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First bell: 10-18-12

Tyson Eberhardt
10.18.2012

A first look at today's most important education news:

Fordham's latest

"Analysis of Dayton's charter and district schools: With a forecast of PARCC proficiency," by Aaron Churchill, Ohio Gadfly Daily

"Passion v. pirates," by Jeff Murray, Ohio Gadfly Daily

Florida’s education commissioner defended the state’s decision to set different proficiency goals for different ethnic and racial groups in its new strategic plan. (New York Times)

Checker Finn and Jessica Hockett explain why selective public high schools are the “best bargain in American education” in an Education Week commentary.

USA Today breaks down the education issues Barack Obama and Mitt Romney disagree on.

The Ohio Department of Education released updated—but not final—school report cards yesterday, including preliminary school and district ratings, a performance index, and attendance rates. (The News-Herald)

Charter school advocates in Washington State raised nearly $5 million over the last six weeks for a ballot initiative that would allow charter schools in the Evergreen State. (AP)

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Tyson Eberhardt is online editor and external relations manager at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. A 2008 graduate of Princeton University, Tyson completed the university’s Teacher Preparation Program as a student-teacher in Trenton, New Jersey. Tyson received a M.S.Ed from the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education in 2010, focusing his studies on variance among charter schools. Tyson…

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