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- Jeanne Allen: The education establishment channels Nero as Rome burns
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Sep 20, 7:20 AM, Washington Examiner:
As educational failure continues to blaze, too many education and elected officials stoke the fires and fiddle. You may be sure that the parents of the students in Tulsa and Brooklyn want a way out for their children. There are two ways, >
- Puerto Rico’s beleaguered public schools face controversial reform after Hurricane Maria
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Sep 19, 7:04 AM, PBS NewsHour:
Puerto Rico's school system was struggling long before Hurricane Maria struck a year ago. But the disaster exacerbated deep problems, as schools were destroyed, thousands of children moved to the U.S. mainland and students struggle with >
- Poll shows support for charter schools, vouchers is growing
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Aug 21, 7:17 AM, Associated Press:
Support for charter schools and private school voucher programs has gone up over the past year, with Republicans accounting for much of the increase, according to a survey published Tuesday.
- Opinion: Reality doesn’t support paying teachers more
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Oct 19, 7:33 AM, USA Today:
Inflation-adjusted wages for most workers, not just teachers, have barely budged in decades: Opposing view
- Opinion: Pay teachers what America owes them — respect and higher salaries
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Oct 19, 7:32 AM, USA Today:
Teachers help today’s children become tomorrow’s leaders and engines of economic growth. Yet the average teacher makes $58,950 a year: Our view
- Commentary: Design school buildings to support innovative learning
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Oct 19, 7:29 AM, Albany Times Union:
When we talk about the need to innovate in schools, the discussion is usually on teaching methods and technology. I would suggest an additional, complementary solution — the redesign of school buildings to accommodate the innovation that >
- 13 Million Good Jobs Available for Those With High School Diplomas
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Oct 18, 7:21 AM, U.S. News & World Report:
DESPITE THE PUSH AMONG policymakers to steer more people toward a four-year degree, a new report shows that 13 million jobs are still available for those with nothing more than a high school diploma.
- ACT Scores Show Drop in College Readiness, Especially in Math
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Oct 17, 7:36 AM, Wall Street Journal:
A greater percentage of U.S. high-school graduates who took the ACT college-entrance exam aren’t ready for college-level coursework, with math readiness at a 14-year low.
- Reality Check with Jeanne Allen Episode 40: Attorney, Author & Advocate Kevin P. Chavous
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Oct 16, 8:12 AM, National Review Online:
Kevin Chavous has run the gamut when it comes to advocating for expanded innovation in learning and furthering opportunities for families and children, having been an integral part of the success in initially bringing charter schools to >
- Net College Costs Flat to Down After Years of Growth
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Oct 16, 8:11 AM, Wall Street Journal:
After increasing for decades, the real cost of attending both public and private college is flat and in some cases even declined this year, as colleges compete for fewer students by giving away more scholarships.
- Perspective: How are America’s public schools really doing?
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Oct 16, 8:09 AM, Washington Post:
How are America’s public schools doing? The question is a fundamental component of any contemporary education policy discussion. Yet it is also notoriously difficult to answer. With nearly 100,000 schools spread across roughly 13,000 >
- Panel gives thumbs-up on LR charter school
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Oct 19, 6:19 AM, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,:
A proposal to alter the academic program and expand the grades served at what is now Quest Academy of West Little Rock won unanimous approval Thursday from the state's Charter Authorizing Panel.
- Mississippi’s first charter high school approved to open in Jackson
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Oct 16, 7:18 AM, Mississippi Today:
Two more charter schools were approved to open in the Jackson Public School District Monday, including the state’s first charter high school.
- Opinion: It Sure Looks Like DOE Willfully Broke Charter Process to Appease NJEA
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Oct 12, 5:03 AM, NJ Spotlight:
The process isn’t broken — although I’d be the first to argue that our 23-year-old charter school law could use some tinkering. The DOE broke the process. It also broke the hopes of parents in Trenton and Jersey City desperate for public >
- Truxton Academy Charter School gets state approval
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Oct 19, 7:18 AM, The Cortland Voice:
A four-year effort to open a charter school in Cortland County has come to an end after the State University of New York Charter Schools Institute voted Thursday to grant a new charter for the creation of an elementary public charter >
- CCSD trustees put underperforming charter schools on notice
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Oct 19, 7:13 AM, Las Vegas Review-Journal:
The Clark County School Board put three underperforming charter schools on notice Thursday night, recommending a reconstitution of the leadership in two schools and a remediation plan for a third.
