Posted: January 21st, 2014 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | 1 Comment »
CDC and IFC are investing in Bridge.
CDC, the UK’s development finance institution, has announced a new US$6 million direct investment to support the expansion of Bridge International Academies, Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 20th, 2014 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | No Comments »
Hasan Aamir writes in the Tribune:
Bhutto’s decision to nationalise the education sector in 1972 created, on the one hand, administrative mayhem and led to teachers’ revolt in government schools, while on the other, it effectually destroyed most of the small, inexpensive non-elite private schools which were imparting English medium education to the middle- and the lower-middle class.
That this was perhaps done intentionally can be gauged from the fact that only schools for the children of the less-privileged were brought under the ambit of the state while institutions where the well-heeled, including politicians, educated their kids were spared these machinations.
The fatal blow to education for the masses came from Ziaul Haq and his ‘Urdu-only’ policies for government schools, which decisively demolished the ladder to social progress for the lower strata of society.
Read the whole thing here.
Hat tip Kay Merseth via Facebook.
Posted: January 16th, 2014 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | No Comments »
Peter Musyoka of APHRC makes this recommendation.
The Ministry of Education needs to introduce nationally standardized tests at various grades, possibly at grades 3 and 6, so that the outcome can be used to inform the teaching and learning process with an intention of improving learning outcomes.
Posted: January 15th, 2014 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | No Comments »
Dan Willingham has a great blog about instructional leadership.
Dan cites this study, co-authored by a woman I know and admire, Susanna Loeb, and a guy I think I met on email a few months ago, Ben Master. They find: Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 10th, 2014 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | No Comments »
Teacher Frederick and 3 pupils at our academy in Thogoto. Photo by Geordie.
Posted: January 9th, 2014 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | No Comments »
The school year has begun.
Posted: January 8th, 2014 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | No Comments »
From the Star:
The students that will receive the eReaders will be allowed to go home with them. However, before using them, they are required to sign a pledge form that they will not only take care of the devices but also read as many books for their benefit, and that of their parents and community.
Their parents and guardians also make a similar pledge, give their children the consent Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 7th, 2014 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | No Comments »
This article from the Kenyan Standard:
Angry parents Embu County removed their children from classrooms, citing poor performance in last year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education ( KCPE) examination.
Over 100 parents stormed Nduni Primary School in Mbeere South sub-county yesterday morning and demanded the transfer of the head teacher and two teachers. They also closed all offices, saying they were against the current administration over the drop in the school’s mean score.
They claimed two teachers often reported to duty drunk, which had contributed to the deteriorating performance. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: January 3rd, 2014 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | No Comments »
Virginia Postrel writes:
Counting your blessings is always a good idea, but calling the Christmas delivery breakdown a “first world problem” points to what’s wrong with that criticism. We want Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: December 26th, 2013 | Author: Michael Goldstein | | No Comments »
Josh writes:
Are we succeeding? A challenge in schools: answering that question takes time. You need data to measure student progress. That data needs to accrue over time.
Before that, you’re left with impressions. Typically there are 3 scenarios for a teacher training.
1. It’s going badly. Read the rest of this entry »
