Monthly Archives: September 2011

Panel with Ravitch and Rhee Part I

Posted on September 30, 2011 by garyrubinstein

On August 18th 2011, in the quiet town of Edgartown in Martha’s Vineyard, in a small church, there was a panel discussion on the achievement gap.  What made this even particularly notable was the fact that the two faces of … Continue reading →

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What NYC progress reports ‘prove’ about charters

Posted on September 28, 2011 by garyrubinstein

This is a continuation of my last post which you can read here. In my last post I argued that there is almost no correlation between the progress ranks from one year to the next that New York City uses … Continue reading →

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Indisputable proof that NYC school closings based on statistically invalid metrics

Posted on September 27, 2011 by garyrubinstein

I knew that if I had enough patience the corporate reformers would eventually let slip some data which would prove, once and for all, how unscientific are the metrics they’ve been using to shut down schools. That day came earlier … Continue reading →

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If you’re in D.C. come see me on Sunday

Posted on September 24, 2011 by garyrubinstein

I’ll be reading the children’s book I co-wrote with Mark Pett (Delta 1994) at the national mall around 4:30 on Sunday 9/25 as part of the Target Book Festival. Come for the reading and we’ll be signing books afterwards. http://sites.target.com/site/en/company/page.jsp?contentId=WCMP04-055015

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Two more days until first public live interactive show!

Posted on September 19, 2011 by garyrubinstein

10:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, I will be live on the internet interviewing people, answering questions, talking new teachers about to quit off the ledge, and anything else that might happen on a live show. You can join in to … Continue reading →

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My First Children’s Book Is Now Out!

Posted on September 17, 2011 by garyrubinstein

The best thing about TFA, for me, is the great friends I’ve met though the program. Aside from my friends who were with me back in Houston, I’ve also met very good friends at the alumni summits. One such friend … Continue reading →

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Join me online ‘live’ on September 21st for my interactive internet talk show

Posted on September 14, 2011 by garyrubinstein

I’m hosting a live interactive talk show about education on a new website that could very well be ‘the next big thing’ — Spreecast. I did a pilot episode a few weeks ago, where I spoke with some 2011 CMs … Continue reading →

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See me on TV next week

Posted on September 8, 2011 by garyrubinstein

I’ve been invited to participate on a panel for Dialogue TV and Radio next week. The discussion topic is ‘Education Reform from the perspective of the classroom’ and I’ll be one of three panelists. I thought in preparation I’d organize … Continue reading →

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My keynote speech at a TFA documentary screening

Posted on September 5, 2011 by garyrubinstein

Though I often relentlessly critique TFA, there are enough almuni who are on staff and who know me from attending my workshop that I still get invited to do a speech at a TFA thing, now and then.  Most recently, … Continue reading →

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It Was 20 Years Ago Today Parts IV and V

Posted on September 4, 2011 by garyrubinstein

The new school year is getting close.  I can’t promise that I’ll really follow through with the complete reconstruction of what could have been my 1991 first year blog.  But I’ve added a few posts to it so you can … Continue reading →

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