- Schuette, Whitmer aim early with plans to fix education
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Oct 19, 6:58 AM, The Detroit News:
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Schuette and Democrat Gretchen Whitmer’s plans to fix the state’s struggling education system begin with efforts to reach kids when they’re young.
- Apprenticeships give students opportunity
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Oct 19, 6:52 AM, North Platte Telegraph:
On Thursday, representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor and Nebraska Department of Labor signed an agreement with the school district for the Youth Intermediary Registered Apprenticeship Program.
- Career-tech charter school set to open in Caldwell next summer
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Oct 19, 6:32 AM, Idaho Press-Tribune:
A career-technical charter school for at-risk middle and high school students is set to open next year in Caldwell.
- Success Academy calls out de Blasio for curbing school space
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Oct 19, 6:31 AM, New York Post:
Mayor Bill de Blasio has drastically curbed charter-school accommodations in city buildings, Success Academy officials said at a rally Thursday morning.
- Teachers protest charter champ Betsy DeVos as Chicago schools plan strike votes
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Oct 19, 6:28 AM, Chicago Sun-Times:
The group booed President Donald Trump’s top education administrator and took aim at her support for charter schools, arguing money should instead be invested in traditional public school systems.
- Newark Charter students create projects with real-life applications
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Oct 19, 6:25 AM, Newark Post:
Dual School connects students from schools like Newark Charter, William Penn, The Charter School of Wilmington, Cab Calloway, Concord High, Conrad Schools of Science and others. It also matches students with a mentor, who helps connect the >
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- Truxton Academy Charter School gets state approval
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Oct 19, 7:18 AM, The Cortland Voice:
A four-year effort to open a charter school in Cortland County has come to an end after the State University of New York Charter Schools Institute voted Thursday to grant a new charter for the creation of an elementary public charter >
- Success Academy calls out de Blasio for curbing school space
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Oct 19, 6:31 AM, New York Post:
Mayor Bill de Blasio has drastically curbed charter-school accommodations in city buildings, Success Academy officials said at a rally Thursday morning.
- Charter school student becomes charter school teacher
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Oct 18, 6:12 AM, Asbury Park Press:
After being educated in charter school, Arturo Hernandez is now a second grade teacher at the Ocean Academy Charter school in Lakewood.
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- Schuette, Whitmer aim early with plans to fix education
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Oct 19, 6:58 AM, The Detroit News:
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Schuette and Democrat Gretchen Whitmer’s plans to fix the state’s struggling education system begin with efforts to reach kids when they’re young.
- Apprenticeships give students opportunity
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Oct 19, 6:52 AM, North Platte Telegraph:
On Thursday, representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor and Nebraska Department of Labor signed an agreement with the school district for the Youth Intermediary Registered Apprenticeship Program.
- Teachers protest charter champ Betsy DeVos as Chicago schools plan strike votes
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Oct 19, 6:28 AM, Chicago Sun-Times:
The group booed President Donald Trump’s top education administrator and took aim at her support for charter schools, arguing money should instead be invested in traditional public school systems.
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- Newark Charter students create projects with real-life applications
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Oct 19, 6:25 AM, Newark Post:
Dual School connects students from schools like Newark Charter, William Penn, The Charter School of Wilmington, Cab Calloway, Concord High, Conrad Schools of Science and others. It also matches students with a mentor, who helps connect the >
- Panel gives thumbs-up on LR charter school
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Oct 19, 6:19 AM, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,:
A proposal to alter the academic program and expand the grades served at what is now Quest Academy of West Little Rock won unanimous approval Thursday from the state's Charter Authorizing Panel.
- Opinion: Solving the skills gap: Tennessee's evolution puts students on right path
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Oct 19, 5:53 AM, The Tennessean:
More than 3 million students graduated from high schools across our country this spring, and I can’t help but wonder what their futures will hold.
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- CCSD trustees put underperforming charter schools on notice
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Oct 19, 7:13 AM, Las Vegas Review-Journal:
The Clark County School Board put three underperforming charter schools on notice Thursday night, recommending a reconstitution of the leadership in two schools and a remediation plan for a third.
- Career-tech charter school set to open in Caldwell next summer
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Oct 19, 6:32 AM, Idaho Press-Tribune:
A career-technical charter school for at-risk middle and high school students is set to open next year in Caldwell.
