Monthly Archives: July 2019

The Missed Opportunity Myth

Posted on July 30, 2019 by garyrubinstein

Before Michelle Rhee was a board member for Miracle-Gro she was the founder and CEO of StudentsFirst.  Before that, she was Chancellor of Washington D.C. schools from 2007 to 2010.  Before that, she was the CEO of The New Teacher … Continue reading →

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TFA Is Shocked, Shocked To Find That It Is An ‘Arm’ Of The Charter School Movement

Posted on July 9, 2019 by garyrubinstein

A few weeks ago an article appeared in ProPublica called ‘How Teach for America became an arm of the charter school movement’.  I found this be a very well researched article which shed light on something that public school advocates … Continue reading →

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Success Academy (Again) Takes — And Bombs — The Algebra II Regents

Posted on July 2, 2019 by garyrubinstein

Last year I wrote about how the top charter chain in New York City, Success Academy, only managed to have three students get between 52% and 72% of the questions correct on the Algebra II Regents. In New York State, … Continue reading →

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