for Better Education.
Kentucky Coming Late To Battle For Soul Of Charter Schools Movement, Richard E. Day
Kentucky Coming Late To Battle For Soul Of Charter Schools Movement, Richard E. Day
Richard E. Day
Around the time charter schools first began to appear in Minnesota, Kentucky was neck-deep in the Kentucky Education Reform Act, the most sweeping set of school reforms undertaken by any state at any one time. As a result, there was little interest on the part of the legislature, or the press for that matter, in allowing Kentucky schools to veer from the KERA's path. Everybody's hands were full. The new law was already being attacked from the right and supporters worried there might not be enough votes to sustain KERA in 1996. Meanwhile, the Patton administration took the position that …
District Flunked Test On Evaluating School Principals - Petrilli Trial Revealed Weakness, Richard E. Day
District Flunked Test On Evaluating School Principals - Petrilli Trial Revealed Weakness, Richard E. Day
Richard E. Day
A surprising revelation from Peggy Petrilli's unsuccessful racial discrimination suit against Fayette County Superintendent Stu Silberman was that principals rarely - if ever - get marked down on their evaluations. A Herald-Leader editorial was correct to say, "the district must do a better job of evaluating employees. ... employees who aren't accurately graded can't really be expected to improve." Given his considerable talents, it must have been difficult for the editorial board to pen comments critical of Silberman, although they softened it as much as they could.
Conduct Open Search For Ed Chief - Take A Lesson From Botched Job In 2007, Richard E. Day
Conduct Open Search For Ed Chief - Take A Lesson From Botched Job In 2007, Richard E. Day
Richard E. Day
Public vetting can help the KBE avoid past problems and make a better decision. When public boards perform their duties on behalf of the public, citizens can provide valuable input and governors don't need to get involved. But this only works if the board is sincerely listening and remains open-minded.
Lowering State's Educatioon Standards A Bad Idea, Richard E. Day
Lowering State's Educatioon Standards A Bad Idea, Richard E. Day
Richard E. Day
Low expectations are much worse than high expectations. Low expectations are a recipe for low performance. For a principal, low expectations remove the need for results. For a teacher, it is an invitation to ease up and allow a certain percentage of hard-to-teach students to fail; and students always do better when teachers really try. Motivation is important in any human endeavor, and that includes teaching. What gets inspected gets respected. Reasonable accountability systems, applied humanely, give the public useful information about the performance of schools without harming children in the process. In its present form, NCLB is not that …
Keep An Eye On Northern, Richard E. Day
Keep An Eye On Northern, Richard E. Day
Richard E. Day
Will Fayette County schools Superintendent Stu Silberman achieve his goal to make the academy one of the highest-achieving schools in the state without changing its demographics? In January, Silberman told parents that much of their children's low-test-score problem could be attributed to the principals and their ability to motivate their staffs. He said principals -- one at a high-scoring school and one at a low-scoring school -- could be switched, and that the scores would flip-flop in two years. He subsequently selected Principal Peggy Petrilli to lead the new academy.
Fayette Schools Need Effective, Inspiring Leader, Richard E. Day
Fayette Schools Need Effective, Inspiring Leader, Richard E. Day
Richard E. Day
There is a leadership crisis in our school district that needs to be fixed quickly. As the school board considers superintendent candidates, it is appropriate to discuss whether the next superintendent should be from inside the district or outside, and what qualities are crucial. Given recent history, I can think of nothing more important than finding a qualified person who knows the district, shares the board's vision and has a demonstrated commitment to Fayette County and its children. We need a steady hand on the wheel.
Appendix A: Primary Sources, Richard E. Day
0.1_Introductory Material 1, Richard E. Day
Appendix F: Council Finances, Richard E. Day
Appendix H: Council Membership Chronological, Richard E. Day
Appendix H: Council Membership Chronological, Richard E. Day
Richard E. Day
No abstract provided.
Appendix G: Council Membership By District, Richard E. Day
Appendix G: Council Membership By District, Richard E. Day
Richard E. Day
Council Membership by District
Appendix I: Cases Related To School Finance And Equity, Richard E. Day
Appendix I: Cases Related To School Finance And Equity, Richard E. Day
Richard E. Day
No abstract provided.
Appendix D: Council Documents, Richard E. Day
Appendix D: Council Documents, Richard E. Day
Richard E. Day
List of Council Documents reviewed
Appendix B: Bibliography, Richard E. Day
0.2_Introductory Material 2, Richard E. Day
0.2_Introductory Material 2, Richard E. Day
Richard E. Day
Acknowledgements, Table of Contents, List of Figures, Note ot Readers
Appendix C: Council For Better Education: Chronology Of Events, Richard E. Day
Appendix C: Council For Better Education: Chronology Of Events, Richard E. Day
Richard E. Day
Council for Better Education: Chronology of Events
Appendix E: Council Expenses, Richard E. Day
Cassidy Prides Itself On Helping Minority Parents And Students, Richard E. Day
Cassidy Prides Itself On Helping Minority Parents And Students, Richard E. Day
Richard E. Day
Essentially, a spat with Herald-Leader columnist Merlene Davis which resulted in her writing a retraction.