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In the News In a May 25 Education Week Commentary - one in a series of essays from members of the Futures of School Reform Group - Jeff Henig of Teachers College and Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville discuss the importance non-school factors in supporting students' academic success. Secretary Reville has also written a blog post for Education Week that features full-service work in Massachusetts and links to our organization! Congratulations to the Boston Public Schools and its DELTAS office for winning one of 11 U.S. Department of Education Full-service Community Schools grants nationwide! The Roundtable is proud to be a partner on the grant and will be convening an advisory board to support this work. Click here for more information. Richard Rothstein has produced an issue brief for the Economic Policy Institute in response to Joel Klein and Michelle Rhee's "manifesto" in the Washington Post on 10/13/10. Rothstein agrees that teacher quality is critical for improving schools, but argues we must also address the factors associated with our difficult economic times and the ravages of poverty. Rothstein urges superintendents to "consider what initiatives they can take, either themselves or in partnership with other community organizations, to improve children’s opportunities to come to school in good health and with enriched experiences in early childhood and out-of-school time."
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