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Occupy Education: Tools you can use While Occupy protesters across the nation (and internationally) are criticizing economic disparities and political corruption, education activists are applying the Occupy movement's message to education reform. Check out the OTL Campaign's resources and tools you can use to join the protest, including talking points and Op-Eds from The New York Times' Nicholas Kristof and The Huffington Post.. Read more> |
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Most NYC high school grads not college-ready Only one in four students who enter high school in New York City is ready for college after four years, and less than half enroll, according to the A-through-F high school report cards released on Monday. The statistics also signal that graduation rates, long used by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg as a validation of his education policies, are not as meaningful as they seemed. Read more> |
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Primer on corporate education reform |
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Effective teaching as a civil right "Despite growing evidence that expert teachers are critical to educational achievement, well-prepared and effective teachers are the most unequally distributed educational resource in the United States," writes Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education at Stanford University, in an article for the Annenberg Institute for School Reform. Read more> |
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Casey report: Jailing youths is a "failed strategy" A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation finds that youth incarceration does not reduce future offending, provides no overall benefit to public safety, wastes taxpayer dollars and exposes youth to high levels of violence and abuse. Only 12 percent of incarcerated youths in 2007 were convicted for violent offences, and of that a disproportionate number are youths of color. Read more> |
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