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Does Signing a Petition Give Parents a Voice in Schools?Berkley Daily Planet, CA, October 3, 2011Many teachers believe parent trigger laws are a way for charter schools to gain a bigger share of the education system. For McGinity, that’s not a bad idea. The Broad Foundation promotes the proliferation of charter schools, which he says […] Read more »

Push to improve teachers' colleges (Wall Street Journal)...Online textbooks to DC area schools (Washington Post)...Time for better teacher prep (Contra Costa Times)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »

Saving Catholic education (Wall Street Journal)...Miami-Dade schools debut merit pay (Miami Herald)...Good teachers: What the research says (Philadelphia Daily News)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »

Fighting the Feds: 2012 Candidates Want States to Control Education ABC News, September 29, 2011 So when it comes to education policy debates, whether it’s the Democratic incumbent or the array of Republican challengers, all eyes – and talking points – are on two things: the federal government’s role and the overall cost. Obama Tells […] Read more »

History of Florida charter schools (State Impact NPR)...Georgia Cyber Academy (WXIA)...Lawmakers tackle unaccredited school exodus (Missouri New Horizon)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »

Promoting Jobs Bill In Denver, Obama Highlights $60 Billion For Schools Washington Post, DC, September 28, 2011 As he has barnstormed the country to promote the American Jobs Act, President Obama has made the case that spending money now will pay off later for the United States ’ global productivity and competitiveness. And one of […] Read more »

Don't let learning fall victim to politics (Minneapolis Star Tribune)...First combined charter/public school in Ohio (WKYC)...KC Charter School Gets Perfect Score (Fox 4KC)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »

Better Way to Fix No Child Left Behind New York Times, NY, September 27, 2011 Last week President Obama, citing a failure by Congress to act, announced a procedure for handing out waivers for the federal mandates under the No Child Left Behind law. Unfortunately, these waivers come with a series of new federal rules, […] Read more »

6 Chicago schools begin longer school day (Chicago Tribune)...'Trigger law' put to the test (NBC Nightly News)...Virtual classes take hold (Tallahassee Democrat)...and more in Today's Daily Headlines. Read more »

Obama Presses Education Plan Wall Street Journal, September 24, 2011 President Barack Obama in his weekly radio address on Saturday said a strong education system is key to the nation’s economic future and touted his efforts to let schools replace key planks of the No Child Left Behind education law. Obama Turns Some Powers of […] Read more »