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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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As hybrid charter schools have grown in number, so, too, has companies’ understanding of how to serve the small but growing niche of schools.
March 5, 2012 - Education Week
Financial stresses seen prompting more charter founders to embrace a hybrid approach to save money on teachers, facilities, and content.
March 5, 2012 - Education Week
Teacher tenure and a focus on charters and low-performing schools mark a multiprong effort expected to gain traction.
February 21, 2012 - Education Week
Nine scholars and analysts write that research bolsters the case for school choice experiments.
February 21, 2012 - Education Week
No rescue is in sight for the troubled Chester Upland district, despite a court-ordered meeting this month with the state.
February 21, 2012 - Education Week
ChicagoQuest embraces a vision of schooling that puts children in control of team projects immersed in the world of digital information, social networks, and games.
February 8, 2012 - Digital Directions
Half the charter school networks in a study significantly improved their students' high school graduation rates—and half did not.
January 17, 2012 - Education Week
The agreement would give charter schools easier access to facilities and a likely increase in per-pupil funding, but make them subject to some of the same testing and accountability standards as traditional schools.
December 7, 2011 - Education Week
The new $250,000 prize will single out charter networks with a track record of academic success.
November 8, 2011 - Education Week
A national study of middle school students in 40 charter networks finds that, when it comes to having an impact on student achievement, results vary and, overall, charter students don’t learn dramatically more than their counterparts in regular public schools.
November 8, 2011 - Education Week

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