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Teacher leadership in public schools |
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A Statement by the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools, October 20, 2008 At a recent education conference, the managing partner of a high-performing charter school network said that for every teaching vacancy, the network received 80 to 100 applications. Most, he said, are from teachers working in traditional school districts, yet they are willing to be employed through a onepage “at-will” agreement – not a contract. Why? Because they want to work in a school that is effective in educating disadvantaged students, he said – and because they want to work alongside others who are as passionate as they are.1
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At vocational schools, suspensions are down |
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By Matt Carroll, The Boston Globe, November 23, 2008 While the number of students who have been suspended from public schools over the past few years has remained relatively constant, some local districts - particularly vocational technical schools - have bucked the trend and cut their rates, sometimes sharply. |
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Children who live in public housing suffer in school, study says |
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By Manny Fernandez, New York Times, November 23, 2008 New York City children who live in public housing perform worse in school than students who live in other types of housing, according to a study by New York University researchers. |
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Bad New York City schools trap many minorities, study says |
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By Meredith Kolodner and Benjamin Lesser, New York Daily News, November 24, 2008 A disporportionate number of black and Latino students are stuck in the city's worst schools, a Daily News analysis shows. |
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Los Angeles County juvenile probation camps may try charter schools |
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By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Los Angeles Times, November 24, 2008 Dissatisfied with the students' performance, county supervisors vote to create three charters within the system. Camp teachers question whether the shift would bring improvement in students' skills. Students held at Camp Joseph Scott, one of 19 juvenile probation camps in Los Angeles County, are some of the toughest to teach. |
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