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Opinion: Don't Close Schools, Fix Them

(June 29) -- In a four-part series on AOL News last week, Dana Chivvis told the story of a small high school in Brooklyn that is slated to be closed for poor performance. Its graduation rates and test scores are low, yet district officials never gave the school the facilities or resources to improve. Today, federal...

Opinion: Obama's Quiet Education Revolution

(Jan. 26) – A week ago, President Obama announced that he is planning to spend $4.4 billion on his Race to the Top education program. If you missed the news, don't kick yourself. Obama's entire education reform plan had been largely overshadowed by the yearlong health care debate, the economy, Afghanistan and other...

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05/24/12 Mixed Messages Source: The Huffington Post Lately, I have been living a bipolar life.
05/23/12 CPS lauded for collaboration Source: The Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati OH Cincinnati Public Schools leadership and union were held up as examples of collaboration and innovation at a national meeting of educators and leaders in downtown Cincinnati Wednesday.
05/23/12 CPS lauded for collaboration Source: Cincinnati.com - Cincinnati OH Cincinnati Public Schools leadership and union were held up as examples of collaboration and innovation at a national meeting of educators and leaders in downtown Cincinnati Wednesday.
05/23/12 School officials fear a federal policy takeover Source: The Washington Times - Washington DC By expanding its "Race to the Top" education grant contest to the district level, the Obama administration has left some state education chiefs feeling elbowed out, saying Washington is trying to establish itself as the national school board.
05/23/12 National conference in Ohio focuses on teachers Source: Coshocton Tribune - Coshocton OH Educators including the U.S. secretary of education, teacher union leaders and school administrators will focus this week on ways to transform the teaching profession with such targets as better recruiting, preparation and career development, and evaluations based on effectiveness.