Buffalo ReformEd

04/25/2016

The74Million is an education focused website

04/11/2016

12/09/2015

People On the Move via Buffalo Business First: Ann Walden

12/03/2015

It Is Time to Rethink the Way the School Board Operates

Last month's Buffalo Board of Education was like so many before it in recent years, and that is a troubling trend. The business meeting stretched long into the night, with streams of public speakers shuttled in to repeat the same special interest talking points and filled with petty fighting between…

12/02/2015

Does “Early Education” Come Way Too Late? A new Freakonomics radio podcast

Our latest Freakonomics Radio episode is called “Does ‘Early Education’ Come Way Too Late?” (You can subscribe to the podcast at iTunes or elsewhere, get the RSS feed, or listen via the media player above.)

10/30/2015

Buffalo has got it going on!

Together, we make a bold, fearless, beautiful, entrepreneurial city on the rise. Together, WE MAKE BUFFALO. Presented by 43North and Buffalo Niagara Enterpri...

10/28/2015

why you hate it and why we need new perspective in education

10/28/2015

New on the Blog: expanding and replicating programs like City Honors MUST be a part of the district's improvement plans

The Buffalo Public Schools are in hot water once again with the federal Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights after it failed to adopt all the recommendations of civil rights expert Dr. Gary Orfield. In particular, the district refused to commit to opening a second ‘City Honors’ school. I…

10/24/2015

It’s that time of year. Kids have been in school for a while, and now you get about 15 minutes with their teacher to talk about ... what, exactly?

10/22/2015

But the state’s survey isn’t a free-for-all that allows any member of the public to send in their comments or petitions…

10/15/2015

What did you think of last night's BPS Board meeting? Our BoardWatch report card rates the board's performance every meeting

The Buffalo Board of Education needs to be held accountable for their work. Their decisions affect everyone in the school district and it's time we evaluate them on their performance. After every board of education meeting we will post a BoardWatch report card based on specific criteria and how well…