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| Who says charter schools don’t perform? Take a look at a New York City story! |
| Monday, April 4th 2022 Share on Twitter/X |
| My friends at the Education Consumers Foundation have a really neat tool in their web site that allows you to generate graphs of poverty rates (Generally based on eligibility for the federal school lunch program) and Grade 3 Reading proficiency rates for all sorts of combinations. |
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| By: Richard Innes |
| Charter schools, their students, deserve a chance in Montgomery County |
| Monday, April 4th 2022 Share on Twitter/X |
| Contributed commentary from Maggie Pearson |
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| By: Maggie Pearson |
| Illinois announces $17 million grant to create nation's first "Freedom Schools" |
| Monday, April 4th 2022 Share on Twitter/X |
| The Illinois State Board of Education announced a $17 million grant to create the nation's first state-funded Freedom Schools network last month, which aims to supplement learning in school with a research-based, multicultural curriculum taking place over the summer and/or the school year. |
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| By: Shepard Price |
| Defeat of school voucher bill sets up campaign debates in governor, superintendent races |
| Monday, April 4th 2022 Share on Twitter/X |
| Gov. Kevin Stitt's push for a private school voucher plan could become a key wedge issue during this year’s gubernatorial campaign, and the likely Democratic nominee is hopeful it could help her gain some ground with rural voters. |
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| By: Ben Felder |
| Two N.J. teachers win national awards — out of the blue |
| Saturday, April 2nd 2022 Share on Twitter/X |
| On Friday, a music teacher from Newark and an instructional coach from Freehold each received a $25,000 Milken Educator Award, considered the Oscar of Teaching. |
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| By: Tina Kelley |