Stories

Charter Schools

Collaboration and Equity: How Tom Boasberg Changed Denver Public Schools

Four members of Chiefs for Change recently participated in a panel discussion at the National Charter Schools Conference hosted by the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. Chiefs for Change...

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Poverty

I Was Lucky to Attend a 'Good' School, But What About the Kids Who Don't

Let me tell you a tale of two schools. As the Georgia Teacher of the Year, I visit countless schools all across Georgia—observing instruction and meeting students and teachers. Recently, I visited a...

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Parents

How My Son's School Helped Him Get a Full Scholarship to College | Como la Escuela de mi Hijo lo Ayudo a Recibir una Beca Completa a la Universidad

[tabby title="English"] I met my husband in Puerto Rico in 1980. We married young and we moved to Boston to live with his family. After a number of years trying to conceive, life blessed us with...

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IEP

My Mom Went to War to Get Me Into a School That Believes a Kid With Autism Kid Can Thrive

I have always been extremely anxious about change. Sometimes that change would lead to various levels of panic, sometimes in public. And that panic would inspire panic in those around me. Instead of...

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School Choice

Turns Out Privatizing Education Is Harder Than It Looks

According to The Washington Post’s anti-education-reform columnist, Valerie Strauss, there’s a “ movement to privatize public education in America.” Unfortunately, none of us who are supposedly doing...

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Charter Schools

Teachers Deserve School Choice Too

Social media has changed the way we see and interact with the world. For many, friends and follower lists are filled by those with whom we share similar experiences, interests and beliefs. And the...

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