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March 10, 2008
March 10, 2008
Teaching Change
New York Times, NY, March 10, 2008
While laws like No Child Left Behind take the rhetorical punches for being a straitjacket on schools, it is actually union contracts that have the greatest effect over what teachers can and cannot do.
Educators or Kingmakers?
New York Times, NY, March 10, 2008
Most prominent among these is the delegate and superdelegate bloc affiliated with the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers, the nation’s two largest teachers’ unions.
The Education of John McCain
CBS News, NY, March 8, 2008
Indeed, McCain has said very little about the subject on the campaign trail, and his website barely touches it.
Expansion Of School Vouchers Sought
Bradenton Herald, FL, March 10, 2008
In a year when money for public schools is likely to be cut, some Republican and Democratic lawmakers want to expand dramatically the number of children who get private-school vouchers.
The Achievement Gap Wins One
Boston Globe, MA, March 10, 2008
The one school that got shot down - the International Charter School of Southeastern Massachusetts - was the largest and boldest. Its rejection raises thorny questions about just how hard the Patrick administration is willing to push to achieve equity in education.
Charter School Expansions Hit Board Impasse
Las Vegas Review - Journal, NV, March 9, 2008
Three groups looking to open or expand charter schools in Nevada went down swinging before the state Board of Education on Friday and Saturday.
Charters Object To Granholm's Two-Tier Funding Plan
Grand Rapids Press, MI, March 9, 2008
Gov. Jennifer Granholm picking on charter schools? Sen. Wayne Kuipers, R-Holland, says so. Granholm's school funding plan for next year pits charters against their traditional K-12 counterparts,
What The School Choice Study Means - So Far
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI, March 8, 2008
If we are smart, we will end the battle over the MPCP and work together to take advantage of the best practices that exist in our various systems of learning in this community.
Bill On Home Schooling Rights Urged
Los Angeles Times, CA, March 8, 2008
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called Friday for the reversal of a recent appellate court decision banning parents from educating their children at home if they lack a teaching credential.
Fight Possible Over Tax Break For Private School Tuition
The Times-Picayune, LA, March 8, 2008
But during the narrow window of time for the session, Jindal is also proposing a surprise initiative that signals a significant shift in state policy by offering government support for private school tuition expenses.
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