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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

9-17-14 Schools Matter

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Are Standardized Tests Helpful?
from the most recent PDK/Gallup poll:


New Group Forms PAC to Fight Charter Takeover in Nashville
From the Tennessean:Parents in East Nashville are moving quickly to fight Director of Schools Jesse Register’s far-reaching plan to close low-performing schools, hand others to charter operators and let families in that area choose where their children will attend.Their request: Start over.Since Register unveiled his intentions last week, parents and other East Nashville residents have organized a

9-16-14 Schools Matter
Schools Matter: Here's What Standing Up Can Do!Are you, too, a heroine or hero waiting to act?by Jim Horn / 27min 9-15-14 Schools MatterSchools Matter: To Chris Barbic: There Will Be No Civility for Child Abusers and Corporate Profiteers2 by Jim Horn / 8min 9-14-14 Schools MatterSchools Matter: Indy's John Harris Loflin and José Evans' Big Gig at International ED ConferenceBy Doug MartinBelow is,