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Big stories we’re following this Wednesday
DC reports modest test score gains as Chancellor Michelle Rhee finishes her second year [Washington Post, 7/14/09] Coverage of the Black/ White ‘Achievement Gap’ : It persists, but changes and narrows...
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Wednesday: A Weekly Look at Some Big Stories
It’s Wednesday! Here’s a look at some stories we’re following: Federal investigators looking into Chicago’s elite public schools with allegations that parents use their clout to get their kids into...
View ArticleWeekly Round-Up: Role Models, Innovation and ‘The Providence Effect’
It’s Wednesday afternoon and time to take a look at the stories we’re following this week. Above: The Providence Effect screens tonight in NYC. For more info visit: http://www.theprovidenceeffect.com/...
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Around the Web Wednesdays…
Autumn arrived this week, and the schoolyear is in full swing. Here are some stories that we’ve been following: Photo credit: Charles Rex/ AP Art schools suffer during recession [Ed Week] Harlem...
View ArticleAround the Web Wednesdays: It’s making us hungry!
[Above: Joachim de Posada on marshmallows. Can you wait until the end of the post to learn more?] We’ve been following the school food movement and mobilization to increase the federal contribution to...
View ArticleAround-the-web Wednesdays: Duncan on Colbert, and more
Here are some stories worth sharing this week: The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Arne Duncan www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Michael Moore Will it take...
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Around the web Wednesdays: More money, more charters
Our interest was especially piqued this week by a story on the hedge fund managers and other wealthy businessmen and women who invest in charter schools, in Sunday’s New York Times. According to Joe...
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Around-the-web Wednesdays: The race to the top, or the race to nowhere?
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan made two significant appearances this week: one on PBS NewsHour -which has recently updated its format to include more internet-based features, like this conversation...
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