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Making Neighborhood Schools Better: Hard Work, Not Magic

by Jack Jennings | Nov 20, 2012 | academic standards, accountability, education research, teachers

Many people hope that magic solutions can be found to improve low-performing schools. Philanthropists, hedge fund millionaires, and others interested in reform have put their funds and faith in charter schools or virtual learning, as though these approaches have...

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