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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Policy Reforms and De-professionalization of Teaching | National Education Policy Center

Policy Reforms and De-professionalization of Teaching | National Education Policy Center

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Monday, February 18, 2013

Incentive Pay Programs Do Not Affect Teacher Motivation or Reported Practices

Incentive Pay Programs Do Not Affect Teacher Motivation or Reported Practices

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Education Reform Tactics

Education Reform Tactics

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Teach for America’s hidden curriculum - Salon.com

Teach for America’s hidden curriculum - Salon.com

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Saturday, February 16, 2013

How charter schools choose desirable students

How charter schools choose desirable students

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Friday, February 15, 2013

Special Report: Class Struggle - How charter schools get students they want | Reuters

Special Report: Class Struggle - How charter schools get students they want | Reuters

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More Challenges to Kirp’s “Miracle” Narrative – @ the chalk face

More Challenges to Kirp’s “Miracle” Narrative – @ the chalk face

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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Shanker Blog » Revisiting The "Best Evidence" Theory Of Charter School Performance

Shanker Blog » Revisiting The "Best Evidence" Theory Of Charter School Performance

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

The inadequacies of Teach for America

The inadequacies of Teach for America

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Letters to the Editor – The Post and Courier

Letters to the Editor – The Post and Courier

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Study shows significant midyear turnover among D.C. students - The Washington Post

Study shows significant midyear turnover among D.C. students - The Washington Post

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Sound CREDO Michigan Charter School Report Provides Little Basis for Advocacy | National Education Policy Center

Sound CREDO Michigan Charter School Report Provides Little Basis for Advocacy | National Education Policy Center

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Saturday, February 9, 2013

Yong Zhao in Conversation: Education Should Liberate, Not Indoctrinate - World Observer Online

Yong Zhao in Conversation: Education Should Liberate, Not Indoctrinate - World Observer Online

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Charter Schools: A Primer | the becoming radical

Charter Schools: A Primer | the becoming radical

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Monday, February 4, 2013

The Teat: Teach For America— Expensive & Convincing Inequity | Cloaking Inequity

The Teat: Teach For America— Expensive & Convincing Inequity | Cloaking Inequity

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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Two Persistent Reformy Misrepresentations regarding VAM Estimates « School Finance 101

Two Persistent Reformy Misrepresentations regarding VAM Estimates « School Finance 101

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Holding Education Hostage by Diane Ravitch | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books

Holding Education Hostage by Diane Ravitch | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books

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Challenging Ruby Payne's Framework
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Class Size/ Student-Teacher Ratio
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Education And Related Data Resources
Poverty, Deficit Perspectives, Education
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Consolidation of Schools and Districts
How to fix our schools, Richard Rothstein
PISA: It's Poverty Not Stupid
Poverty and Potential, David Berliner
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