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Education news for Monday, June 5

An A+ Choice – Rep. Vito Fossella writes about storm is brewing in education on National Review Online: The recent announcement that the Archdiocese of New York would close eight schools across the city mirrors a nationwide trend that’s been gaining momentum. (more)

Special ed tuition a growing drain on D.C. – The District spent $118 million last year on the tuition of special education students attending private schools, an expense that has increased 65 percent since 2000… (more)

Charter schools are an experiment that worked in Delaware – "Charter schools are not equal." That refrain is often uttered in Dover and among the entrenched who harbor misconceptions about charter schools and their role in Delaware’s public school system. (more)

In gilded age of home schooling, children have private teachers – In what is an elite tweak on home schooling — and a throwback to the gilded days of education by governess or tutor — growing numbers of families are choosing the ultimate in private school: hiring teachers to educate their children in their own homes. (more)

Pre-K success depends on teachers – critics of universal preschool have cited a study showing that pre-K not only fails to narrow the achievement gap between rich and poor children, but also hinders students’ social development. (more)

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