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Entries by Tom Vander Ark from 06/2011

Downtown College Prep Changes Lives

| Posted 06.02.2011 | Huffington Post
Read More: College Preparedness, Education Reform, Charter Schools, Small Schools, Huffington Post News

This San Jose high school goes out of its way to find students that were not successful in middle school. Through building relationships and hard work, each student leaves DCP college-bound.

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How to Pay Teachers

| Posted 06.06.2011 | Huffington Post
Read More: Teacher Evaluations, Summit Prep, Education Reform, Huffington Post News

Summit Prep, a model high school south of San Francisco, has the smartest teacher development and compensation system I've seen.

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Everything Is Different Now

| Posted 06.28.2011 | Huffington Post
Read More: School Improvement Grants, Online Learning, Blended Learning, Huffington Post News

"The only difference between a good school and a bad school is everything."

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