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Back to the Future in the Bay State: Brockton’s New School-Funding Lawsuit May Be Imminent
Twenty-five years ago, the Brockton school district prevailed in a lawsuit that served as a key catalyst for the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993, which radically changed the state’s approach to school funding and turned the Bay State into … Continue reading
Posted in Brockton, MA, Charter Schools, Education, Massachusetts Education Reform, public schools
Tagged brockton high, charter schools, community eligibility program, continuous improvement, Education reform, foundation budget formula, Jim Peyser, Massachusetts Board of Education, Paul Sagan, Question 2
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More Breathless Praise for Success Academy; And Why We Should Be “Terrified”
This week both The New Yorker and The Atlantic, among several other publications, ran prominent stories on Success Academy, the controversial New York City charter-school network. In particular, Elizabeth Green’s piece about Success Academy and its founder, Eva Moskowitz, aims … Continue reading
Posted in Charter Schools, citizenship, democracy, Education, public schools, Trump
Tagged Center for Education Improvement, ChalkBeat, charter schools, Dan Loeb, Debbie Meier, District 2, District 4, Education reform, Elizabeth Green, Eva Moskowitz, Families for Excellent Schools, Harlem, John Dewey, KIPP, MacArthur award, Mayor Bill De Blasio, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, New York Performance Standards Consortium, no excuses, Question 2, Richard Whitmire, standardized tests, strict-discipline, Success Academy, Sy Fliegel, Tony Alvarado, unions
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Why Vote? Midwifing the Youth Vote in the Age of Trump
Last week, Brad Lander, a New York City councilman from Brooklyn, and founder of the City Council’s progressive caucus, stood before 50-or-so young people and talked about the push to close Rikers Island, the city’s dysfunctional jail; the challenges of … Continue reading
Posted in citizenship, democracy, Education, public schools, Trump
Tagged Ann F. Wiener, Brad Lander, Charlottesville, civics, criminal justice reform, democracy, gentrification, Marilyn Neimark, mass incarceration, MOSL, NAEP, National Council for Social Studies, New York City Council, New York State Board of Regents, progressive caucus, Robert E. Lee, Sanda Balaban, school segregation, social studies, Trump, youth voting, YVote
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Are New Orleans’ Veteran Teachers Unappreciated?
Veteran New Orleans teachers say there is much that has improved in the city’s schools since Hurricane Katrina, including academics and strong school cultures. One thing that has decidedly not improved is job satisfaction among the city’s most experienced … Continue reading
