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Education is no different

6/6

Jan 4, 4:52 PM:

A growing chorus of people -- and clearly some journalists -- who recognize that schools are for kids, not adults. Amen Minnesota Post-Bulletin!

Largest isn’t always best

3/6

Jan 4, 4:33 PM:

Despite great numbers of great charters, the Los Angeles public schools still woefully underserve their kids, leaving their education largely to bureaucrats and union leaders who put adults first. As California goes, so goes the >

3/6

Jan 4, 3:59 PM:

Everything old is new again. Rhee-style education platform resembles a "best of" modern education reform proposals. Whether legislators will embrace these will be determined by who contributed to their campaigns.

Funding concerns are front and center in District 281

4/6

Jan 4, 2:56 PM:

It's been all about funding in Robbinsdale District 281 this year - how to get it, how to save it and how to spend it. Early in the year, officials announced that $5.7 million would have to be cut from the budget for 2010-11, >

Charter School for Clifton?

3/6

Dec 21, 9:15 AM:

Members of the Clifton Elementary community are pursuing the option of starting a public charter school after Fairfax County School Board decided to shutter their current facility in the traditional public school system.  Another >

Chicago Charter School in the Top Ten Again

3/6

Dec 18, 3:03 PM:

Amid the tsunami of information about the failures and closings of charter schools that regularly washes over the public by way of media and pro status quo commentators, it's nice to have proof of the possibility of charter school >

Ezra Klein - Wonkbook: Everything you need to know about the Bush tax cut deal

5/6

Dec 16, 11:00 PM:

Former D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee is launching a campaign organization that plans to spend $1 billion to bring her aggressive educational reform plans to the national stage.

Rhee said the new organization, Students >

MAKING THE GRADE: RIVER VALLEY CHARTER SCHOOL OUTPERFORMS OTHER SAN DIEGO COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLS

5/6

Dec 16, 10:25 PM:

A rural school of 253 students in unimpressive portable structures has been the highest rated high school in San Diego County, Calif., for seven years.

The students go to classes twice a week and otherwise do independent >

CA parents use new law to demand school turnaround

4/6

Dec 16, 10:04 PM:

Dissatisfied Latino and African-American parents descended on Compton's acting school superintendent to force reforms at McKinley Elementary School under the state's new "parent trigger" law.

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Class size limits, charter school caps may change as Texas looks to trim costs

3/6

Dec 16, 9:57 PM:

The Texas Senate Education Committee wants the legislature to consider easing limits on  class sizes in elementary schools to save money. It also recommends ending the cap on charter schools in the Lone Star State.

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Charter school proponents look to expand in Dorchester, Mattapan

6/6

Dec 14, 4:51 PM:

This piece is okay as is.

Gray quietly takes first step in creating charter school funding equity

4/6

Dec 14, 4:01 PM:

This piece is ruled by speculation and non-original reporting and awkward strings of fact. I'd like to see the original Washington Post article run. At the very least, this piece should rework the lede to immediately tie the >

Education board panel backs plan for RSD schools

3/6

Dec 14, 10:10 AM:

Hmmm.  City leaders claim they best "understand the needs of their schools and students."  But, if local city leaders truly understood the needs of students in the first place, the schools would not have failed nor be placed under >

To make the grade, Paterson students must pass summer school test

3/6

Dec 31, 6:32 PM:

District requires low-achieving elementary students to attend summer school and pass final test to proceed to next grade. Ends promoting those who don't make adequate process.