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Posts tagged education policy

NC House Lowers Math Requiremen...

In another blow to public schools, a majority of House members voted on May 7 to lower the high school mathematics graduation requirements for all public schools. Because the new, lower standards fall below the minimum admissions requirements for UNC system schools, the bill also directs the UNC Board of Governors to lower its standards […]

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Malala’s U.N. Speech is Just the Beginni...

Malala’s U.N. Speech is Just the Beginning

As the saying goes, “out of the mouths of babes.”  You may remember sixteen-year old Pakistani Malala Yousafzai–shot by the Taliban for advocating that all girls in her country receive a free education.  Healing from her wounds, Malala spent her 16th birthday at the United Nations, calling for “free, compulsory education” for every child around […]

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Washington State Groups File Lawsuit Challenging New Charter School L...

Washington State Groups File Lawsuit Challenging New Charter School Law

If you think North Carolina is alone in fighting the good fight against an explosion of unregulated charter schools, you would be wrong.  Unfortunately, traditional public schools in many states are under siege.  Some groups in Washington State are not sitting idly by: “A coalition of parents, educators, and community groups has filed a Complaint […]

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No Rich Child Left Behi...

No Rich Child Left Behind

In the New York Times, Sean F. Reardon writes, “…much of our public conversation about education is focused on the wrong culprits: we blame failing schools and the behavior of the poor for trends that are really the result of deepening income inequality and the behavior of the rich. We’re also slow to understand what’s […]

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