- Letter: Consider Virtual School for Bullied Kids
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Oct 19, 6:03 AM, The Daily Chronicle:
Since enrolling in Washington Virtual Academy, Omak, DawnRae’s grades have improved immensely. She is not focused on the social issues that once distracted her and she now spends her time studying and focusing on building a successful >
- Panel gives thumbs-up on LR charter school
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Oct 19, 6:19 AM, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,:
A proposal to alter the academic program and expand the grades served at what is now Quest Academy of West Little Rock won unanimous approval Thursday from the state's Charter Authorizing Panel.
- Opinion: Alma del Mar serves same population as the district
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Oct 2, 5:55 AM, New Bedford Standard-Times:
The resolution was voted to committee and I am going to trust in the process to allow the truth to surface on this issue. In the meantime, I am thankful that my child gets to continue to take advantage of the lifeline that has been >
- Charter Schools' Enrollment, Funding on the Rise
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Oct 2, 5:47 AM, Southern Pines Pilot:
Moore County Schools’ enrollment hit an all-time high in 2013 and 2014 with nearly 12,900 students, but has fallen off in the years since. That’s generally been attributed to the selection of private and public charter schools available to >
- Truxton Academy Charter School gets state approval
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Oct 19, 7:18 AM, The Cortland Voice:
A four-year effort to open a charter school in Cortland County has come to an end after the State University of New York Charter Schools Institute voted Thursday to grant a new charter for the creation of an elementary public charter >
- CCSD trustees put underperforming charter schools on notice
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Oct 19, 7:13 AM, Las Vegas Review-Journal:
The Clark County School Board put three underperforming charter schools on notice Thursday night, recommending a reconstitution of the leadership in two schools and a remediation plan for a third.
- Career-tech charter school set to open in Caldwell next summer
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Oct 19, 6:32 AM, Idaho Press-Tribune:
A career-technical charter school for at-risk middle and high school students is set to open next year in Caldwell.
- Success Academy calls out de Blasio for curbing school space
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Oct 19, 6:31 AM, New York Post:
Mayor Bill de Blasio has drastically curbed charter-school accommodations in city buildings, Success Academy officials said at a rally Thursday morning.
- Teachers protest charter champ Betsy DeVos as Chicago schools plan strike votes
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Oct 19, 6:28 AM, Chicago Sun-Times:
The group booed President Donald Trump’s top education administrator and took aim at her support for charter schools, arguing money should instead be invested in traditional public school systems.
- Newark Charter students create projects with real-life applications
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Oct 19, 6:25 AM, Newark Post:
Dual School connects students from schools like Newark Charter, William Penn, The Charter School of Wilmington, Cab Calloway, Concord High, Conrad Schools of Science and others. It also matches students with a mentor, who helps connect the >
- Letter: Consider Virtual School for Bullied Kids
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Oct 19, 6:03 AM, The Daily Chronicle:
Since enrolling in Washington Virtual Academy, Omak, DawnRae’s grades have improved immensely. She is not focused on the social issues that once distracted her and she now spends her time studying and focusing on building a successful >
- Bullis submits charter application for new Mountain View school
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Oct 19, 5:32 AM, Mountain View Voice:
Sticking with a fast-paced plan to provide an alternative public school for students in Mountain View, Bullis Charter School officials on Tueday submitted a charter application to open a campus within the Mountain View Whisman School >
- Panel gives thumbs-up on LR charter school
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Oct 19, 6:19 AM, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,:
A proposal to alter the academic program and expand the grades served at what is now Quest Academy of West Little Rock won unanimous approval Thursday from the state's Charter Authorizing Panel.
- Mississippi’s first charter high school approved to open in Jackson
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Oct 16, 7:18 AM, Mississippi Today:
Two more charter schools were approved to open in the Jackson Public School District Monday, including the state’s first charter high school.
