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Searching for answers to segregation, Fariña enlists top deputy and solicits local ideas

February 11, 2016 - by Jamie Martines

In an interview, the chancellor described new efforts to promote school diversity. This summer, schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña started a new ritual: Every third Saturday of the month, she sits …

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Ravitch Takes Aim at the Marketplace Reformers

March 6, 2014March 6, 2014 - by Madeleine Cummings

Diane Ravitch takes critical aim at American education reform in The Death and Life of the Great American School System (2010), evaluating the effectiveness of standardized testing, choice, and charter …

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Josh Penafiel hopes to graduate this summer.
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Before and After Aspirations: The Legacy of a School Closing

May 7, 2013May 24, 2013 - by Gould Jessica

Josh Penafiel dropped out of his East New York high school after it was closed by the New York City Department of Education several years ago. Now he’s trying to get his diploma, but time is running out.

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One Size Does Not Fit All: An Interview with 17-Year-Old Author Nikhil Goyal

May 7, 2013May 9, 2013 - by Carey Reed

Nikhil Goyal is the 17-year-old author of 2012’s One Size Does Not Fit All: A Student’s Assessment of School, a book that takes an exhaustive look at the U.S. school system and gives suggestions on how to transform it.

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New York Becomes First State to Drop GED

March 10, 2013March 11, 2013 - by Mariana Ionova

This week, New York became the first state to opt out of the GED, the most widely used high-school equivalency test in the country, according to the Wall Street Journal. …

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Advocates Launch Group Aimed To Monitor Education Reform

March 8, 2013March 8, 2013 - by Mariana Ionova

Diane Ravitch, an education historian and vocal critic of recent education policy trends, has launched a new advocacy group that will endorse political candidates committed to safeguarding schools from “privatization,” …

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Philadelphia Officials Approve Closure of 23 Schools

March 8, 2013May 5, 2020 - by Mariana Ionova

Philadelphia officials approved plans to close 23 schools on Thursday in a bid to cut the city’s budget deficit and eliminate underused schools, reported the New York Times.  The widely-opposed …

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Q & A with a Joel Klein Advisor: Keeping America Safe One Reform at a Time

April 11, 2012May 6, 2012 - by Rose D'souza

The failure of the country’s public education is causing a national security threat, says Condoleezza Rice and Joel Klein. (AP Photo/Pool, Susana Bates)

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