Advice from Students Across the U.S.
Students have a lot at stake when it comes to education policy. To get their thoughts, we interviewed high school students from across the US.
This podcast features advice from Michael Martinez from San Antonio, Ricky La from San Francisco, Martin Macias from Chicago and Sierra Blair and Caitlan Rock from White Sulphur Springs, Montana and asked what education Advice they had for president Obama.
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Advice from Vanguard High School
We visited Vanguard High school in New York City, which is home to 413 students. Vanguard opened in 1993 as part of the coalition of essential schools, which focuses on creating smaller more intimate learning environments. Vanguard is currently housed in the Julia Richmond Education Complex and shares the building with five other high schools. Unlike many of the public schools in New York City, Vanguard does performance-based assessments instead of standardized tests to measure what students have learned.
We interviewed Vanguard High School students Degora Anderson, Julissa Lopez, TJ Singletary, Katilin Nazario, Naquan Dodd and Declan Ryan and asked what education Advice they had for president Obama.
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Advice from Validus Prep Academy
Validus Preparatory Academy is a new small public high school in the Bronx, New York dedicated to academics, health, and fitness. Validus opened in September 2005 with 108 freshmen. Today the school has 440 students in grades 9-12 and will graduate its first class this spring.
We visit Validus Preparatory Academy to ask students Katye Gonzalez, Eric Caldwell, Milina Bryant and Ahmed Hunt for their Advice for President Obama to fix our education system.
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“Don’t leave out kids who have disabilities”
Declan Ryan is a senior at Vanguard High School in New York City.
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“The [special education] system struggles and is unsustainable”
Miriam Kurtzig Freedman Attorney, expert, and author, Miriam Kurtzig Freedman has spoken on education law and strategy in 45 states.
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“Re-think the achievement gap”
Robert Fried is associate professor of education at Northeastern University in Boston, and works with teachers and parents in schools around the country. He also the author of The Passionate Teacher: A Practical Guide.
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“We have to move towards higher standards”
Paul Vallas is currently superintendent of the Recovery School District of New Orleans, Louisiana. He was formerly the CEO of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS).
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“The situation for our students is particularly urgent”
William Schmidt is a University Distinguished Professor and currently co-director of the Education Policy Center at Michigan State University.
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“We need to redefine the prevailing idea of the standards movement”
Dr. William Sanders is a senior research fellow with the University of North Carolina system and is senior manager of value-added assessment and research for SAS Institute Inc. in Cary, N.C.
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“Pay attention to overall child welfare”
George H. Wood is principal of Federal Hocking High School in Stewart, Ohio and serves as the Executive Director of The Forum for Education and Democracy.
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