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Five Education Topics Candidates Must Address

Like the major presidential candidates, I spent last week in Iowa and made a stop at the Iowa State Fair.…

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Education Week: Chicago Residents Stage Hunger Strike to Preserve Neighborhood School

by Corey Mitchell A group of Chicago parents and residents fighting to have a say in what happens to their…

11 years ago

Edu News: New York State Schools Won’t Be Penalized for Opt Outs

Photo Credit: dcJohn by Grace Smith There will be no penalty for New York state school districts that had large numbers…

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Chalkbeat Colorado: More kids to get free school breakfast under law, but some districts feel financial squeeze

Photo Credit: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture by Amy Schimke As the second phase of Colorado’s “Breakfast After the Bell” law…

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From BBC: David Cameron sets out academy ‘vision’ for every school

Photo courtesy: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Every school in England should become an academy, PM David Cameron has…

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From U.S. News: Schooling the GOP Candidates

Photo Credit: Theresa Thompson by Gerard Robinson Here’s what education activist Campbell Brown should ask the 2016 GOP hopefuls. Read…

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L.A. Times: Major charter school expansion in the works for L.A. Unified students

by Howard Blume A prominent local education foundation is discussing a major expansion of charter schools in Los Angeles aimed…

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From CBS News: Fact-checking the first GOP debate: Education

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush again defended his support of the Common Core education standards, which are deeply unpopular within…

11 years ago

NYT: Bloomberg Is No Longer Mayor, but His Schools Agenda Thrives in Albany

by Kate Taylor Former Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has been out of office for a year and a half, but…

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Post: Duncan wants more accountability in higher education. Easier said than done.

Photo Credit: Medill DC by Nick Anderson Education Secretary Arne Duncan delivered this week a dual message on accountability in…

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