Deborah Kenny

Obama And Education Reform: Deborah Kenny Responds

Posted 05.25.2011

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Deborah Kenny, founder and chief executive of Harlem Village Academies, says the essential education takeaway from President Obama's State of the Unio...

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Bill De Blasio And Deborah Kenny Square Off On Cathie Black Debate (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Voices on all sides of the debate continue to spar over Mayor Michael Bloomberg's appointment of Cathie Black to replace Joel Klein as New York City s...

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The Blind Side

Leonie Haimson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ben Austin, Waiting for Superman, Steve Barr, Deborah Kenny, Charter Schools, Green Dot, Brent Staples, New York News
Leonie Haimson

Much of what has been written about Harlem Village Academies, Green Dot and many other charter schools is the product of a massive PR machine, of which Waiting for "Superman" is just the glossiest example.

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WATCH: Bill Cosby Interviews Deborah Kenny On Revolutionary Schools

Posted 05.25.2011

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Deborah Kenny started the Harlem Village Academy in 2003 after her husband's untimely death left her searching for a new life purpose. The academy h...

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Deborah Kenny On The Promise Of Charter Schools And The Harlem Village Academies

nytimes.com | BOB HERBERT | Posted 05.25.2011

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Deborah Kenny has created three phenomenally successful charter schools in Harlem and is in the process of creating more. She's gotten a great deal of...

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Bill Cosby on Harlem Village Academies: I'm Jumping (Video)

Tiki Barber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tiki Barber

Cosby talked exuberantly about Harlem Village Academies as a model for the nation on MSNBC.

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Charter Schools Get the Test Scores Up

Tom Lowry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York City Schools, Urban Schools, Jeffrey Bewkes, Education, Herb Allen, Charter Schools, Sun Valley, Richard Parsons, Deborah Kenny, Jeff Bewkes, Politics News
Tom Lowry

Unlike most of her audience of media moguls, charter school impresario Deborah Kenny has some positive results to brag about. Test scores have improved dramatically at her schools in just five years.

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