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Student Success Act: Where Things Stand After No Child Left Behind

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The Student Success Act is the latest move by Congress to try and improve the American education system after 12 years of struggles, thanks in part to No Child Left Behind and to the Obama Administration’s efforts to trade off NCLB for a monopoly on educational policy. While NCLB, President George W. Bush’s key educational […]
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Chicago School Closings Largest In City’s History, Mayor Rahm Emanuel Under Fire

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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s hand-picked Board of Ed has voted to shutter 49 elementary schools in the largest school closure in the city’s history, the Chicago Tribune reported on Thursday. Rahm EmanuelEmanuel’s reason to push for the school closings was that it will help fight an overwhelming budget deficit, giving the district more freedom to […]
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