Race to the Top
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Wicked Smart: Massachusetts’s Efforts to Turn Around a Failing School District
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Just 30 miles north of Boston on the Merrimack River is the city of Lawrence, Massachusetts. This industrial metropolitan area is home to almost 80,000 people, with a median household income of $32,851 and a poverty rate of 29.2 percent. Almost 40 percent of residents are immigrants, coming predominantly from…
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Who’s in Charge? The Impact of Greater Principal Autonomy on Student Test Scores
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In a recent article published in Education Finance and Policy, Matthew P. Steinberg examines the impact of greater principal autonomy on student test scores in Chicago.
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Early Childhood Education: A Governor’s Perspective
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Former North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue shares her thoughts on early childhood education and the policy challenges that lie ahead.
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True Grit: Paul Tough on Non-Cognitive Skills Education
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A nationally-renowned author seeks to expand the way we view educational attainment