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Renaissance 2010 Gets A Solid 'B'

Paras Bhayani | Posted 11.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools, Charter Schools, University of Chicago, Green Dot, School Choice, Renaissance 2010, Chicago News
Paras Bhayani

New University of Chicago findings pour cold water on both the most ardent critics and most ardent proponents of both Ren10 and the charter schools it has created.

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Obama School Speech Sends the Right Message to Many Who are Usually Tuned Out

Dan Brown | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Glenn Beck, Obama, Education Reform, Back to School Speech, Student Achievement, Charter Schools, Barack Obama, President Obama, Politics News
Dan Brown

Obama's speech today matters because there's a psychic cost to not knowing a larger world beyond your day-to-day life; American kids need to know their president, whether they support his policy agenda or not.

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The Role of the Private Sector in Education

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Competitiveness, Education Reform, Charter Schools, Education, Arne Duncan, Private Enterprise, Atlanta, Mosaica, Politics News
Tom Vander Ark

We don't mind if textbook publishers update versions, but hackles go up when private operators propose school management. Most of this is just disguised job protection; the rest is historical bias.

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CA School's Culinary Arts Program Teaches World Culture, Racial Acceptance

Sonal Bains | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Education, Lowell Bernstein, Organic Food, Children, Healthy Lifestyle, Charter Schools, Aveson Global Leadership Academy, International Education, Asia Society, School Lunches, Raising Global Citizens, Children's Health, Organic, Childhood Obesity, Green News
Sonal Bains

Transport yourself back to your elementary school cafeteria. Are you shuddering at the haunting memory of the combined odor of sloppy joes and Tater Tots?

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Schwarzenegger Sets Trap for Obama's "Race to the Top" Education Initiative

Chris Prevatt | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Arne Duncan, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Charter Schools, Race to the Top, Pacific Research Institute, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Barack Obama, Politics News
Chris Prevatt

If Duncan continues to blindly tout governors who have positioned right wing, anti-government wing-nuts to control federal education purse strings, it will truly be "Hasta la vista, baby" for the rest of us and our children.

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Who Owns Washington?

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Education Reform, Charter Schools, Barack Obama, Politics News
Tom Vander Ark

Without Kennedy's leadership, it's not at all clear who will lead Senate education efforts.

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Obama's Awful Education Plan

Diane Ravitch | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Arne Duncan Barack Obama, Obama, Education, Schools, Charter Schools, Politics News
Diane Ravitch

What is the Obama administration now doing? Its $4.3 billion will be used to promote privatization of public education and insist that states use the same pathetic tests.

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Our Insane Summer: Is There a Way Out? Plus an Open Letter to the Secretary of Education [UPDATED]

John Milewski | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Health Care Town Halls, Education, Fear Mongering, Arne Duncan, Charter Schools, Bright Idea, Demagogue, Transformation, Race to the Top, Hugh Osborn, Town Hall Protests, Education Reform, Town Hall Meetings, Public Policy Debate, North Carolina, Politics News
John Milewski

As we enter the back-to-school phase of the calendar, I want to share some good news and offer some unsolicited advice to our nation's education top cop.

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Obama Education Plan: $4 Billion Proposed, Will Be Used To Pressure Schools For Reforms

The Washington Post | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Department of Education, Education, Charter Schools, President Obama, Race to the Top, Arne Duncan, Obama, Education Reform, Education Funding, Education Secretary, Politics News

President Obama is leaning hard on the nation's schools, using the promise of more than $4 billion in federal aid -- and the threat of withholding it ...

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Making a Difference with New Schools in New Orleans

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Tulane, Hurricane Katrina, Education Reform, Charter Schools, New Orleans-Louisiana, Living News
Tom Vander Ark

Some good has come out of the horrible tragedy of the hurricanes -- New Orleans has the highest percentage of students in charter schools and most of them are great.

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Do Charter Schools Help or Hurt?

Clara Hemphill | Posted 08.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Parent, Schools, Poor Neighborhoods, Charter Schools, New York News
Clara Hemphill

In poor neighborhoods with terrible local schools, charters may serve as an escape for children whose parents can navigate the admissions process. But what we need is a strategy to improve schools for all children - not an escape for a few.

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Tougher Tests Just the First Step to Improving Chicago Schools

Lorraine Forte | Posted 08.10.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Public Schools, Test Scores, Chicago Public Schools, Mayor Daley, Inner City Education, Charter Schools, Chicago School Reform, School Reform, Cps, Chicago Education, Isat, Advance Illinois, Chicago News
Lorraine Forte

Transform every school into a charter and you'll still have to solve the equation: How to educate students, especially students who often face troubled home lives and come to school woefully unprepared to learn.

