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Welcome to Time To Transform Public School – Part 4! Take a minute to read Part 3 if you haven’t already, then come right back. This edition is primarily for the school [...]

Summer professional development—I know the drill.  I’ve been on both sides of the lectern. In 32 years of teaching, I’ve attended more summer PD sessions than I can count and […]

Welcome to Time To Transform Public School – Part 3! Take a minute to read Part 2 if you haven’t already, then come right back. This edition is primarily for public […]

The stage has been set in Part 1 of the Time to Transform Public Schools series.  If you haven’t read it, take a moment to do so, then come right […]

On May 17, 1954 the Supreme Court declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional, ruling that “separate educational facilities are [...]

Knowing that students learn deeply and are motivated by rich learning that involves authentic, hands-on experiences connected to their content, TAF Academy desires to provide students access to a [...]

On February 1, 2014 TAF Academy held it’s second annual Science Fair. It was however the first time it was an “all school” fair.  It was absolutely fantastic!  It was […]

Remember back in the 70’s when the song “To Be Young, Gifted and Black” by Nina Simone came out?  It was written in memory of Simone’s late friend Lorraine Hansberry, [...]

TAF has started the process of spreading our academic model (which we call STEMbyTAF) to other public schools in our area.  The first major effort is a partnership with Mount […]

This year TAF Academy is doing what many other nontraditional schools set out to do, but don’t accomplish: replicating best practices. This year TAF Academy has shared our best practices [...]