Public Schools

How to Stem the Teacher Attrition Crisis

Dan Brown | Posted 10.15.2007 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, No Child Left Behind, Class Size, Teacher Union, Education, Department of Education, United Federation of Teachers, Nclb, City Council, Rookie Teacher, Student Loans, Teacher, New York City, Bronx, Politics News
Dan Brown

New drafts of No Child Left Behind could contain the best ideas in education history, but they won't work in the long run unless we address the biggest crisis in our schools.

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Supreme Court Decision Cheered by Parents of Learning Disabled/Disabled Children: Is the Media Missing the Point?

Linda Cronin-Gross | Posted 10.11.2007 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Children With Learning Disabilities, Supreme Court, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, Education, Tom F., Learning Disabilities, Schools, New York City, Nylpi, Politics News
Linda Cronin-Gross

Instead of moaning about people suing the school system, what if the City's Department of Education created a couple of schools for children with disabilities modeled on the private schools' success?

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Renewed Hope for LA's Public Schools

Mike Piscal | Posted 10.10.2007 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Public Education Reform, Charter School, California, Icef, Politics News
Mike Piscal

Few would argue with the fact that we have an educational crisis in South Los Angeles.

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Bob Herbert Gets High-Stakes Testing Right

Dan Brown | Posted 10.10.2007 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, No Child Left Behind, Education, Nclb, Bob Herbert, Fordham Institute, New York Times, High Stakes Testing, Politics News
Dan Brown

The current culture of living and dying with the all-important test has thus led to widespread bar-lowering, and obsessing.

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Can Public Schools Fix the Achievement Gap? Yes, But They Won't

Peter Sacks | Posted 10.04.2007 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Elitist Schools, Public Education, How to Fix Public Schools, Achievement Gap, NCLB, Politics News
Peter Sacks

As currently structured, the American education system is organized to serve elite interests at the expense of children and families at the bottom.

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The School Accountability Trap

Dan Brown | Posted 09.20.2007 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Testing, Education, No Child Left Behind, Standardized Testing, Jonathan Kozol, High Stakes Testing, No Child Left Behind Reauthorization, Politics News
Dan Brown

The definition of the word "accountability" is under attack by interests with an eye for pumping up statistics rather than students' actual learning.

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