- Opinion: It Sure Looks Like DOE Willfully Broke Charter Process to Appease NJEA
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Oct 12, 5:03 AM, NJ Spotlight:
The process isn’t broken — although I’d be the first to argue that our 23-year-old charter school law could use some tinkering. The DOE broke the process. It also broke the hopes of parents in Trenton and Jersey City desperate for public >
- Opinion: Reality doesn’t support paying teachers more
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Oct 19, 7:33 AM, USA Today:
Inflation-adjusted wages for most workers, not just teachers, have barely budged in decades: Opposing view
- Opinion: Pay teachers what America owes them — respect and higher salaries
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Oct 19, 7:32 AM, USA Today:
Teachers help today’s children become tomorrow’s leaders and engines of economic growth. Yet the average teacher makes $58,950 a year: Our view
- Commentary: Design school buildings to support innovative learning
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Oct 19, 7:29 AM, Albany Times Union:
When we talk about the need to innovate in schools, the discussion is usually on teaching methods and technology. I would suggest an additional, complementary solution — the redesign of school buildings to accommodate the innovation that >
- Truxton Academy Charter School gets state approval
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Oct 19, 7:18 AM, The Cortland Voice:
A four-year effort to open a charter school in Cortland County has come to an end after the State University of New York Charter Schools Institute voted Thursday to grant a new charter for the creation of an elementary public charter >
- CCSD trustees put underperforming charter schools on notice
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Oct 19, 7:13 AM, Las Vegas Review-Journal:
The Clark County School Board put three underperforming charter schools on notice Thursday night, recommending a reconstitution of the leadership in two schools and a remediation plan for a third.
- Schuette, Whitmer aim early with plans to fix education
-
Oct 19, 6:58 AM, The Detroit News:
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Schuette and Democrat Gretchen Whitmer’s plans to fix the state’s struggling education system begin with efforts to reach kids when they’re young.
- Apprenticeships give students opportunity
-
Oct 19, 6:52 AM, North Platte Telegraph:
On Thursday, representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor and Nebraska Department of Labor signed an agreement with the school district for the Youth Intermediary Registered Apprenticeship Program.
- Career-tech charter school set to open in Caldwell next summer
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Oct 19, 6:32 AM, Idaho Press-Tribune:
A career-technical charter school for at-risk middle and high school students is set to open next year in Caldwell.
- Panel gives thumbs-up on LR charter school
-
Oct 19, 6:19 AM, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,:
A proposal to alter the academic program and expand the grades served at what is now Quest Academy of West Little Rock won unanimous approval Thursday from the state's Charter Authorizing Panel.
- Mississippi’s first charter high school approved to open in Jackson
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Oct 16, 7:18 AM, Mississippi Today:
Two more charter schools were approved to open in the Jackson Public School District Monday, including the state’s first charter high school.
- Opinion: It Sure Looks Like DOE Willfully Broke Charter Process to Appease NJEA
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Oct 12, 5:03 AM, NJ Spotlight:
The process isn’t broken — although I’d be the first to argue that our 23-year-old charter school law could use some tinkering. The DOE broke the process. It also broke the hopes of parents in Trenton and Jersey City desperate for public >
- Opinion: Reality doesn’t support paying teachers more
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Oct 19, 7:33 AM, USA Today:
Inflation-adjusted wages for most workers, not just teachers, have barely budged in decades: Opposing view
- Opinion: Pay teachers what America owes them — respect and higher salaries
-
Oct 19, 7:32 AM, USA Today:
Teachers help today’s children become tomorrow’s leaders and engines of economic growth. Yet the average teacher makes $58,950 a year: Our view
- Commentary: Design school buildings to support innovative learning
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Oct 19, 7:29 AM, Albany Times Union:
When we talk about the need to innovate in schools, the discussion is usually on teaching methods and technology. I would suggest an additional, complementary solution — the redesign of school buildings to accommodate the innovation that >
- Truxton Academy Charter School gets state approval
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Oct 19, 7:18 AM, The Cortland Voice:
A four-year effort to open a charter school in Cortland County has come to an end after the State University of New York Charter Schools Institute voted Thursday to grant a new charter for the creation of an elementary public charter >
- CCSD trustees put underperforming charter schools on notice
-
Oct 19, 7:13 AM, Las Vegas Review-Journal:
The Clark County School Board put three underperforming charter schools on notice Thursday night, recommending a reconstitution of the leadership in two schools and a remediation plan for a third.
- Schuette, Whitmer aim early with plans to fix education
-
Oct 19, 6:58 AM, The Detroit News:
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Schuette and Democrat Gretchen Whitmer’s plans to fix the state’s struggling education system begin with efforts to reach kids when they’re young.
- Apprenticeships give students opportunity
-
Oct 19, 6:52 AM, North Platte Telegraph:
On Thursday, representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor and Nebraska Department of Labor signed an agreement with the school district for the Youth Intermediary Registered Apprenticeship Program.
- Career-tech charter school set to open in Caldwell next summer
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Oct 19, 6:32 AM, Idaho Press-Tribune:
A career-technical charter school for at-risk middle and high school students is set to open next year in Caldwell.