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MALVEAUX: Why We Have to Invest in Effective Teachers
While millions of children (and teachers) welcome the call to go back to school in August and early September, all…
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EDELIN: Charter-Traditional School Collaboration Must Center on Student Achievement
Just days ago, a U.S. federal court issued a preliminary order in a case that has been progressing through the…
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Desegregation Linked to Closing Achievement Gap
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Year after year in measure after measure, Black, Latino, and Native…
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The Ultimate in School Choice or School as a Commodity?
(The Washington Post) – Starting next school year, any parent in Nevada can pull a child from the state’s…
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America is Criminalizing Black Teachers: Atlanta’s Cheating Scandal and the Racist Underbelly of Education Reform
(Salon) – Last week, an Atlanta jury convicted 11 teachers and school administrators of racketeering in a system-wide cheating…
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Could Common Core Cause a Republican Civil War in 2016?
(CBS News) – Common Core federal education standards are riling the conservative base, and as the 2016 Republican presidential field takes…
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A Different Standard for Black Girls
By LeConté J. Dill NNPA Guest Columnist Nearly 40 years ago, a metaphor or fable, if you will,…
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To Be Equal: Black Parents Support Common Core State Standards
By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage…
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Minority Teachers Abandon Classrooms
Blacks, Latino Educators Find Other Professions by Stacy M. Brown Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Minorities are…
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Chartering a Better Educational Path
By Harry C. Alford NNPA Columnist Our public school system is a wreck. It didn’t happen by circumstance. It…
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