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Read CPS Statement on Boston District-Charter Compact

CPS raises critical questions about the Gates Foundation-backed compact between Boston district and charter schools. Read it here.

Why is Stand Selling Voters a Pig in a Poke?

What is a pig in a poke?

A term dating from the Middle Ages meaning buying something claimed to be a suckling pig in a bag (“poke”) without looking to see what was inside. The Stand For Children ballot question called “promoting excellence in public schools.”

Will it actually:

Turn good teaching

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Thank You, Diane Ravitch for Being Part of the Struggle!

Diane Ravitch (photo by Larry Aaronson)

Our friend, the education historian and author Diane Ravitch, has yet another great piece in the current Education Week and The Washington Post Answer Sheet.

It’s called “No Child Left Behind and the Damage Done,” and it’s about NCLB on its tenth anniversary and why it needs to

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