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January 21, 2008
January 21, 2008
New York Measuring Teachers by Test Scores
New York Times, January 21, 2008
New York City has embarked on an ambitious experiment, yet to be announced, in which some 2,500 teachers are being measured on how much their students improve on annual standardized tests.
Get the Feds Out of Our Schools!
USA Daily, January 20, 2008
NCLB is one of those horrid monster federal programs that is always devoted to noble goals, spends tons of money, and achieves nothing of value.
Charter School Success: The Marine Corps of Public Education
NewsByUs, Idaho, January 20, 2008
Charter schools also strike fear in the hearts of teacher unions and their politicians. Overall, charter schools have proved they can produce at least as good—but typically better—results than district schools.
Education Reform Requires Getting The Feds Out
Ventura County Star, California, January 20, 2008
The district is sacrificing its local community identity to be more like "every other school," even when doing so means radically altering the apparent success it is achieving.
Top Issue For D.C. Schools? Parents.
Washington Post, D.C., January 21, 2008
Seven in 10 D.C. residents believe the city's public schools are performing inadequately, with the lack of parental involvement still cited as the biggest problem facing the nearly 50,000-student system, a Washington Post poll has found.
Low Pay Forcing Missouri Teachers To Moonlight
Bloomington Pantagraph, Missouri, January 19, 2008
Joel Chaky teaches social studies to middle and high school students Monday through Friday. On weekends, and some nights, he cooks at a restaurant.
Citing 'Abject Academic Failure,' Dann Sues Charter School
Columbus Dispatch, Ohio, January 18, 2008
Attorney General Marc Dann today filed suit against Harmony Community School in Cincinnati, citing the charter school for "abject academic failure, gross financial mismanagement, ethical lapses, and what amounts to consumer fraud."
Take The Brakes Off The Charter Movement
Boston Globe, Massachusetts, January 21, 2008
Charter public schools in Massachusetts have transformed urban education, not only giving poor and forgotten children a chance at a quality education and a bright future, but also prompting reforms in district schools.
We Must Take Lessons From Public And Charter Schools
Buffalo News, New York, January 19, 2008
The last several weeks have been busy ones for those interested in the charter school movement here in Western New York.
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