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Articles and Commentary From Warren Simmons
Urban Education Reform: Recalibrating the Federal Role
Voices in Urban Education: Summer 2009. Federal policies should address community engagement and equity in order to build “smart education systems” that improve outcomes for urban children and youths.
Dear President-Elect Obama
Annenberg Institute Executive Director Warren Simmons speaks out to president-elect Barack Obama, on ways to improve education.
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Voices in Urban Education: Summer 2009. Federal policies should address community engagement and equity in order to build “smart education systems” that improve outcomes for urban children and youths.
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Dear President-Elect Obama
Annenberg Institute Executive Director Warren Simmons speaks out to president-elect Barack Obama, on ways to improve education.
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Emerging Knowledge in New Orleans
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Executive Director, Warren Simmons
Warren Simmons directs the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. The Institute was established in 1993 to generate, share, and act on knowledge that improves conditions and outcomes in American schools, particularly in urban areas and in schools serving disadvantaged students.
The Institute pursues its mission through four areas of work: Capacity Building in Districts and Communities, Research and Knowledge Product Development, and Communications, Dissemination and Learning Opportunities . In each of these areas, the Institute conducts applied research, develops tools and products, and offers technical support designed to build capacity of urban schools and school systems.
Prior to joining the Institute in 1998, Dr. Simmons headed the Philadelphia Education Fund, a nonprofit organization that played a key role in helping the School District of Philadelphia fund, develop, and implement new academic standards, content-based professional development, standards-based curriculum resources, and comprehensive school reform as part of the district's Children Achieving reform agenda during David Hornbeck's tenure as the superintendent.
Over his twenty-five year career in education, Dr. Simmons has worked on urban education issues from several vantage points. As a grant maker at the National Institute of Education and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, he developed and funded initiatives on youth and adult literacy, community development, and urban school reform. As Director of Equity Initiatives for the New Standards Project, a coalition of 17 states and 6 school districts, he led teams of researchers and practitioners who designed a performance-based assessment system to advance curricular and instructional reforms. His local experience includes serving as special assistant to the superintendent of schools in Prince George's County, Maryland, where he designed and implemented reforms that improved the achievement of disadvantaged students; these included the Comer School Development Project, the College Board's Equity 2000 Project, and the school system's multicultural education and Black male achievement initiatives.
Dr. Simmons received his B.A. in psychology from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and earned a doctorate in psychology from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He serves on boards and advisory groups of numerous education reform organizations including the Public Education Network, the Merck Institute, the National Center on Education and the Economy, PLATO Learning, Inc. and the The College Crusade of Rhode Island.
Warren_Simmons@brown.edu
Executive Director, Warren Simmons
Warren Simmons directs the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. The Institute was established in 1993 to generate, share, and act on knowledge that improves conditions and outcomes in American schools, particularly in urban areas and in schools serving disadvantaged students.
The Institute pursues its mission through four areas of work: Capacity Building in Districts and Communities, Research and Knowledge Product Development, and Communications, Dissemination and Learning Opportunities . In each of these areas, the Institute conducts applied research, develops tools and products, and offers technical support designed to build capacity of urban schools and school systems.
Prior to joining the Institute in 1998, Dr. Simmons headed the Philadelphia Education Fund, a nonprofit organization that played a key role in helping the School District of Philadelphia fund, develop, and implement new academic standards, content-based professional development, standards-based curriculum resources, and comprehensive school reform as part of the district's Children Achieving reform agenda during David Hornbeck's tenure as the superintendent.
Over his twenty-five year career in education, Dr. Simmons has worked on urban education issues from several vantage points. As a grant maker at the National Institute of Education and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, he developed and funded initiatives on youth and adult literacy, community development, and urban school reform. As Director of Equity Initiatives for the New Standards Project, a coalition of 17 states and 6 school districts, he led teams of researchers and practitioners who designed a performance-based assessment system to advance curricular and instructional reforms. His local experience includes serving as special assistant to the superintendent of schools in Prince George's County, Maryland, where he designed and implemented reforms that improved the achievement of disadvantaged students; these included the Comer School Development Project, the College Board's Equity 2000 Project, and the school system's multicultural education and Black male achievement initiatives.
Dr. Simmons received his B.A. in psychology from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and earned a doctorate in psychology from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. He serves on boards and advisory groups of numerous education reform organizations including the Public Education Network, the Merck Institute, the National Center on Education and the Economy, PLATO Learning, Inc. and the The College Crusade of Rhode Island.
Warren_Simmons@brown.edu
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