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Teacher Kim Woods works with 9th grader Takija Brewer in her U.S. History class at Muskegon Heights Public Academy High School. The entire staff of the Muskegon Heights school district was dismissed after emergency manager Donald Weatherspoon hired Mosaica Education to manage the district.
—Brian Widdis for Education Week

For-Profit Experiment Plays Out in Two Mich. Districts

Muskegon Heights and Highland Park are testing private companies' skill at running troubled public school systems. (May 1, 2013)

Spotlight on Charter School Leadership

This Spotlight examines the ways schools cultivate new leaders and the many strengths and skills those leaders must draw upon.

Spotlight on Charter School Research

This Spotlight looks at how success of charter schools is measured, and how charters can collaborate with district schools.

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Charting My Own Course Blog

07/31 02:36 pm | WARNING: This Blog Post May Be Too 'Taboo' for Wimpy Teachers | There are certain topics that most teachers will not want to talk about publicly. But when teachers discuss these taboo topics out in the open, we strengthen our voice, regain ...

Charters and Choice Blog

07/30 06:00 pm | Arizona Charters Sue to Keep $6 Million in State Money | The Arizona department of education erroneously overpaid nearly 200 charters over the past eight years and is now requiring them to pay it back.

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New organizations are making their impact felt in statehouses on issues such as teacher evaluation and charter schools.
May 14, 2012 - Education Week
To meet rising demands for new school leaders, the charter school sector is building a diverse array of training programs.
May 8, 2012 - Education Week
The specially themed schools conceived to spur desegregation are becoming another choice for public school students.
May 1, 2012 - Education Week
The number of cyber charter schools could expand from two to as many as 15 under controversial legislation narrowly passed by the state House.
April 27, 2012 - McClatchy-Tribune
The American Legislative Exchange Council—known as ALEC—has helped shape debate on issues such as vouchers and "parent trigger" laws in statehouses nationwide.
April 20, 2012 - Education Week
A Catalyst Chicago analysis finds the city's charter schools serve fewer special education students than regular public schools, and some charters have trouble melding their philosophies with those students' needs.
April 13, 2012 - Education Week
Measures have been passed to require online courses for graduation, to remove enrollment caps on virtual charter schools, and to create state online schools.
March 12, 2012 - Education Week
The state has refused to sponsor four new charter schools because state officials said the for-profit company running them, White Hat Management, would have wielded too much power.
March 6, 2012 - Education Week
Two decades after charter schools were created, research is unclear on whether they are any better, or more innovative, than regular public schools.
March 5, 2012 | Updated: March 23, 2012 - Education Week
With its Apollo 20 program, the Houston district set out to bring the best charter school ideas to its lowest-performing schools.
March 5, 2012 - Education Week

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