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In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has seen a host of innovative new charter schools take root in the city. One of these, Sci Academy, is providing an ambitious college prep experience in a challenging environment and trying to set a standard for the rest of the nation.
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Newsweek's Raina Kelley, self-described "teacher's pet" and the wife of a Brooklyn middle school teacher, dissects the charter school debate, by...
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Morning Roundup: From The New York Times: New York Charter Schools Lag in Enrolling Hispanics Although Hispanics are the largest demographic...
Morning Roundup: From The Christian Science Monitor: Study: On average, charter schools do no better than public schools But the study also...
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As we mentioned during the run up to the British Parliamentary elections this year, the eventual coalition government leaders, the Tories, are...
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If there's one thing people in the education world love to bicker about, it's charter schools. There are two camps, and most people fall squarely...
The New York Times "Sunday Styles" section ran a piece this weekend on how hedge fund managers are clamoring to unload some of their largess on...
As academics debate the value of higher education for parts of the American population, charter schools all around the country are making the...
Data from the charter school network shows a higher college graduation rate than for students attending regular public schools.
Here's a feel-good story for your Wednesday: An all-male charter school in Chicago recently announced that all 107 members of its senior class...
With his application to a charter school, the new Spider-Man, Miles Morales, really is a 21st century teen.
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