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The Myth of the New Orleans School Makeover Revisited
Last Sunday, The New York Times ran my OpEd “The Myth of the New Orleans School Makeover” in which I acknowledge some of the accomplishments of the city’s education reforms, but also cautioned that the charter revolution is not all … Continue reading
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New CREDO Study, New Credibility Problems: from New Orleans to Boston
Last month, Stanford University’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) released a new study on urban charter schools, which purports to show, for the first time, that charters outperform city public schools, at least on standardized-test scores. If true, … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston, charters, CREDO, CREDO study, education, Education reform, English language learners, Global Technology Preparatory, Harlem, Jeanne Rotunda, Kaiser Fung, Lake Forest, Macke Raymond, New Orleans, NOLA, Numbersense, OPSB, Orleans Paris School Board, public schools, special needs, Title 1, TPS, virtual twin, West Side Collaborative
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What A New IBO Study on Special-Needs Kids in NYC Says About Charter v. Public School Comparisons
A new study by the New York City Independent Budget Office offers fresh insight into thorny questions about charter school demographics and performance. The study compares student attrition rates at charter schools with nearby traditional public schools and finds that … Continue reading
