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Report: From Remediation to Acceleration
Jobs for the Future released "From Remediation to Acceleration: Early Lessons from Two Philadelphia Back on Track Schools," a report that discusses how to bring students in drop-out recovery programs up to speed and ready for college, this October.
Losing Our Way
Bob Herbert's last column for the NYT is titled Losing Our Way. As he's done for 18 years, he rails against our inattention to unemployment, poverty and income inequality.
Segregation Rates Higher than 1970s Tally, NAACP
This bit of news from our partners at Education Equality Project created the stark realization that segregation is increasingly becoming a bigger problem than it was forty years ago.
Those Most in Need, Often Most Ignored
It's funny how the cycle of need works. Those who need the most attention often become entirely invisible. How can education reformers discover routes into new thinking, and new policy that uncovers these hidden gems? We post one of the compelling thinkers in this space, from an EEP update in today's equity story.
Keep Reform Gears in Motion, Obama
With an election year coming up, education could fall under the manipulative hands of politicians trying to win over constituents. A CNN reporter urges President Barack Obama to stay focused and to continue with his aggressive education reform agenda.
The Gap Grows
Black, Hispanic and poor children are catching up to Asian and White classmates in Texas. Click to read more daily news updates about education reform.
The Podesta Strikes Back
John Podesta writes in the Washington Post: “Many progressives -- including Janet MurguÃa, president of the National Council of La Raza, and Michael Lomax, president of the United Negro College Fund -- support a hard-nosed approach to reforming schools. So do many conservatives."
Kevin Chavous at NewSchools Summit
Listen to Kevin Chavous deliver his message of reform and choice at the NewSchools Venture Fund Summit in Washington, DC.
Bret Schundler to End Authorizer Monopoly?
State Education Commissioner Bret Schundler said he’s willing to give up the state’s monopoly on authorizing and regulating charter schools and that he supports the broad outlines of a Democratic-sponsored bill that would allow Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Education to also approve applications and oversee charter schools, according to NJ.com.
Governor Bush: Oklahoma Can Follow Florida's Lead
Oklahoma and Florida may soon have more in common than having a panhandle, when it comes to education reform. Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has recommended an education overhaul in Oklahoma, holding Florida up as a model for combating illiteracy and boosting achievement, according to EdWeek.