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May 14, 2008

2008-05-15T00:47:16Z

New education law is Peachy-keen (Athens Banner-Herald), Readers spark debate on grading teachers (Wall Street Journal), Questioning priorities in LAUSD (Los Angeles Times) and more in today's Morning Shots at www.edspresso.com.

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Charter Schools - Hype or Hope - It's Your Choice

2008-05-07T22:01:44Z

Over at the US News & World Report blog, a rather benign post on the occasion of National Charter Schools Week drew the ire of one "Caroline, San Francisco public school parent, advocate, volunteer and blogger, and charter-school skeptic," who dismissed charter schools as all 'hype' and 'hooey'. Well, Caroline, we believe in charter schools. And here's why.

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May 7, 2008

2008-05-07T17:54:55Z

Teachers take tenure to task (Washington Post), National Charter Schools Week hits the news (U.S. News & World Report, states consider choice (Citizen Link), and more in today's Morning Shots at www.edspresso.com.

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May 5, 2008

2008-05-05T16:59:40Z

New resources for National Charter Schools Week (PR Newswire), new hope offered by charter schools (Press-Enterprise, The Tennessean), teacher union feels the pinch of competition (Washington Post), rubber room redux (Associated Press) and more of the weekend's education headlines in today's Morning Shots at www.edspresso.com

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April 30, 2008

2008-04-30T15:06:16Z

School choice presidential candidates (World Magazine), New Orleans' continued fight to think differently about schools (New York Times), Opinions matter, Gov. Strickland, listen up (Cleveland Plain Dealer) and more in today's Morning Shots at www.edspresso.com.

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Risks and Rewards

2008-04-29T18:26:41Z

Twenty-five years after a Nation at Risk, our schools and students are still dragged down by "dumbed-down, boring textbooks; thin courses; inexperienced teachers." But school like Friendship Collegiate Academy give cause for celebration, and for hope that an education system grounded in choice and accountability will prevail.

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April 29, 2008

2008-04-29T18:03:50Z

School choice making headlines, from the continuing voucher debate in DC (Washington Times) to CA lawmakers' banding together to introduce reforms that matter (California Chronicle) - and more, in today's Morning Shots at www.edspresso.com.

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April 28, 2008

2008-04-28T21:09:02Z

Celebrating charters in PA (Pittsburgh Post Gazette), Spellings demands the truth on dropouts (New York Times), Charter students shortchanged in FL and the fight to make it right (Orlando Sentinel) and more in today's Morning Shots at www.edspresso.com.

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April 25, 2008

2008-04-25T16:54:09Z

Perception and reality (One News Now) for Catholic schools (Washington Times, D.C. Examiner), charter schools (Honolulu Star-Bulletin), district schools (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) and the state of American education (New York Times) in today's Morning Shots at www.edspresso.com.

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Looking Back, Looking Forward

2008-04-24T15:21:41Z

George Will offers a history lesson on education and education reform in the 25 years since 'A Nation at Risk.' Jeanne Allen talks about the work ahead in bringing informed school choice to bear on improving schools.

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April 24, 2008

2008-04-24T15:12:03Z

Power politics in Georgia and Ohio (Atlanta Journal Constitution, Columbus Dispatch), UFT's charter challenges (New York Daily News), school choice legislative ups and downs (News 10, Tulsa World) and more in today's Morning Shots at www.edspresso.com.

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Essay Question: Are We Beating Back the Tide?

2008-04-23T15:27:39Z

"'Nation at Risk': The best thing or the worst thing for education?" asks Gregg Toppo in USA Today. Good question, and Toppo reports on some of the policy developments in response to the "rising tide of mediocrity." But what we really want to know is: Are our children better educated now than they were 25 years ago? Tell us what YOU think?

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April 23, 2008

2008-04-23T15:26:13Z

Florida offers an important lesson in improving student achievement; most impressive gains among minorities (East Valley Tribune), D.C. Chancellor Rhee fights to the death for good charters (D.C. Examiner), Setting the record straight on California charter schools (Record-Searchlight) and more in today's Morning Shots at www.edspresso.com.

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April 22, 2008

2008-04-22T18:00:43Z

With reauthorization tabled for the year, Spellings looks to reform NCLB from within (New York Times), Why can't all our schools be as accountable as charters? (Evansville Courier & Press), Promising school choice bill faces opposition in Oklahoma (Tulsa World) and more in today's Morning Shots at www.edspresso.com.

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April 21, 2008

2008-04-21T21:28:44Z

Keeping up with KIPP (Washington Post), eyes on Ohio for choice and charters (Dayton Daily News, Canton Repository, Columbus Dispatch, Cleveland Plain Dealer) and all the weekend's education reform news in today's Morning Shots from www.edspresso.com.

Education Reform News and Commentary Served Up Hot, with a Twist