Understanding segregation and school choice
Are school choice programs contributing to segregation in American schools?
Social Sciences
Jun 8, 2022
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Page 5 - News tagged with charter schools
Why charter schools are not as 'public' as they claim to be
Proponents of charter schools insist that they are public schools "open to all students." But the truth is more nuanced. As an education policy researcher—and as author of a new book about charter schools I wrote with fellow ...
Education
Sep 30, 2021
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Charter schools can lead families to buy homes nearby
In North Carolina, charter schools are not subject to school district boundaries and accept students regardless of where they live. But a new study finds that families with children enrolled at a charter school are likely ...
Social Sciences
Dec 8, 2014
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New survey shows majority of independent voters favor charter schools, feel unions do 'more harm than good'
(Phys.org)—Both Republicans and Democrats can take comfort in the latest findings about political independents contained in the most recent nationally representative survey released today by the Program on Education Policy ...
Social Sciences
Sep 21, 2012
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Zuckerberg, wife gift $120M to CA schools
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are donating $120 million to public schools in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Business
May 30, 2014
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Bad math: Software error tweaks grades in N Carolina schools
A software error caused public school students around North Carolina to receive incorrect end-of-term grades this school year, state education officials said.
Education
Jan 18, 2019
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New AP-NORC education survey delves into Americans' views on choice, quality, and control
About 4 in 10 Americans think there is too little school choice in their state or their own community, and more than half say the amount of school choice parents have is about right, according to a new survey by The Associated ...
Social Sciences
May 15, 2017
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Living Voters Guide adds fact-checking by Seattle librarians for 2012 election
When facing a difficult choice, many of us turn to that old standby: the pro-con list. A University of Washington project takes election pro-con lists to the next level, moving them online and allowing voters to work together ...
Social Sciences
Oct 17, 2012
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Examining the link between neighborhoods and schools
You've probably heard the term gentrification thrown around many times to describe how neighborhoods are transforming in cities like Los Angeles, New York, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco and Portland. You probably think of ...
Social Sciences
Jan 22, 2019
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What I saw in my year and a half at a 'no-excuses' charter school
Charter schools are 30 years old as of 2021, and the contentious debate about their merits and place in American society continues.
Education
May 12, 2021
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