Press
April 28, 2014: The city's attendance system is wildely inefficient - and I've seen a better way (Chalkbeat NY)
A comparison post between Philadelphia and New York City attendance systems.
February 27, 2014: Doomsday in the district (The Pennsylvania Gazette).
Interview about my thoughts on the funding crisis in Philadelphia schools.
June 3, 2013: Philadelphia schools facing 'Doomsday Budget' eliminating most school positions (Substance News)
Photo credit from rally attendance.
March 23, 2013: Teachers speak about school closings (The Examiner)
Anonymously quoted concerning school closings in Philadelphia.
March 6, 2013: The digital divide persists (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Review of the current technology impasse in the School District of Philadelphia focusing on the Academy at Palumbo as an example.
March 5, 2013: From Sick Day Payouts to Raises, Why Teachers Don't Like Contract Proposal (The Philly Post)
Commentary on contract negotiations between the School District of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
January 8, 2013: Hite's Philly schools blueprint praised, slammed (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Quoted in response to Philadelphia's new superintendent's Action Plan v1.0.
December 3, 2012: The Keystone tests are coming in January (The Notebook)
Quoted in response to new Pennsylvania state tests implemented in 2012-2013 school year.
August 15, 2012: PennGSE TFA Panel (The Notebook)
Referenced in review of panel discussion at Teach For America summer session at the University of Pennsylvania.
June 1, 2012: Amid protests, SRC adopts $2.5B budget at wild meeting (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Quoted from testimony at School Reform Commission meeting on budget adoption.
April 30, 2012: Philly School Teacher - Why New Plan Won't Fix Broken District (The Philly Post)
Commentary on proposal to split up the School District of Philadelphia into "Achievement Networks."
November 23, 2011: New tool connects people, ideas, resources (The Notebook)
Review of new tool, Change by Us Philly, to connect people with ideas to those with resources to fulfill them.
November 11, 2011: How one teacher used SharePoint to learn more about his students (Microsoft Office Blog)
Commentary on new collaborative student anecdote system created to document interventions and analysis of student activity.
A comparison post between Philadelphia and New York City attendance systems.
February 27, 2014: Doomsday in the district (The Pennsylvania Gazette).
Interview about my thoughts on the funding crisis in Philadelphia schools.
June 3, 2013: Philadelphia schools facing 'Doomsday Budget' eliminating most school positions (Substance News)
Photo credit from rally attendance.
March 23, 2013: Teachers speak about school closings (The Examiner)
Anonymously quoted concerning school closings in Philadelphia.
March 6, 2013: The digital divide persists (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Review of the current technology impasse in the School District of Philadelphia focusing on the Academy at Palumbo as an example.
March 5, 2013: From Sick Day Payouts to Raises, Why Teachers Don't Like Contract Proposal (The Philly Post)
Commentary on contract negotiations between the School District of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers
January 8, 2013: Hite's Philly schools blueprint praised, slammed (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Quoted in response to Philadelphia's new superintendent's Action Plan v1.0.
December 3, 2012: The Keystone tests are coming in January (The Notebook)
Quoted in response to new Pennsylvania state tests implemented in 2012-2013 school year.
August 15, 2012: PennGSE TFA Panel (The Notebook)
Referenced in review of panel discussion at Teach For America summer session at the University of Pennsylvania.
June 1, 2012: Amid protests, SRC adopts $2.5B budget at wild meeting (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Quoted from testimony at School Reform Commission meeting on budget adoption.
April 30, 2012: Philly School Teacher - Why New Plan Won't Fix Broken District (The Philly Post)
Commentary on proposal to split up the School District of Philadelphia into "Achievement Networks."
November 23, 2011: New tool connects people, ideas, resources (The Notebook)
Review of new tool, Change by Us Philly, to connect people with ideas to those with resources to fulfill them.
November 11, 2011: How one teacher used SharePoint to learn more about his students (Microsoft Office Blog)
Commentary on new collaborative student anecdote system created to document interventions and analysis of student activity.
