Mike Morath@MikeMorath

Entrepreneur who refocused a billion dollar federal child care bureaucracy onto the needs of kids, and is running for the Dallas School Board to do it again.

 Dallas, TX
mikemorath.com
Joined June 2009
Very good news for the next generation in Dallas. Kudos to DISD PreK teachers and leadership. d-news.co/SXLfJ
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Dallas ISD sees ‘meteoric lift’ in pre-K students’ preparedness d-news.co/SXLfJ http://t.co/ONpOSGLfuq
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Three reasons your PSAT score matters ow.ly/phL1s
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Be a change agent for Dallas ISD. Sign up for: leadershipdisd.org by July 20th.
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A new Leadership Development program to support public schools in Dallas has just launched. Apply now: http://www.leadershipdisd.org
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Interesting paper on the impact of bad teaching in our urban centers, and what good teaching looks like: http://tinyurl.com/3exl983
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As Tom Luce says: It's the principals, stupid. http://tinyurl.com/4ynm5fk
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Grade inflation has a new friend: class inflation. http://tinyurl.com/3ecuheg

High School Classes May Be Advanced in Name Only (Published 2011)

Courses may sound more rigorous, but standardized test scores have not risen accordingly, researchers say.

nytimes.com
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Good teacher evaluations actually make teachers better: http://tinyurl.com/3tphef3

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Do we need leaders or educators in charge of schools? http://tinyurl.com/3cwcnyv (short answer: both)
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Good class size article: http://tinyurl.com/4zrefex
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DMN article on my campaign to change Dallas School System: http://tinyurl.com/47f6zbv
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How poor students become top scientists: http://tinyurl.com/4vu9wyh
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Great research on pre-k programs: http://tinyurl.com/4n7tnt9
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The Finland Phenomenon: http://piped.video/watch?v=bcC2l8zioIw
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PAY TEACHERS MORE! http://tinyurl.com/6axaj6p

Opinion | Pay Teachers More (Published 2011)

Remember when public schools paid almost as well as law firms?

nytimes.com
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We need to increase teacher pay sooner in their careers. http://tinyurl.com/46vqpks
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Fantastic resource for principals: http://schoolleaderstoolbox.org/
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Teaching kids to help themselves. http://tinyurl.com/69rnjdb
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Are teachers unions really the problem with our schools - or is it simply bad leadership? http://tinyurl.com/4pdr3vt
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