Monthly Blog Archives: December 2011

Because of the limited way we, as a nation and as a sector, currently measure quality and enforce accountability, education reform efforts too often fall cleanly on one or the other side of a bright line. But that tradeoff – innovation vs. accountability – ultimately hurts kids.

We are posting a new video each week on the blog that highlights one of our Central Texas Grantees. This week's story is about Austin Partners in Education. Let us know what you think!

The demise of appointment TV has had me thinking: In a world where 75 percent of college students are commuters juggling families, jobs and school, shouldn’t we be thinking creatively about how to make high-quality, low-cost, post-secondary education available on demand?

Authorizers’ failure to fulfill key aspects of their charge – to not only issue charters, but to evaluate school performance, close poor performers and replicate high performers – shortchanges parents, communities, children and the school reform movement overall. So how can we rectify the situation?

The problems of data siloes and disparate systems have plagued the education sector for far too long. Ways out of the data morass are here and freely available.

We recently headed to Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas to hear about their stories and learn about the critical, life-saving work that happens every day at Central Texas’s only dedicated, freestanding pediatric facility.