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Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

In 2008, a few years after Hurricane Katrina, school officials in Louisiana asked aspiring charter-school leader Andrew Shahan to consider taking over the failing Dr. Charles Drew Elementary School in New Orleans’ Upper 9th Ward. She expected much more than ‘You’re going to meet state standards,’” he said.

Elementary

Elementary Report Meeting Advocacy

How play is making a comeback in Kindergarten

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

More recently, widespread changes in academic standards, like the adoption of the Common Core standards and concern over low reading scores , further increased the rigor of kindergarten to the point that it has been referred to as “ the new first grade.” They had taken out all the fun to make it more academic,” Turtzo said.

Common Core

Common Core Report Elementary Study

EdTech Update

Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets

How play is making a comeback in Kindergarten

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