Fast Facts Years at CTAC: 14 Career Start: Middle and High School Teacher States Worked In: 40+ Current Projects: Baltimore, Maryland and Providence Rhode Island Lee Rutledge has spent 14 years at the Community Training and Assistance Center (CTAC)—work that grew out of a career in teaching, a move to Boston for his wife’s medical … Read more »
This story was originally published by EdSource. Sign up for their daily newsletter. Reprinted with permission. Students with disabilities are in the crosshairs of the attacks on public education. In light of the uncertain future of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) — the federal law that serves and protects students with disabilities — … Read more »
How the Missouri Leadership Development Program supports principals at all stages of their careers and transforms teaching and learning in the “Show Me” state. The impact of principals on teaching and learning has long been acknowledged. Research ranks school leaders as the second-most influential school-level factor—after teacher quality—on student achievement. However, programs to develop principals’ … Read more »
As the pandemic stretches into year three, one must ask: What happens when an emergency is no longer emergent? Many school and district leaders rapidly adapted and stretched to make the best of challenging times. Despite these efforts, districts are facing escalating levels of stress. In an environment characterized by both real and manufactured controversies, … Read more »
Boston needs a champion who can restore the public’s faith in the schools. Struggling with long-term underperformance, the Boston Public Schools now face pandemic-induced learning losses and the looming threat of a state receivership. As she takes office, Mayor Wu has a unique opportunity to show the impact of having a mayor in charge of … Read more »
An incoming first-grader shyly enters her classroom for the first time; she’s never been inside a school before. Her classmate confidently sits down at a desk; she spent the last year in-person and knows the routines. Are they both on-par for the coming school year? A ninth-grader looks around at his high school class for … Read more »
I want to make an argument for a system of support for teachers. I spent a decade in the classroom in large urban districts. During that time, I encountered many passionate teachers who worked relentlessly to improve, but often without support or direction. For the last seven years, I have travelled the country providing technical … Read more »
When online education began to grow by leaps and bounds in higher education, I worked for the New York State Education Department in the Office of Higher Education as the Assistant Commissioner and finally as the Deputy Commissioner. One of our jobs was trying to develop reasonable guidelines for registering online programs leading to college … Read more »