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Profit and loss, public or private: tweedle dumb and tweedle dee
If our current system isn't working, why not try other options--even those of the for-profit variety?
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A bicoastal board member, just 20, tells it like it is
While most 20 year-old college students are partying, Andrew Blumenfeld was running for a seat on the La Cañada Board of Education in Los Angeles.
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Child Progress Slow But Promising Post-Recession
The Annie E. Casey Foundation sums up gains and set backs for our nation's children in this year's report
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Charter Schools
Georgia voters have a chance to make education local again
In November, they're decide who has the power to authorize charter schools
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Are the teacher unions on the ropes? New Jersey scores a big one for tenure reform
Big moves on teacher-tenure and -evaluation reform in a traditionally blue state.
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Getting beyond the buzz in the Beehive State
Utah edu-leaders have the opportunity to show that their decision was about smart CCSS implementation, not politics.
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Current school data scandal is an opportunity to improve Ohio’s education accountability system
Accountability needs reform
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Charter Schools
Fordham Foundation sponsoring three new schools this year
Three new Fordham schools open their doors this month
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Curriculum & Instruction
Blended learning: innovating the teaching process
Anthony Kim of Education Elements comes to Ohio
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Attempting to solve financial disaster by outsourcing schools – is Ohio next?
Can outsourcing schools work in Ohio?
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Charter Schools
Louisiana’s voucher accountability plan demonstrates it is possible to have school choice AND quality control
Louisiana's call for a practical accountability system for the state’s voucher program
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Trending Toward Reform: Teachers Speak on Unions and the Future of the Profession
Eduction Sector report on the reforms teachers support
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No Child Left Behind Waiver: Promising Ideas from Second Round Applications
NCLB second round waiver review
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KIPPster of the year award and scholarship go to KIPP Journey student
Congratulations KIPP Journey Academy
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Supporting the cause you believe in
A single woman will affect lots of people for years to come. Sandra Crane, a 75-year-old volunteer Sunday school teacher from Michigan, is using her life savings (about $150,000) to build a school in Uganda.
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Charter Schools
Lawmakers should keep the Coverdell tax break alive
The program, slated to expire at the end of this year, needs more time--and attention--to reach its full potential.
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Charter Schools
Nothing to lose: Turn failing schools over to CMOs
Michigan's Highland Park School District offers a worthwhile experiment in edu-governance
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Curriculum & Instruction
Misdirection and self-interest: How Heinemann and Lucy Calkins are rewriting the Common Core
Instead of a helpful resource, their new book simply defends existing--and poorly aligned--curricular material.
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Charter Schools
Attempting to solve financial disaster by outsourcing schools – is Ohio next?
A perfect storm of low enrollment, poor fiscal management, and some of the worst academic results in the state prompted Highland Parks Public Schools to take bold action.
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Poverty and schools: Finally, some lights go on
The pendulum might be swinging, ever-so-slightly, toward the believers (in school)
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Charter Schools
Vouchers, good intentions, and the trouble that comes with them
Here's hoping that private schools in Louisiana won't be bullied out of their desire to serve disadvantaged students
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Current testing scandal is an opportunity to improve Ohio’s education accountability system
Current testing scandal is an opportunity to improve Ohio’s education accountability system
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The Irreplaceables: Understanding the Real Retention Crisis in America’s Urban Schools
Erudite yet common-sensical, this latest from TNTP (formerly The New Teacher Project) explains in great d
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Enhancing the Efficacy of Teacher Incentives through Loss Aversion: A Field Experiment
The upside-down approach to merit pay
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No Child Left Behind Waiver: Promising Ideas from Second Round Applications
Jeremy Ayers : waivers :: Andy Smarick : RTTT
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Advanced Education
Education takes off: Rocketships and high flyers abound
Aggressive marketing campaigns have led to an
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Why teachers are under the microscope
As a group, future teachers don't fare so well on standardized tests