Posts Tagged ‘Rennie Center’
Manager of Mass. Race to the Top-Early Learning Application to Lead Rennie Center
by John O. Harney
January 23, 2012
The Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy hired Chad d’Entremont as its new executive director. A former research and policy leader at Teachers College of Columbia University and Strategies for Children, d’Entremont managed Massachusetts’ successful application for a $50 million Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge award. At Rennie, he succeeds Jill Norton, ...
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Mass. Forum to Ask What Is Meant by “College and Career Readiness”
by John O. Harney
June 6, 2011
The Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy and the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education will hold a forum on "Defining and Assessing College and Career Readiness" on Tuesday June 14, at 8:30 a.m. at the Seaport World Trade Center Boston.
"While the goal of the previous Massachusetts State Curriculum Frameworks was to ensure students’ ...
Read MoreTags: AT&T, career readiness, College Readiness, Mitchell Chester, Rennie Center, Richard Freeland, Robert Schwartz | No Comments
Report Shines Light on 21st Century Skills Needed for Success
by John O. Harney
October 28, 2010
The Rennie Center released A New Era of Education Reform: Preparing All Students for Success in College, Career and Life which calls attention to the need for 21st century skills in today’s classrooms.
The report, funded by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, summarizes a survey of Massachusetts district and school leaders coupled with their opinions on ...
Read MoreTags: 21st century skills, collaboration, communication, creativity, Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Nicholas C. Donohue, Rennie Center, technology literacy | No Comments
