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courthousenews.com - Principals Say Louisiana Is Privatizing New Orleans Schools NEW ORLEANS (CN) - Three fired public school principals claim a state-run school district is "arbitrarily and capriciously convert(i...

DianeRavitch

PS 51 Cancer Scare Ignites Calls For Accountability

ny1.com - To view our videos, you need toenable JavaScript. Learn how.install Adobe Flash 9 or above. Install now. Then come back here and refresh the page. Critics are calling for Schools Chancellor Denni...

DianeRavitch

New rules make kindergarten count for more

palmbeachpost.com - By Allison RossPalm Beach Post Staff WriterUpdated: 11:53 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, 2011 Posted: 10:58 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, 2011Kindergarten is getting tougher this year.Counting to 20 and dabbling ...

leoniehaimson

The Persistent Failure of Steven Brill

gawker.com - Steven Brill has a reputation for being a media wise man—a deep-thinking mogul who's always spotting the opportunities of The Future. Which is kind of strange, since the majority of his projects ha...

mikeklonsky

Flatlined high school scores for CPS

articles.chicagotribune.com - Chicago Public Schools enrollment has shrunk by more than 22,000 students… (E. Jason Wambsgans, Chicago Tribune)August 19, 2011|By Noreen S. Ahmed-Ullah, Tribune reporterIn the sobering reality of ...

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After Words with Steven Brill - C

c-spanvideo.org - C-SPAN | BookTV The founder of The American Lawyer magazine and Court TV tells the story of a coalition of unlikely allies in the fight to change a school system that many parents believe is failin...

leoniehaimson

Veteran teachers treated unfairly in competitive job market, some say

nola.com - In the most competitive market for job-hunting teachers in New Orleans in recent memory -- perhaps ever -- some worry that veteran educators have received short shrift. Several teachers who attende...

mikeklonsky

L.A. Unified bests reform groups in most cases, data show

latimes.com - In a surprising challenge to four school reform efforts run by outside organizations, the Los Angeles school district has not only held its own in improving math and English test scores, but in mos...

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

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PS 51 Cancer Scare Ignites Calls For Accountability

New rules make kindergarten count for more

The Persistent Failure of Steven Brill

Flatlined high school scores for CPS

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After Words with Steven Brill - C

Veteran teachers treated unfairly in competitive job market, some say

L.A. Unified bests reform groups in most cases, data show

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Verizon strikers go to CEO’s home

Rev. Al Sharpton's $500G link to education reform

New revelations and timeline of Sharpton, Klein and Bloomberg's political machinations

Sunday, August 21, 2011

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