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Schools cut costs in faltering economy

From Fall intern Molly Kennedy:

Jim Hunt pulls even with Arne Duncan

Maybe it was Diane Ravitch's strong arguments, or perhaps our insiders

If you want to retain great teachers, remove the bad ones

Jim Hunt says he doesn't want ed sec job

So reports the Associated Press. Will our Washington Insiders believe him?

Charters ahead of traditional public schools in educating poor students

The Los Angeles Times reports that several charter schools in California are outperforming traditional public schools in the state when it comes to serving children in poverty.