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ARE TEX. TURKISH CHARTER SCHOOLS REALLY PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
By MerryLynn Gerstenschlager – Had anyone told me that I would end up spending the bulk of my time during the most recent Texas Legislative Session and Special… Read more
Newark schools kids get ripped-off from Facebook dollars
One of every three dollars of private money spent so far in Newark’s bid to reform its schools has gone to consultants and contractors, many with ties to… Read more
White Flight from Pittsburgh Public Schools
As Pittsburgh Public Schools tackles cost-cutting, the latest figures on enrollment demonstrate one of the key challenges: It continues to decline, although at a slower pace. The official count, taken… Read more
Pa. Senate OKs school voucher plan
HARRISBURG — The Senate said yes to school choice. The governor endorsed it. Now it’s up to the House to decide whether the state should help poor families take their… Read more
Default Education
College grads protesting their student-loan burden would do better to protest the quality of their college programs,
Gates Responds
Steve Cantrell, a senior researcher at Gates, sent me an email last night in response to my post from yesterday asking for the MET results to be released…. Read more
Squirmy toddler? There’s an app for that
MIAMI – There’s a new routine these days whenever Amber Mullaney goes out to eat at a restaurant. While waiting to be seated, she asks her husband to get the… Read more
Is Student-Loan Forgiveness Obama’s Next Crisis?
President Obama wants student loans to be more like student handouts. Too bad he hasn’t learned one of the lessons of the 2008 mortgage crisis: Free money costs plenty. The… Read more
Faculty unions battle for survival
When faculty members at Ohio public universities mention their governor’s quest to end their collective bargaining rights, they talk as if they were in a war. These days, many professors… Read more
Owasso Kids For Christ Sues Owasso Public Schools, Claiming Censorship And Discrimination
A religious student group has filed suit in federal court against Oklahoma’s Owasso Public Schools, claiming that the district has violated the group’s First and Fourteenth Amendment rights…. Read more
