Valerie von Frank
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Trust matters – for educators, parents, and students
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Coaches root out deep bias
If you were an African-American student at Acorn Woodland Elementary School in Oakland, Calif., a few years ago, chances are good you found yourself in trouble in the principal’s office. Then-principal Kimi Kean said 80% of students suspended at the school were African-American — but African-Americans made up just 40% of the student population From California […] -
Q&A: Keeping school relevant requires connections to the community
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Central office plants the seeds
Every April, the staff of Stilwell Junior High School (West DesMoines, Iowa) spend a day analyzing student data together. Staff members consider standardized tests scores, look at item-by-item results and trends, and consider how groups are performing. They also look at social data, gathered from students about how the youth […] -
Coaches zero in on behavior
Coaches zero in on behavior By Valerie von Frank Teachers across the country name a challenge they share as they seek to boost student achievement: behavior. Leaders in Long Beach (Calif.) Unified School District now turn to a team of coaches focused on student behavior in order to pave the […]
