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February 7, 2008
Making a Public Case Against Home-Schooled Athletes
Washington Post, D.C., February 7, 2008
Just as it's fair for state high school athletic associations to prohibit home-schooled students from competing on public high school teams because they're not, you know, public high school students.
Strickland Wants To Appoint Education Director
Cleveland Plain Dealer, Ohio, February 7, 2008
It said the department was "inordinately slow" in delivering diagnostic tests to low-income students. And it described Ohio's charter-school program as "a train-wreck waiting to happen."
D.C. Teachers Lacking 'Highly Qualified' Tag May Be Out Of Jobs
D.C. Examiner, February 7, 2008
Hundreds of D.C. public school teachers who have yet to prove their competence under No Child Left Behind guidelines could find themselves out of a position next year, Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee told The Examiner this week.
Sorting Out School Choices
Washington Post, D.C, February 7, 2008
My children have D.C. Opportunity Scholarships, and, as a single parent, I thank those who are supporting this program.
Teachers' Union Rejects Merit Pay
Gainesville Sun, Florida, February 6, 2008
The Alachua County School Board got the message Tuesday evening. Members of the teachers' union voted resoundingly against merit pay.
Real School Reform: Lynch Lets It Die
The Union Leader, New Hampshire, February 7, 2008
Gov. John Lynch showed yesterday that he will pay lip service to education reform, but won't make real improvements permanent when he has the chance.
Different Schools Work For Different Students
Melrose Free Press, Massachusetts, February 6, 2008
Not too long ago, I spent considerable time evaluating what the Mystic Valley Charter School, the Melrose Public Schools and a local private school had to offer a student entering high school.
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