Year in Review 2010: 12 Stories That Rocked The Education Reform World

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2010 might just go down in history as the year "education reform" became more than a phrase tossed around by school district policy wonks. Americans are more aware than ever of the need for change in our nation's schools-and they're taking action. From President Obama's Race to the Top initiative to parents in Compton, California being the first in the nation to present a petition allowing them to take over their local elementary school, seismic shifts rocked the education world this year. Here are our 12 biggest education reform stories of 2010-one for each month-that are sure to drive the conversation well into 2011.

Liz Dwyer
Education Editor

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