Executive Director of the Edward E. Ford Foundation since 2013. Married to Andrea Godbout. We have two sons, Benjamin and Zachary.
Joined September 2008
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In the past decade, enrollment is down in 85 of the 100 largest public school districts in the US. Chart below shows some of the steepest declines. Demographics, school choice programs & other factors are contributing to this & it is an opportunity as well as a huge challenge.
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I have generally been staying away from X given my concerns about its owner, but I have to give credit where it is due. This "catch" is amazing. I remember when it was the NASA that used do such things. washingtonpost.com/business/…
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"What drives teachers is being in a community of like-minded individuals who are good at what they do and want to get better. Teachers like the community aspect of teaching." Steve Robinson full of wisdom in this piece.edweek.org/teaching-learning…
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Ed Week report. 60% of Americans today say that they would NOT support their children becoming public school teachers. in 1969 that number was 25%. The implications for our future are dire. edweek.org/teaching-learning…
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It has been over 3 months since I last posted here & I continue to view the platform w/ great ambivalence b/c of, well, the owner, yet I miss the connections I had here. LinkedIn is good for postings of more substance but X is easier for some things so I'm tiptoeing back in.
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jgulla retweeted
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"Some kids in our college-prep programs need more difficult demands with greater intensity, and others are damaged by them. Our task, then, is to properly differentiate. Between healthy and unhealthy rigor." bit.ly/4ao4SpX
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A Chinese artist creates stunning 1,650ft ladder in the sky with fireworks in tribute to his grandmother 🙌🏼
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How many of us "substitute busyness for real productivity"?newyorker.com/culture/office…
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Derek Bok in the latest Harvard Magazine, "In 1957, Justice Felix Frankfurter.... set forth what he described as the four essential freedoms of a university: to decide who will teach, what they should teach, how they will teach, and who should be admitted to study." 1/2
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As good and pithy a definition of an independent school as you can find. 2/2 harvardmagazine.com/2024/03/…
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"...has led us to conclude that our holistic admissions approach to identifying the most promising students, regardless of their background, benefits from a careful consideration of testing information as part of their application package." send.dartmouth.edu/apd2524?e…
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"the fact remains that in literature there abide major hopes for human renovation.” Mark Edmundson from Why Read? as quoted in this inspirational article from David Brooks. nytimes.com/2024/01/25/opini…
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When it comes to élite, "Americans tend to root for the adjective and resent the noun." From the superb New Yorker article by Evan Osnos. newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…
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From Michele Norris. "Race. Your thoughts. 6 words" "A surprising number arrive in the form of a question, which suggests that many people hunger not just for answers but for permission to speak their truths."washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
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