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Making American Education Great Will Require More Than Charter Schools
V. Darleen Opfer @VDarleenOpfer
Dec 13, 2016
Dallas Morning News
The nomination of Betsy DeVos for U.S. Secretary of Education has shone a spotlight on charter schools. While charters could become an important part of a great education system, this burst of attention poses a risk that other issues will be ignored.
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Educational Equity
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Narrowing the Income Achievement Gap
Heather L. Schwartz @schwartz_hl
Jun 12, 2014
Education Week
The achievement gap between children from the highest- and lowest-income families has substantially grown since 1960. The income achievement gap is now about twice the size of the black-white achievement gap.
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What Do We Know About Charter Schools? Moving Beyond the Talking Points
Apr 4, 2013
Since their inception in 1992, charter schools have been a lightning rod for controversy in the education policy world. Research highlights the importance of moving beyond test scores and broadening the scope of measures that evaluate success in order to fully assess the performance of charter schools.
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Navigating Research on Alternative Schools
Ron Zimmer, Christopher Nelson
Sep 19, 2004
San Diego Union-Tribune
Published commentary by RAND staff.
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