How does education fit into a city’s overall vision for quality of life? How do schools affect economic and community development? In cities with mayoral
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Following Some Education Money
Non-Profit Achieve, Inc. Profits New science standards – discussed on air – were released this year by Achieve, Inc., an education-related non-profit organization. Content and
Next Generation Science Standards*
What are “Next Generation Science Standards”*? Who developed them and why? Will they make a difference to students and teachers? Who will profit? And what’s
Whitney Tilson, Hedge-Fund Manager & Ed Reformer, on K12 Inc, Teach for America, and the Meaning of “Education Reform”
The Education Town Hall, October 31 “We’ve allowed…deep, deep inequalities” in our education system, Whitney Tilson told host Thomas Byrd on the October 31 edition
Has the Online Learning Industry Run Amok? Conversation with Hedge-Fund Manager & Ed Reformer Whitney Tilson
Whitney Tilson created quite a stir, in financial and education sectors, when he declared that the online learning industry had “run amok.” The hedge-fund manager/ed
Charter Schools and Labor, Criminal Law; K12 Responds to Criticism
Do Laws Apply to Charter Schools? — K12 Responds to Criticism These news briefs appear on the October 10 edition of The Education Town Hall.
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