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Who’s Afraid of Charter Schools?
Submitted by Evelyn B. Stacey on 11.25.2009
On November 12, parents of children at Gratts Elementary in Los Angeles received a flier, in Spanish, warning that if they signed a petition to convert their neighborhood school into a charter school they would be deported. This threat, though bogus, teaches parents and policy makers a lesson about the forces opposing education reform in California.
Give “American Education Week” Some Real Meaning
Submitted on 11.18.2009
This week the National Education Association is sponsoring American Education Week. According to the NEA’s website, the purpose of the week is to emphasize, “the importance of providing every child in America with a quality public education from kindergarten through college, and the need for everyone to do his or her part in making public schools great.”
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