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Monday, August 30th, 2010While away, I was pleasantly surprised to find that Youth Ministries Today revived an article I wrote for National Network of Youth Ministries in 2008, before the launch of 20/20 Vision for Schools. Why Churches Should Adopt Public Schools Sometimes a good idea takes a while to generate traction. But then a combination of timing, [...]
“I am my School” and other Student Prayers for New York
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010[Ed. note: Originally published in August 2010 issue of Tri-State Voice] Goliaths fall when adults like Saul get out of David’s way. For the last twelve months, student leaders from greater New York have proven this truism time and again. Now some are organizing a citywide prayer walk of 1,600 public schools the weekend of [...]
On Student Led Student Leadership at Reload 1.2.3
Thursday, June 24th, 2010Those familiar with 20/20 Vision for Schools’ Transformation Matrix know that empowering student leaders as change agents within schools is a pillar of our paradigm for transforming public education within a single generation of students. In summary, it goes something like this: Stop viewing students as consumers of education, buying a product from teachers Instead [...]
20/20 Mentors Matter
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010A year ago this month, Mayor Bloomberg appealed to concerned New Yorkers to volunteer as middle school mentors. Be an answer to his prayer. Mobilize and equip congregational volunteers to respond to his plea. In partnership with the Christian Association of Youth Mentoring, 20/20 Vision for Schools offers a two day mentoring training June 25-26. [...]
Judah’s Journalism Stars Portfolio
Thursday, June 17th, 2010Eight months ago, the Journalism Stars club at PS 102 did not exist. Yesterday, we celebrated the 6th issue of the club’s Virtual Journal published since January. It’s amazing what inspired school leadership — in this case a tireless parent coordinator with the blessing of her principal — can produce. I was honored to assist [...]
NYC Schools Would Benefit from 1,500 Just Like Her
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010Eight months ago, the Journalism Stars club didn’t exist at PS 102 in Brooklyn. Today we celebrate the sixth issue of their online publication, Our Virtual Journal, since January. Margaret Sheri, PS 102′s amazingly inspired parent coordinator, was too modest to allow me to publish the following on the Journalism Stars website, but I’m taking [...]
Reload 1.2.3: Not a Total Blog Slacker
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010The last few weeks, I’ve been mostly blogging about Reload 1.2.3 at Urban Youth Workers Institute’s website. But here, tonight, I share gratitude and a prayer request with all of you, from an email I sent earlier today: Dear Reload 1.2.3 host committee and friends: Thank you all for your hard work, everybody! With pre-registration [...]
Judah’s Latest from PS 102′s Virtual Journal
Friday, May 28th, 2010Judah published three articles in the “April 2010: Where? Issue” of the Journalism Stars’ Virtual Journal. Again for my archival purposes I’m reposting them here. But feel free to leave him an encouraging comment on the Virtual Journal website. Thanks! Lucky Me! By Judah On Tuesday, April 21st, I spent half an hour with two [...]
I Am My School
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010Register for I Am My School here. WHEN & WHAT? Saturday // May 15 Join 1500 students in prayer walking the schools near you. Sunday // May 16 Invite your congregation to adopt 1 school within walking distance of the church for regular prayer and service. Monday // May 17 Commission students to return meaningful, [...]
Suspect Improvements
Tuesday, April 20th, 2010New York has boasted record gains in Math and Reading proficiency for the last five years. Federal testing suggests differently. Have we been lying to our kids? [L]ast week, the federal government released scores for the nation and the states, and New York did not fare well. In fact, almost all of New York’s reported [...]
Political Bickering Means NYS Races to the Bottom of Education Reform Funding
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010Education officials and charter school backers on Monday lashed out at teachers unions and the Legislature after New York failed to get $700 million in federal Race to the Top money. Tennessee and Delaware scored a combined $600 million of the competitive $4.3 billion pot of education money to help turn around failing schools and [...]
F is for Failure
Monday, April 5th, 2010Newsweek probes the failures of education reform over the last decade.
Judah’s latest article
Thursday, April 1st, 2010Judah’s third article at PS 102′s Journalism Stars Virtual Journal is now online. Just slightly more lighthearted than last month’s Haiti opus, for March’s “How?” issue Judah delved into the world of creating custom Pokemon cards.Herewith, for my personal archive, “Pokemon Card Creator.” Attention all Pokemon card lovers. I am about to teach you how [...]
Judah’s Virtual Journal: Help Haiti Hope
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010The February “What?” issue of the Virtual Journal of the Journalism Stars club at PS 102 is live. Reprinted below is Judah’s entry. Yes, I’m a proud dad. (For context and the backstory on the Journalism Stars club, see “Pursuing Authenticity Requires Practicing What We Preach.”) Help Haiti Hope By Judah The following story is [...]
JRD Update February 2010
Monday, February 15th, 2010/ So what do you do exactly? Even my friends and family are fond of asking, so if you’ve wondered what I actually do for a living these days, no worries. Hopefully this brings both clarity to that question and an update about the future. The short answer is: for almost four years I have [...]
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