Materials from past classes:
November 2nd and 9th
Powerpoint link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n1lhBMaWjeEYxYzkogkWL034JZi1jtOb/view?usp=sharing
November 30th
Powerpoint link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bRM9FCfZ9O_IVj3KI7-5hcSvZuMl83f7/view?usp=sharing
January 2nd
Powerpoint link: slides-jan-2.pdf
Committee for Education funding, mentioned by Myrna Mandlawitz: https://cef.org/
January 3rd
Bipartisan FAFSA letter mentioned by Rebecca Howard: https://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-grassley-and-murray-lead-bipartisan-push-for-clear-guidance-on-the-new-free-application-for-federal-student-aid
January 4th
Patrick Rooney’s email address: patrick.rooney@ed.gov
Who is Michelle Rhee?
A talk by Michelle Rhee: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZE9tdLwd7B4
Washington Post article about scandal in DC: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-school-scandals-tell-me-that-its-not-great-and-that-youre-dealing-with-it/2018/03/10/b73d9cf0-1d9e-11e8-b2d9-08e748f892c0_story.html
Fiscal cliff: https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-esser-fiscal-cliff-will-have-serious-implications-for-student-equity/
Cohen Career Center resources for federal resumes
Federal resume sample: https://www.wm.edu/offices/career/students/advising-topics/resumes/sample-federal-resume.pdf
Cohen Career Center Crash Course Event: Navigating USAJobs on Feb 21st at 12:00: on TribeCareers
Cohen Career Center Crash Course Event: Federal Resume on March 6th at 12:00: on TribeCareers
You can make an appointment with Andrew Martin, the Public Service Careers specialist, on TribeCareers (he has appointments as soon as tomorrow), or you can email him at amartin01@wm.edu with specific questions.
Educating All Learning Alliance: https://educatingalllearners.org/
Externship (also known as micro-internship) resources from Cohen Career Center: https://info.parkerdewey.com/wm
LinkedIn Learning: https://libraries.wm.edu/databases/linkedin-learning
Women in Government Relations: https://www.wgr.org/
Politico: https://www.politico.com/
The Hill: https://thehill.com/
What Works Clearinghouse (“Nothing Works Clearinghouse”): https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/
Misuse of Title I funding: https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2016-06-01/title-i-rich-school-districts-get-millions-in-federal-money-meant-for-poor-kids
Given current events, both in the W&M community and nationally, I would like to remind everyone that we have a page on our course website about mental health resources available to you while you are in DC.
January 5th
The Gifted film mentioned by Mateo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gifted_(2017_film)
Films mentioned by Dave as idealized versions of urban schools
Lean on Me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_on_Me_(film)
Stand and Deliver: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand_and_Deliver
What is the school to prison pipeline? https://www.aclu.org/documents/what-school-prison-pipeline
KIPP and the school to prison pipeline: https://afro.com/kipp-d-c-s-high-suspension-rates-raise-alarms/
What are the Maslow and Bloom taxonomies?
Maslow: https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
Bloom: https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/blooms-taxonomy/
Maslow before Bloom: https://www.exploringthecore.com/post/maslow-before-bloom
Expanded version of the Harlem Children’s Zone Project Model handout: https://hcz.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/HCZ-White-Paper.pdf
The video we watched during Dave’s workshop: https://youtu.be/Di0-xN6xc_w?si=xSoyQ3VhwkNPCPRU
Promise Neighborhoods: https://promiseneighborhoods.ed.gov/
Griffin School Partnerships: https://www.wm.edu/offices/cce/programs/education-programs/griffin-school-partnerships/
Digital Pioneers Academy: https://digitalpioneersacademy.org/
CEO is Mashea Ashton, W&M alum, her email is mashea@digitalpioneersacademy.org and her LinkedIn is https://www.linkedin.com/in/mashea-ashton-8b349b23/
School choice in DC: https://www.myschooldc.org/
Latin dance teacher at KIPP: https://www.instagram.com/mr.sortosclass/?hl=en
January 8th
McKinley admissions process
Requirements: https://www.mckinleytech.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=417343&type=d
FAQ: https://www.mckinleytech.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=417345&type=d
Writings by Linda Darling-Hammond, president of LPI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Darling-Hammond#Books
Science of Learning and Development Alliance: https://soldalliance.org/
Safe Schools Thriving Students report: https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/safe-schools-thriving-students-brief
Design Principles for Schools: https://k12.designprinciples.org/
Performance assessments: https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/cpac-performance-assessments-support-student-learning-report
Example of a parent dashboard: https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/district-of-columbia/districts/district-of-columbia-public-schools/mckinley-technology-high-school-4653
Fiscal cliff (copied from Day 3 wrap-up): https://www.brookings.edu/articles/the-esser-fiscal-cliff-will-have-serious-implications-for-student-equity/
Chronic absenteeism in DC: https://dcist.com/story/23/11/30/osse-chronic-absenteeism-remains-high-dc-schools/
What is NAEP? https://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/
The Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines: https://education.virginia.edu/research-initiatives/research-centers-labs/research-labs/youth-violence-project/school-threat-assessment/comprehensive-school-threat-assessment-guidelines
Whole Child Policy Toolkit: https://www.wholechildpolicy.org/
American Enterprise Institute (conservative think tank) on school choice: https://www.aei.org/podcast/when-parents-do-know-best-darla-romfo-on-the-viability-of-school-choice-programs/
The RAND blog: https://www.rand.org/blog.html
RAND report on impact of covid on prison education: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2122-1.html