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When a Wildlife Rehab Center Regulates Charter Schools: Inside the Wild World of Charter Regulation
Charter school “authorizers” are charged with making sure schools can be trusted with kids and with public money. Problem is, many lack the tools to do the job.
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The Conservative Attempt to Rewrite the United States’ Progressive History
Call your local representative today to tell them that you support AP US history.
Department of Education Sides Against Students to Feather Its Own Bed in For-Profit Corinthian Colleges Debacle
Like homeowners who served to foam the runway for banks, students continue to be cannon-fodder for predatory lenders.
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Peter McLaren: Putting Radical Life in Schools
Schools can and must become zones of popular de-indoctrination and democratic re-imagination.
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Good Money After Bad, Wisconsin GOP Demands More For-Profit Schools
For-profit school lobbyists are some of the biggest spenders in Wisconsin campaigns. According to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, the groups funneled $10 million into state elections between 2003 and …
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The Trojan Horse of “Free” Community College
Are the strings attached to “free community college” something that will fundamentally change the nature of the institution?
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One Thing Schools Should Do to Boost Students’ Intellectual Growth
The problem with modern education that can be fixed in school but has never been adequately addressed is this: information overload.
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Can Community College Systems and Infrastructure Handle Free Tuition?
Obama's proposal for free tuition is exciting, but some parts of the plan may need revision if community colleges are going to be able to execute it.
Teacher’s Image Takes a Hit in America
Something about our fast-paced, super consumerist society seems to have robbed the teaching vocation the respect it deserves, disposing that once concrete and tender human relationship to a matter …
Charter Schools: the Segregation of Latino and African-American Students
The segregation of ELL students from the mainstream classroom creates a separation between English speaking students and bilingual students.