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nydailynews.com - Egan-Chin/News Mayor Bloomberg and NYC Schools Chancellor Cathie Black (c.) attend Sunday church service at Christian Cultural Center. "This is not democracy, letting people yell and scream." No, t...

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voices.washingtonpost.com - Several dozen higher education reporters from around the nation gathered Friday and Saturday in the serenely quiet coastal city of St. Petersburg (motto: Zzzzzzzzzzzzz.) to discuss academia, the ch...

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orlandosentinel.com - 'How do you teach first-graders to read without books?' By Lauren Roth, Orlando Sentinel 4:41 p.m. EST, February 5, 2011os-charter-school-troubles-orange-20110205 Imani Elementary Charter Academy p...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - Yes, Really.“9 out of what?!” I yelled out in the middle of a spoken word competition after I vehemently disagreed with both the poets and audience who sought it fit to give a tawdry poem about cit...

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failingschools.wordpress.com - I recently wrote about and detailed the growing momentum, as the Rochester Teachers Association (RTA) moved ahead with a vote of no confidence in Rochester Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard. The r...

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nymag.com - Cathie Black is lost in Queens. Her day had started well, with the Pledge of Allegiance at a Coney Island elementary school, then a brisk walking tour of one of the city’s best middle schools, Mark...

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education.nationaljournal.com - Monday, January 31, 2011The ducks are lining up for an Elementary and Secondary Education Act rewrite. President Obama devoted a big chunk of his State of the Union address to education, asking for...

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suntimes.com - Attack ads begin in mayor’s race By Abdon M. Pallasch Political Reporter apallasch@suntimes.com Feb 6, 2011 02:42AM The attack ads have begun in the race for mayor of Chicago. Former school board c...

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chicagotribune.com - Mayoral candidate Rahm Emanuel. (Jose M. Osorio/Tribune) 3:48 p.m. CST, February 4, 2011ct-20110204-mayoral-endorsement Chicagoans are hiring their next mayor, a job that in this city comes open, w...

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chicagotribune.com - If you want proof that America is a conservative country, Ronald Reagan provides it. Once seen as a reactionary nincompoop, he's probably the most respected president of the last 50 years. Highways...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - I rarely quote at length from a blog or news article, but I think this time I'll break my rule. I first met Mel Riddile a few years ago when we co-presented at a conference. Since then we stay in t...

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insidehighered.com - By Susan O'Doherty February 6, 2011 4:53 pm EST Frank Plantan objected to last week’s post, stating,I thought at first that your worries were that [my son] overstayed his visit to his girlfriend’s ...

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bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The above poster, and more, can be found at Just Seeds Artist Cooperative.Michael Bloomberg thinks he’s Hosni Mubarak and Brooklyn is Liberation Square. Maybe he’s right.Oy. Can’t we leave Ronald R...

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rosemont.patch.com - Tea is more than just a beverage to Koreans. The warmth and pleasant aromas of traditional Korean tea gives people feelings of contentment and happiness, in part by clearing the mind and providing ...

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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 1:01 pm, February 6, 2011 The city of New York’s health department is reporting three confirmed cases of cholera from New Yorkers that recently traveled to the Dominican Republic for a...

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blogs.babble.com - Match.com says single men want kids more than women. In a new survey performed by leading dating site Match.com, results show that single men want to have children more than single women. Twenty-fo...

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cbsnews.com - NASA released the first ever image that shows the entire sun in a 360-degree view. (Credit: NASA) The panoramic picture of the sun at the top of this page constitutes the first ever 360-degree view...

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hispanicallyspeakingnews.com - Published at 4:02 pm, February 6, 2011 Photo Credits: Progress 2050 Progress 2050 is a project of the Center for American Progress that develops new ideas for an increasingly diverse America. The U...

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news.change.org - The quaint image of a "Gone Fishin" sign hung from a door handle could very soon be replaced by a "Fish Gone" sign unless more sustainable fishing practices are adopted worldwide. Fish consumption ...

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National Journal Online -- Education Experts -- A Question of Vouchers

National Journal Online -- Education Experts -- A Question of Vouchers

A Question of Vouchers

School vouchers are a side issue for most key players involved in reauthorizing No Child Left Behind. But some powerful lawmakers like House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Education and the Workforce ChairmanJohn Kline, R-Minn., want to make sure they weigh in on vouchers as part of the broader effort to rewrite the K-12 law. One clear way to do that is by supporting a bill introduced by Boehner and Sen. Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., to restore funding for the District of Columbia's voucher program. Democrats zeroed it out in the last Congress. Boehner previously sponsored the voucher program, and he believes it would be a sign of good faith now for the Obama administration to support vouchers at the same time they're asking him to support other changes to No Child Left Behind (which he also sponsored).

The emotional debate over vouchers could replay itself this year as policymakers tackle problems that some deem more pressing in the elementary and secondary education law. Advocates for restoring the D.C. voucher program argue that vouchers give students and parents more access to better schools. Critics say it's a bad use of federal dollars and takes scarce resources away from the regular public school system. If the voucher debate takes hold, it may be hard to hear arguments about other looming issues like the 2014 deadline for school districts to achieve 100 percent proficiency.

Is there a place for vouchers in the current elementary and secondary education system? Is it appropriate to debate school vouchers as part of a broader discussion of No Child Left Behind? What could policymakers do to broaden the issue beyond the District of Columbia? Can the question of vouchers be a positive force in driving the education debate as a whole, or is it merely a distraction?

This Week In Education: AM News: Governors Threatening Education Cuts

This Week In Education: AM News: Governors Threatening Education Cuts

AM News: Governors Threatening Education Cuts

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Governors Determined to Cut as Deficits Loom WSJ: Under one proposal [in Texas], state aid to public schools would drop $10 billion from current financing formulas.Iowa Gov. Branstad has proposed reducing what the state spends on preschool education to $43 million from $71 million and having parents pay on a sliding scale, depending on their income... [Also: Cuomo Offers a Target: Superintendent Salaries NYT]... End of diversity policy leaves a Southern school district divided: A 5-to-4 board majority in the acclaimed Raleigh, N.C.-area district has ushered in a neighborhood-based school attendance plan. Opponents have responded with anger, deriding the move as 're-segregation.'[Also: The Scary Segregated School Trend NPR].... Rise of the charter schools Boston Globe: Of the 20 proposals for new charter schools, 12 seek to locate in Boston. Via GothamSchools... Study finds funding gap between D.C. specialty and neighborhood schools Washington Post: The two public high schools, 21/2 miles apart in Northwest Washington, serve vastly different student populations. And they do it with vastly different levels of financial support, according to an analysis of school spending by a District advocacy group... School put girls on wrong bus, but dad nearly winds up in handcuffs Washington Post: A Laurel minister whose two young daughters were placed on the wrong bus and left unaccompanied at a stop on Thursday says their elementary school called the police on him after he went to the school and became agitated... Los Angeles schools suspend reality TV shoots after conflict with Jamie Oliver LAT: "If you look at the last series [Oliver] did in Huntington, W.Va., it was full of conflict and drama, and we're not interested in that," Alaniz said.