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Author: Chia Lun Huang

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Building a Village to Raise a Student

May 29, 2015June 7, 2015 - by Chia Lun Huang

High School advisories help teachers and students forge relationships valuable to success in school, and in life.

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Dual Language Crusader Calmly Carries On

April 25, 2015July 7, 2015 - by Chia Lun Huang

Met by waves of parental protests and controversy, Principal Iris Chiu helicoptered into the job as head of Shuang Wen intent on transforming the top performing school into a true dual language school.

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When a Wildlife Rehab Center Regulates Charter Schools: Inside the Wild World of Charter Regulation

February 21, 2015February 22, 2015 - by Chia Lun Huang

Charter school “authorizers” are charged with making sure schools can be trusted with kids and with public money. Problem is, many lack the tools to do the job. Read more …

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Nearly 5,000 teachers cashing in on six-figure pensions

February 14, 2015February 14, 2015 - by Chia Lun Huang

The number of teachers and administrators raking in six-figure annual pensions in New York state nearly tripled between 2009 and 2014, according to a new report. Read more from New …

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Suspension Rules Altered in New York City’s Revision of School Discipline Code

February 14, 2015February 14, 2015 - by Chia Lun Huang

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration on Friday announced changes to the discipline code that governs New York City’s public schools, an attempt to further rein in some of the most …

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Uncommon Schools board aims to retain teachers and raise college graduation rates

February 13, 2015February 13, 2015 - by Chia Lun Huang

On Feb. 6 the Uncommon Schools network’s board of directors examined graduates’ college completion rates and set out to boost teacher retention rates across the network’s schools.

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Segregation Now: Investigating America’s Racial Divide

February 12, 2015February 13, 2015 - by Chia Lun Huang

In Tuscaloosa today, nearly one in three black students attends a school that looks as if Brown v. Board of Education never happened. Read more about how American went from …

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Connecticut Schools Pin Down and Restrain ‘Staggering’ Number of Kids

February 12, 2015 - by Chia Lun Huang

A state report found that Connecticut public schools are far too quick to restrain or isolate unruly students against their will, leaving hundred with injuries and many with unmet educational …

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The Bronx factor: What Speaker Carl Heastie’s rise means for education

February 9, 2015February 9, 2015 - by Chia Lun Huang

With the election of Carl Heastie, the power to decide what education issues to be considered and an education budget up to $8 billion are now in the hand of …

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Is Your First Grader College Ready?

February 9, 2015February 9, 2015 - by Chia Lun Huang

For some schools, kids as young as first graders are taught to aim and prepare for colleges as the nation takes a turn at making students “college and career ready”. More …

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