Friday, September 24, 2010
Transformation Newark?
"Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it." ---Goethe
This from the Mayor of Newark, Cory Booker's Twitter account, this morning shortly before New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Booker announced the launching of the Partnership for Education in Newark, an unprecedented commitment to improve public education. Zuckerburg made his commitment to the tune of $100 million dollars. The announcement came on Oprah. Where else?
Mayor Booker (on the left), a man who is doing great things already...
Now not all of that money will be heading to Newark, rather Newark will be a national model for the foundation Zuckerberg is creating with his gift, Startup: Education. Its first project will be Newark. It criterion is "to measurably improve academic achievement for Newark students and based on clear standards and metrics reward excellence in teaching, school leadership and student achievement."
Mayor Booker, a Democrat was authorized by the Governor, a Republican, to work with Zuckerberg to transform the status quo. The Newark Public School District, with a student population of more than 40,000, is the largest school system in New Jersey, in 2008-2009, only 54 percent of high school students graduated and just 38 percent enrolled in college.
America can and should do better.
Read more here.
This from the Mayor of Newark, Cory Booker's Twitter account, this morning shortly before New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Booker announced the launching of the Partnership for Education in Newark, an unprecedented commitment to improve public education. Zuckerburg made his commitment to the tune of $100 million dollars. The announcement came on Oprah. Where else?
Mayor Booker (on the left), a man who is doing great things already...
Now not all of that money will be heading to Newark, rather Newark will be a national model for the foundation Zuckerberg is creating with his gift, Startup: Education. Its first project will be Newark. It criterion is "to measurably improve academic achievement for Newark students and based on clear standards and metrics reward excellence in teaching, school leadership and student achievement."
Mayor Booker, a Democrat was authorized by the Governor, a Republican, to work with Zuckerberg to transform the status quo. The Newark Public School District, with a student population of more than 40,000, is the largest school system in New Jersey, in 2008-2009, only 54 percent of high school students graduated and just 38 percent enrolled in college.
America can and should do better.
Read more here.
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