David Osborne
@OsborneDavid
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Author Reinventing America's Schools, Reinventing Government & others. Former Dir. of Progressive Policy Institute Project on Reinventing America's Schools @ppi
Gloucester, MA
Joined May 2011
RT @The74: The reinvention of New Orleans schools after Hurricane Katrina: A history lesson told in six highlights from 20 years of researc….
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RT @BarackObama: This interview, which is also available to listen to as a podcast, provides a useful overview of some of the dangerous tre….
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The journalist Radley Balko explains the mechanisms Trump is using to create a personal army.
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RT @BBrownIndy: So, what should we do about it? . You can read my initial thoughts from an @indystar op-ed in June where I make the case th….
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IPS faces a choice: preserve the status quo and risk insolvency, or pursue bold structural reforms that could make it stronger than ever.
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RT @BBrownIndy: "That could mean more school closures for IPS, which has nearly one-third of its school buildings operating at less than 60….
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RT @BBrownIndy: "There are roughly 49,000 students living within IPS borders. Just 38% of them attend schools run by IPS.". This understa….
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RT @BBrownIndy: In a recent piece, @AmeliaPakHarvey of @ChalkbeatIN reported several facts that, taken together, make it clear that urgent….
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Not a bad piece, though it gets a few details wrong. What it's right about: New Orleans experienced the nation's fastest improvement after shifting to charter schools. "‘Never seen before’: How Katrina set off an education revolution"
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Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, taking stock of the miracle in New Orleans schools.
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As New Orleans thrives with a charter school model, Indianapolis is transitioning slowly, which makes for tough decisions and difficult fiscal issues. They would be wise to speed it up.
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Indianapolis Public Schools enrollment is declining. Charter schools have secured bipartisan support and funding wins. And lawmakers are keen to see structural changes to IPS. Will the district go...
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RT @BBrownIndy: This thread is more relevant than ever as the conversation about how to ensure all public schools within IPS are high-quali….
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Indianapolis Public Schools enrollment is declining. Charter schools have secured bipartisan support and funding wins. And lawmakers are keen to see structural changes to IPS. Will the district go...
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Excellent article: 'The Inconvenient Success of New Orleans Schools' @The74
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Gupta: How the most dramatic education transformation in modern America became too uncomfortable for anyone to talk about.
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RT @ChadAldeman: Two big problems here: . 1. As @HeatherPeske notes, giving Master's pay bumps is an ineffective budget practice. It's bad….
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RT @HeatherPeske: Look at how much Santa Ana USD pays teachers with master’s degrees over time, despite the research showing how these cred….
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Another way of asking: If we started anew, would we create a system in which most urban principals can't hire & fire? Control less than 1% of their budgets? Can't change the school day or year schedule? And can only fiddle with the curriculum on the margins? Of course not!.
If we were to create an education system from scratch that meets the needs of today's world, would we re-create a command-and-control structure like the traditional American school district?. Of course not. We would create something that is dynamic, customizable, & accountable.
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Patrick Dobard is a true hero. "On Katrina’s 20th Anniversary, Patrick Dobard Revisits NOLA Reboot" @The74
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Former head of the Recovery School District talks reform, race and work yet undone in turning around New Orleans' schools.
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30 years ago I said if teachers unions succeed in bottling up reforms like charter schools and merit pay, the public will eventually opt for vouchers. It's happening, and now any semblance of equal opportunity will be lost w/ universal vouchers parents can add $ to in 15 states.
59% of parents would send their kids to private school if they got help paying for it, as confidence in public schools declines. #edchoice @VodkaPundit @jaypgreene @erickalenze @MichaelPetrilli @OsborneDavid @rpondiscio.
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This new book sounds interesting: "No Adult Left Behind." So true about our traditional public education systems. How Trump’s Power Push Echoes Resistance to Fixing Education’s Deepest Problems @The74
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Kogan: Schools' dysfunction is hard-wired into a governance model that puts adults' political agendas ahead of students' educational interests.
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RT @BBrownIndy: The operation of schools should be separate from the regulation of schools. Doing both is an inherent conflict of interest.….
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RT @Dale_Chu: Bronx charter students crushed the state tests—outscoring district peers by 25 points in math and reading. Proof that zip cod….
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In this essay Jorge Elorza, leader of Dems for Ed Reform, completely ignores the big issue: Should we allow universal voucher systems in which parents can add money to the voucher? That would stratify the schools by income far more than they are today.
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Our Phoenix Rising series aims to elevate diverse perspectives and enable informed debate on urgent topics. For too long, the political Left has allowed the debate over school choice to be defined...
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