Jason Griffiths

Jason Griffiths, SECRETARY OF COMMON CORE and HEADMASTER OF THE BROOKLYN LATIN SCHOOL. Brooklyn Latin is a public school in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, that offers an academically rigorous curriculum combined with a strong emphasis on the classics.

Previously, he worked for a multi-national law firm in Philadelphia. His interest in teaching, however, drew him to Delaware Valley High School in Milford, Pennsylvania, where he taught American history, American government, and economics for five years. During that time, he developed curriculum, led professional development sessions, and participated in the Middle States Accreditation process. He also coached the football team, bringing them from bottom ranking to three-time league champions.

In 2004, Mr. Griffiths moved to New York City and enrolled at Teachers College, Columbia University. There he joined New Leaders for New Schools, a non-profit organization that prepares urban school leaders to become principals. During residencies at Village Academies Charter School network in East Harlem, New York, and Boston Latin in Boston, Massachusetts, Mr. Griffiths learned about plans for The Brooklyn Latin School, where he became headmaster when it opened in the fall of 2006.

Mr. Griffiths earned a bachelor’s in history from Princeton University and a master’s in educational administration from Temple University. He is in the final stages of completing his doctorate in education from Teachers College, Columbia University.

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Spring 2010 • The new issue of the AFT's American Educator shines a light on 21st century skills, featuring contributions from Common Core's Lynne Munson and Laura Bornfreund, eduwonk Andy Rotherham and UVA's Dan Willingham, Diana Senechal, and Diane Ravitch.

December 4 • EdWeek profile questions motives of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills.

November 10 • You can now read Diane RavitchÕs op/ed on 21st century skills in the Boston Globe, Providence Journal, Metro West Daily News, Lowell Sun, and Quincy Patriot Ledger.

November 3 • Education Week highlights Common Core's concerns about the appointment of a P21 leader to a key Dept. of Education post.

November • Lynne Munson and Richard Kessler explain why arts education is vital in the November 2009 issue of Parenting magazine.

October 10 • Diane Ravitch's recent op/ed on 21st century skills has been reprinted in the Providence Journal.

September 16 • A group of prominent scholars, teachers, education reform advocates, and union leaders issued a statement today expressing concern about the program put forth by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) and calling for its revision. Press Advisory (pdf)

September 15 • Common Core’s Diane Ravitch shows how dated the idea of “21st century skills” really is in the Boston Globe

July 13 • Common Core’s Lynne Munson raises concerns about national standards at convention of the American Federation of Teachers. (PDF document)

July 9 • In USAToday Common Core’s Lynne Munson argues that a comprehensive education is more likely than a STEM education to produce new scientists.

July 2 • A USAToday editorial cites and links to Common Core’s “Still at Risk”" study which showed how little our 17-year-olds know about history and literature.

June 2 • Common Core releases Why We’re Behind: What Top Nations Teach Their Students But We Don’t, a report showing that the nations that consistently outrank us on international comparison tests provide their students with a fulsome education in the liberal arts and sciences. Why is this news? Because the U.S. is moving further and further away from this model. Read brief excerpts from the documents featured in the report here.