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Scholarships in Denver: good intentions aren’t enough
Another stinging story in today’s Denver Post about the Denver Scholarship Foundation illustrates how even the best intentions can go awry when communication is poor. If the Post story is accurate, the...
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When worlds collide
The New Schools Venture Fund, a marriage of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and forward-thinking philanthropists, held its annual, one-day meeting this week. Instead of gathering in the rarefied air of...
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Roy in ’08
The recent announcement of a $60 million Gates and Broad Foundation funded “Ed in 08″ campaign, heralded on the front page of the Denver Post, has ed policy wonks and wags buzzing everywhere. Is this a...
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Scholarship fund tiptoes around immigration minefield
The Denver Scholarship Foundation has at long last produced clear guidelines for its "last dollars in" scholarships for Denver high school graduates. Months of miscommunication that led to dashed...
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How to spend $2 billion, badly…
IF there was any doubt, this article by the irrepressible Diane Ravitch looks as the Gates (Bill, not Rubber) initiative to create small high schools and finds that there are no quick fixes for urban...
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Another reason to fret about Colorado & R2T?
A blog called Schools Matter highlights a tidbit from a recent Education Week story that might give Colorado another reason to fret about its Race to the Top chances: The Seattle-based Bill and Melinda...
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Small schools math mistake
While it’s true that in education, the topic of math and probability is often viewed as an annoying impediment to passionate opinion, for anyone interested in using data to draw conclusions — and...
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Summit 54: Noble concept, tweaks needed
Tony Caine seems like a heck of a guy. He’s 53 but looks 10 years younger. He has made more money than he’ll ever need and could rest on his laurels and live la dolce vida in Aspen. He may be enjoying...
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