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Thanksgiving for Bankers and “Bad” Teachers « Fremont Watch

fremontwatch.wordpress.com - As Chuck mentioned in his post Black Friday, time IS running out for teachers to successfully defend our profession from the hedge fund managers, billionaires and faux reformers : As I went to what...

DianeRavitch

Lamar High's Library Ousts Books, Re-Opens as Coffee Shop - Houston News

blogs.houstonpress.com - ​Just adding a coffee shop to a neighborhood library so people can feel like they're in Starbucks and ultra hip was apparently too passe a trend for Principal James McSwain of Lamar High School.Fin...

DianeRavitch

The Answer Sheet - Report on college attendance crisis for black males exaggerated

voices.washingtonpost.com - The following was written by Caroline Grannan, a San Francisco public-school parent, volunteer and advocate. Grannan is a retired daily-newspaper copy editor, who like all former newsroom journalis...

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Charter Schools and Student Attrition: Not a Myth

uft.org - WBEZ Public Radio and Catalyst Chicago magazine just co-released two excellent stories about the disturbingly high rates of student attrition and pushouts in Chicago charter schools. The research f...

DianeRavitch

DFER Catalyst? « DFER Watch

dferwatch.wordpress.com - John Walton: DFER Catalyst? Posted by kennethlibby on November 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment John Walton: DFER catalyst? So says Whitney Tilson in an interview from his documentary, A Right Denied. He...