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Will Education Reform Continue Without Rhee and Klein?

The recent resignations of two school chiefs in New York and Washington, D.C. raise questions about the future of education reform in their absence.

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Joel Klein: Adults To Blame for Children Being Left Behind

Klein's reflections upon his exit seem to reflect a new dogma shared by education reformers.

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Are We Handing Education Over to Corporate America?

With Mayor Michael Bloomberg tapping magazine executive Cathie Black to run New York City's schools, is business encroaching too far into education?

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Adrian Fenty Crowned School Savior by Bill Maher

The outgoing D.C. mayor is positioning himself as an education champion. But not so fast.

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Blended Learning Experiment Shows Promise of Customized Education

A recent Wall Street Journal piece offers a glimpse of a classroom where teachers and computers share instructional duties.

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Tonight: Waiting for Superman Virtual Town Hall

Pose your questions to Arianna Huffington, Davis Guggenheim, and Joel Klein in tonight's virtual town hall discussion.

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Education: Morning Roundup, A School Fix Manifesto

The single most important factor in determining whether students succeed in school is the quality of their teacher.

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The Lottery: Leaving a Good Education to Chance

On the short list of people that have an idea and actually follow through on it, meet Madeleine Sackler, a 27-year-old former freelance...

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Why Students Shouldn't Be Mistaken for Data

There is a good little piece in this week's New York about the dangers (or at least the limitations) of data-mining when it comes to measuring how...