Cincinnati: We'll sell you a school building, just don't use it for a school
Can a school district sell a school building and prohibit the buyer from opening a school in that building?
Can a school district sell a school building and prohibit the buyer from opening a school in that building?
The Brookings InstitutionFebruary 2010
Steven Farr, Teach For AmericaFebruary 2010
Speaking to reporters last month about the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Academic Transformation Plan, American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten warned that teachers need to be full partners
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