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Arne Duncan, It Is Also About the Building

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Arne Duncan, Children, Charter Schools, Architecture, Design, Education Reform, Teachers, Politics News
Cameron Sinclair

Many schools in this country are in utter disrepair and the outdated portable classrooms that dot the landscape of the American school system are harmful to the health of our children.

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Brooks Suggests Education Course of Action

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education Reform, Arne Duncan, Nclb, Charter Schools, David Brooks, Barack Obama, Politics News
Tom Vander Ark

I'm trying to figure out whether the stimulus bill and a hard charging Secretary of Education will produce any real progress.

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School Choice for Equity

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 07.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: School Choice, Education Reform, Arne Duncan, Charter Schools, Barack Obama, Politics News
Tom Vander Ark

Education is political -- especially in America. We argue about ends (standards), means (pedagogy), how students show what they know (assessment), sc...

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Arnie in (Charter) Wonderland

Gerald Bracey | Posted 07.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Union-Busting, Education Reform, Arne Duncan, Charter Schools, Democracy Now, Al Shanker, Politics News
Gerald Bracey

Arne Duncan recently talked about charter schools on Democracy Now. The segment could have been called "Arne in Wonderland."

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Charter Schools: Time to Cull the Herd

Harold Levy | Posted 07.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Arnie Duncan, Harold Levy, Charter Schools, Harold Levy Charter Schools, New York, Education Secretary Arnie Duncan, New York News
Harold Levy

Charter schools fail. That's big news coming from Education Secretary Arnie Duncan, a long time supporter of charters.

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More Bad Education News (And Some Bright Spots)

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education Reform, Charter Schools, Graduation Rates, High School, Kipp, Public High School, Politics News
Tom Vander Ark

For someone that spent most of the last 10 years working on this problem it is discouraging to see the grad rate dip this low.

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Let's Add SAT Scores Into the Mix When Holding High Schools Accountable

Mike Piscal | Posted 07.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sat, Standardized Testing, High School, Education, Lausd, Charter Schools, Sats, Sat Scores, Politics News
Mike Piscal

High school success needs to be tied to student performance on the SATs, and our high schools should be incentivized to take these additional measurements seriously.

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New York Is Charter School-Friendly

New York Post | YOAV GONENA | Posted 07.17.2009 | New York

Read More: New York Charter School Laws Federal Funds, Charter Schools, New York Charter Schools, New York Charter School Laws, New York, Federal Funds, New York News

New York state's position on charter schools has positioned it well to rake in federal funds, according to a new study....

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Use Stimulus Funds to Expand Charter Schools

Juan Rangel | Posted 07.12.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Education, United Neighborhood Organization, Illinois Charter Schools, Stimulus Education Money, Charter Schools, Stimulus Package, Charter School Funding, Chicago News
Juan Rangel

The Obama strategy is aggressive, yet even the president was likely surprised by his home state's commitment to charter schools.

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School's Out, Kids Can Feel Smart Again

Jenifer Fox | Posted 07.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, Schools, Students, Charter Schools, Children, Strengths-Based, Summer Vacation, Living News
Jenifer Fox

One of the problems with our schools today is that we so often overlook real talent because our schools are set up to only validate one kind of learner.

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More Charter Schools Allowed Under New Law

Chi-Town Daily News | ADRIAN G. URIBARRI | Posted 07.04.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Charter Schools, Chicago Charter Schools, Cps, Charter Schools, Chicago News

Advocates for charter schools Tuesday celebrated legislation that would allow for 120 charter schools in Illinois, 40 of them in Chicago....

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Endorsing a Haitian-American Candidate in Brooklyn

Jim Luce | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: West Indian Culture, Toussaint Family, Jimmy Toussaint, Tax Hikes, Charter Schools, Politics, Brooklyn, 45th District, Thought Leaders, New York City Council, Middle Class, Global Citizens, Haiti, New York City, Flatbush, Rick Perry, Politics News
Jim Luce

'The word "politician" is derogatory to me. I am running because I want to protect my community from politicians.'

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A Hard Look at Education

Cory Booker | Posted 06.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Newark, Cory Booker, Education Reform, School Vouchers, Charter Schools, Politics News
Cory Booker

In America now, I can confidently say that it is no longer a question of can we educate all of our children at equal and high levels -- it is a question of will we.

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