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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…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

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…

11 years ago

From NPR: How The Big New Education Law Could Cut Testing Time

by Anya Kamenetz Both houses of Congress have now passed versions of the bill that would update the largest federal…

11 years ago