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Meyer, Peter – Education Next, 2009
During much of the previous nine years, Tom Carroll had overseen the launch of eight charter schools in Albany. All of Tom Carroll's Albany charter schools made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). Not only that, they had become the best schools in the city. Tom Carroll now runs the Foundation for Education Reform & Accountability (FERA), which…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Educational Indicators
Hutchinson, Audrey M.; Van Wyngaardt, Denise – National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education and Families (NJ1), 2004
With the creation of the Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute) in 2000, the National League of Cities (NLC) strengthened its capacity to assist municipal officials in their efforts to improve the quality of public education and develop programs and initiatives that help ensure the successful development of youth. As part of…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Public Officials, City Government, Leadership