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Ruling Expected On Constitutionality Of Nation's Largest Voucher Program

Posted 11.29.2012 | Home
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A Louisiana district court judge is expected to rule this week on the constitutionality of the state's controversial school voucher program. Baton ...

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The New U.S. Visa Rush: Build A Charter School, Get A Green Card

Reuters | Posted 12.11.2012 | Home
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By Stephanie Simon Oct 12 (Reuters) - It's been a turbulent period for charter schools in the United States, with fina...

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Philly Charter Schools Impose 'Significant Barriers To Entry'

| Benjamin Herold | Posted 09.19.2012 | Home
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This piece comes to us courtesy of a partnership between WHYY/NewsWorks and the Philadelphia Public School Notebook. For years, parents have had to...

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Obama, Romney Battle Over Private Sector In Education

Reuters | Posted 10.25.2012 | Home
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By Stephanie Simon WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - On the campaign trail during the past week, President Barack Obama talked a lot abou...

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How Private-Public Collaboration Can Improve U.S. Education

Posted 08.20.2012 | Home
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As states faced large budget cuts in recent years, forcing teacher layoffs and program freezes in the education arena, schools have had to to look to ...

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Private Firms Eyeing Profits From U.S. Public Schools

Reuters | Posted 10.02.2012 | Home
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By Stephanie Simon NEW YORK, Aug 1 (Reuters) - The investors gathered in a tony private club in Manhattan were eager to hear about the...

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Private Consultants Shape Public Schools Transformation, Shaving $50 Million

| Benjamin Herold | Posted 07.10.2012 | Home
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This piece comes to us courtesy of a partnership between the Philadelphia Public School Notebook and WHYY/NewsWorks The Boston Consulting Group has...

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Louisiana's Bold Bid To Privatize Public Schools

Reuters | Posted 08.01.2012 | Home
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By Stephanie Simon June 1 (Reuters) - Louisiana is embarking on the nation's boldest experiment in privatizing public education, with ...

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Privatization Of Michigan Public Schools 'Very Real' Threat

Posted 12.04.2011 | Home
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The privatization of public education in Michigan is a "very real" possibility, a state lawmaker said Monday, the Kalamazoo Gazette reports. At a t...

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