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Public Schools Get a Boost Today: AFT Elects President Randi Weingarten

Dan Brown | Posted 07.14.2008 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, No Child Left Behind, Class Size, Edward McElroy, American Federation of Teachers, New Teachers, Public Education Reform, Randi Weingarten, United Federation of Teachers, Nclb, Standardized Testing, Aft, Uft, Teachers, Public Education, High Stakes Testing, Living News
Dan Brown

Today in Chicago, Randi Weingarten was elected president of the American Federation of Teachers, a union with a membership of over 1.4 million. Our c...

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Senator Kennedy, No Child Left Behind, and the Dropout Crisis

Dan Brown | Posted 01.14.2008 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Class Size, Education, Edward Kennedy, No Child Left Behind, Nclb, George W. Bush, Dropout Epidemic, George Miller, Ted Kennedy, Politics News
Dan Brown

It's politically inconvenient for Washington to recognize that some high schools may tacitly encourage failing students to drop out so that the schools' test scores don't have to include their low marks.

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How to Stem the Teacher Attrition Crisis

Dan Brown | Posted 10.15.2007 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, No Child Left Behind, Class Size, Teacher Union, Education, Department of Education, United Federation of Teachers, Nclb, City Council, Rookie Teacher, Student Loans, Teacher, New York City, Bronx, Politics News
Dan Brown

New drafts of No Child Left Behind could contain the best ideas in education history, but they won't work in the long run unless we address the biggest crisis in our schools.

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