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Let’s Privatize Education, NYS

Posted by tomliamlynch  Published in Charter Schools, Reform

The New York State Board of Regents has proposed that they improve schools in the state by lifting the cap on charter schools.  They also suggest a serious effort to tie teacher pay to achievement. 
It’s not unfair to liken these proposals to a dance–a choreographed one set to the tune of the USDOE’s Race [...]

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