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First Bell: July 7, 2014

Pamela Tatz
7.7.2014

TEACHER TENURE
On Thursday, an advocacy group filed a lawsuit challenging New York City’s teacher-tenure laws. (New York Times)
 
TEACHER EQUITY
Today, Arne Duncan outlined his fifty-state strategy for enforcing NCLB’s teacher-equity requirement. (Politics K–12)
 
EDUCATION RESEARCH
The Education Department announced a burst of new research partnerships on topics such as D.C.’s IMPACT teacher-evaluation system and support for English-language learners. (Inside School Research)
 
BALANCED LITERACY
A New York Daily News editorial argues that Chancellor Fariña should not revive the Balanced Literacy curriculum. (New York Daily News)
 
FORDHAM IN THE NEWS
Daily Caller: “Common Core Backers Regret Obama’s Involvement”
TES Connect: “Want the best? Then pay top dollar”

Tags: Arne Duncan Barack Obama English New York No Child Left Behind Act

Pamela Tatz is the Fordham Institute’s editorial associate, which affords her the dual privileges of managing the Education Gadfly publication and being the resident grammar czar; she has also worked as one of the office's hard-working research interns. Before joining Fordham, she studied political science and economics at Wayne State University, where her academic interests included…

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