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The “Dirty Dozen” Ways Charter Schools Influence Student Enrollment - Jonathan Kantrowitz

The “Dirty Dozen” Ways Charter Schools Influence Student Enrollment - Jonathan Kantrowitz:


A a moratorium on the stakes associated with Common Core assessments?

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten has called for a moratorium on the stakes associated with Common Core assessments until the standards are properly implemented and field-tested. Weingarten said a moratorium is necessary on the consequences of high-stakes tests to allow for midcourse corrections, as needed, in aligning the standards, curriculum, teacher training, instruction  Read More



The “Dirty Dozen” Ways Charter Schools Influence Student Enrollment