School Closure

Flier Of Superintendent In KKK Robe Sparks Outcry Amid School Closure Debate

Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: Atlanta School Closures, Video, School Overcrowding, Atlanta Public Schools, Black Schools, Budget Cuts, Atlanta Schools Cheating, Ku Klux Klan, Kkk, Erroll Davis, Slidepollajax, Closing Schools, School Closings, School Closure, Education News

From a contentious school redistricting debate among Atlanta Public Schools has emerged an even more controversial flier that depicts APS Superintende...

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Are Charter Schools Holding Up Their End Of The Bargain?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Education, Charter Schools, School Choice, Education Reform, Charter School Accountability, Center for Education Reform, Charter School Closure, School Closure, Barack Obama, Education News

In nearly two decades, only 3 percent of charter schools have ever been closed for underperforming, according to a new report released Tuesday. The...

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Occupy Wall Street Protests Outside Department Of Education

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 01.07.2012

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NEW YORK -- On Monday evening, about 200 students, parents, school aides and educators associated with Occupy Wall Street congregated on the steps of ...

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More Charters And School Closures To Come In Detroit, Roy Roberts Says

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 11.28.2011

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NEW YORK -- Roy Roberts, a former GM executive, says his first few months on the job as emergency manager of Detroit's public schools have been "like ...

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Kansas City Schools Chief's Departure Involves A Swirl Of Ethical Allegations, Profanity [UPDATE]

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 10.25.2011

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The abrupt departure of John Covington from his post as superintendent of Kansas City, Missouri's schools reveals how interpersonal disputes between s...

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Court Decision Allows New York City To Proceed With School Closures

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 09.21.2011

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NEW YORK -- A New York judge's Thursday night decision clears the way for the New York City Department of Education to proceed with its plan to close ...

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Oregon Teachers Union Laments Lack Of Process Surrounding Education Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 08.14.2011

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At 6 p.m. EST on Tuesday, Tony Crawford looked at his clock in Canby, Oregon and lamented the change the next sixty minutes would bring. "For the n...

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Student Play Censored for Being Critical of NYC's School Closure Policy

Brian Pickett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jamaica High School, Censorship, NYC Department of Education, Brian Pickett, School Closure, Education News
Brian Pickett

As an educator -- seeing students engage with a classical text, making direct connections to their own lives and the politics of the times we live in -- it doesn't get any better than this.

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