Entries for October 2009

A recently released study shows that nearly a third of the states lowered their academic standards to avoid the penalties under the No Child Left Behi...

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Guest contributor, Bob Herbert makes the case that Americans need to shake off their passivity in confronting today’s problems and believe that their ...

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For decades Lawyer Tom Dunn worked defending death row inmates from their execution, however this year he can be found teaching at an Atlanta middle s...

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Look no further than Brockton High School for evidence that the mission of proficiency for all students is attainable - the largest high school in Mas...

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New York Times Op-Ed Columnist Nicholas Kirstof argues in favor of greater teacher accountability, and in support of measures that remove ineffective ...

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Steven Brill chronicles the incredible politics of firing New York City teachers deemed incompetent, including two very different views on the essenti...

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What are the consequences of dropping out of high school?   A new study by researchers at Northeastern University reports on the staggering ...

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New York Times Op-Ed Columnist Paul Krugman argues that strength of public education made America great, but that our current path of underfunding is ...

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