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Hannah Sadtler and Derek Roguski are coordinators of the New Teachers' Roundtable in New Orleans.
—Ted Jackson for Education Week

TFA Alumni Aid New Teachers in New Orleans

A group started by former Teach For America members helps novices navigate the cultural and instructional challenges they face in the city's schools. (April 19, 2013)

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08/01 11:56 am | Judge: Chicago School Closings Can Proceed | A judge in Cook County, Ill., has denied a motion to stop 10 of the district's 49 planned school closings this year.

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The 22 different Youth Connection Charter Schools specialize in giving students second chances.
May 31, 2013 - Education Week
A sound-engineering class at Youth Connection's Innovations High School helped hook Devonte Perry McCullum on education.
May 31, 2013 - Education Week
Caring teachers, hands-on work, and a safe environment persuaded Kimberly Mitchell to take another go at high school.
May 31, 2013 - Education Week
Andrew Delgado got his second chance at a charter school for students who have already left school or are likely to.
May 31, 2013 - Education Week
Chicago's closing battles echo those in a growing number of urban districts where financial pressures are colliding with the needs of poor and minority communities.
May 30, 2013 | Updated: June 3, 2013 - Education Week
The District of Columbia has devoted many resources to the standards, resulting in hopes, frustrations, and the knowledge that changes are necessary.
May 21, 2013 - Education Week
Mikel Robinson is among millions of students trying to meet the common standards.
May 21, 2013 - Education Week
Now Brian Pick has the challenge of ensuring students, many of them disadvantaged, master the common core.
May 21, 2013 - Education Week
When Dowan McNair-Lee took an education class at college, she knew that was where she belonged.
May 21, 2013 - Education Week
May 21, 2013 - Education Week

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