Tag: English language learners
Do Boston charter schools have a lesson to teach America?
In 2016, Massachusetts voters soundly rejected a ballot proposition (Question 2) which would have allowed 12 additional charter schools per year. A recent study demonstrates how costly this decision has been, especially for special education and English language learner (ELL) students. Tufts University Professor Elizabeth Setren analyzed enrollment lottery data... READ MOREFlorida schools roundup: Testing, lawsuits, school choice and more
Lawsuits. A Sun-Sentinel opinion piece praises the lawsuit challenging Florida’s...
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Lawsuits. The statewide teachers union, school boards association and other...
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Catholic schools. The latest evaluation of Florida’s Tax Credit Scholarship...
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Charter schools. The Sun-Sentinel castigates charters in an editorial calling...
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Editor’s note: This post originally ran as an op-ed Sunday...
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Parent trigger. Parent trigger is not worth the fuss, writes...
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Tutoring oversight. In the first part of a two-part series on...
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Common Core. To conservatives: “I suggest you give up the...
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