Education

California School Parents Make History

  • Priya Brannick
  • January 10, 2013

The win didn’t come easy, but parents at Desert Trails Elementary School in Adelanto, Calif. finally prevailed this week in putting the failing school under new charter school management, becoming…

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Teachers Union Worse Than Hollywood Portrayal

  • Priya Brannick
  • October 17, 2012

Pennsylvania State Education Association President Mike Crossey takes issue with the film “Won’t Back Down” for not matching “real-life experience” on teachers unions. He’s right—in real…

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“Won’t Back Down” Captures Heart of Education

  • Priya Brannick
  • October 2, 2012

“Won’t Back Down” is a movie about education that fittingly begins and ends with a close-up of a child reading aloud. Education debates in America frequently whirl…

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Pa. Must Pull Parent Trigger to Save Education

  • September 28, 2012

Martin Luther King Jr. believed that, "unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality."  If correct, then no stronger love or enduring truth can personify his…

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5 Facts on the Parent Trigger in Pennsylvania

  • September 27, 2012

Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering legislation to reform the state charter school law.  This legislation may include a "parent trigger" to convert failing schools into charter schools.  …

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