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How Columbia’s $182 million property-tax break hurts New York

The Hechinger Report

A Columbia University spokeswoman, Samantha Slater, pointed to $170 million in contributions the university had pledged to the community near its campuses starting in 2009, saying the investments “have been a model for similar investments by other universities.” “The Credit: Fred R. I wanted to take exactly the opposite approach.”

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Should Wall Street pay for preschool?

The Hechinger Report

Department of Education “Center of Excellence” in 2006 — by 3,500 seats over five years. Child advocacy groups and other non-profits, who often oversee the deals and sometimes serve as guarantors, say the arrangements encourage officials to embrace interventions with good track records. Public education should not be market-driven.

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Live Thursday Sept. 15 with Sam Chaltain on "Faces of Learning"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

He works with schools, school districts, and public and private sector companies to help them create healthy, high-functioning learning environments. Sam Chaltain is a DC-based writer and education activist.