Students First

What Does It Mean to Put Students First?

Brad Lander | Posted 04.18.2012

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Brad Lander

I hope that a group called "Students First" would make it a top priority to stop the rapid rise in New York City public school class sizes.

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Education by the Numbers

Randi Weingarten | Posted 05.18.2012

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Randi Weingarten

Given these discouraging statistics, it comes as no surprise that teacher satisfaction is at a 20-year low. Nearly a third of teachers said they are likely to leave the profession. No other industry would stand for this massive brain drain.

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What Effect Will More Corporate Ads and Interrupted Programming Really Have on PBS?

Pearl Korn | Posted 08.07.2011

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Pearl Korn

At PBS's recent annual gathering it was announced that the number and frequency of promotions for corporate sponsors would increase during a few noted programs as an experiment.

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Michelle Rhee: You've Got To Fight For Our Schools

Posted 08.07.2011

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Controversial education reformer Michelle Rhee sat down with AOL to discuss the state of America's public schools and how her organization StudentsFir...

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Twilight for Education Policy's Idols

Conor Williams | Posted 07.27.2011

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Conor Williams

It's hard to notice when we've let our admiration for our favorite education prophets push us to intellectual dishonesty, but hard things are usually the things most worth doing.

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Accommodate Don't Discriminate

Michelle Rhee | Posted 07.24.2011

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Michelle Rhee

Arguing against testing for kids with disabilities is discriminatory. You can't separate them, and to try to do so creates two, unequal systems, one with accountability and one without it.

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Why Michelle Rhee Remains At The Core of the Controversies

Richard Whitmire | Posted 06.04.2011

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Richard Whitmire

Until Rhee's opponents can effectively paint her as a cheat/fraud/failure, it is likely we will see more governors and Republican-controlled legislatures unleash Rhee-style reforms.

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Michelle Rhee & Fla. Governor Team Up On School Reform

TakePart | Max Follmer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former D.C. public schools chief Michelle Rhee and Florida Governor Rick Scott announced Thursday that they had formed a partnership between Rhee's ne...

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Is Michelle Rhee Putting Students First?

Sam Chaltain | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sam Chaltain

I wish Michelle Rhee would use her influence to help a million Americans urge their elected officials to pass policies that will usher in a new era of school improvement.

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