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November 21, 2011
Washington Times journalist Deborah Simmons points out the incredibly flawed notion that simply raising teacher pay without accountability will magically improve schools.
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November 19, 2011
More high school students are participating in online schools and earning their diplomas with prestigious names.
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November 15, 2011
Congress backslides on school reform says Kevin Chavous. - The NCLB reauthorization falls short on teacher accountability and parent choice.
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November 8, 2011
New research suggests that on average—counting salaries, benefits and job security—teachers receive about 52% more than they could in private business.
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November 7, 2011
One of the area's largest business groups is announcing a strategy to close the education gap in Milwaukee.
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November 6, 2011
Key lawmakers and educators are growing increasingly pessimistic that a massive overhaul of federal school policy can get through Congress before the 2012 election-year battles could doom the hopes for major bipartisan legislation.
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October 26, 2011
Gov. Bobby Jindal is reelected and intends to make K-12 education reform a top priority in the next term.
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October 26, 2011
Wisconsin’s budget committee passes bill, which would create an independent charter school board to authorize charters in medium and large districts around the state.
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October 26, 2011
Andre Agassi plans on deploying $500 million over the next three years to build 75 charter schools throughout the country in cities, like Milwaukee and Philadelphia.
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October 19, 2011
Researchers complete three-year study of Denver Public Schools' pay-for-performance system and find correlation to improved test scores.
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