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A charter chain thinks it has the answer for alternative schools

The Hechinger Report

Keeping students engaged who by definition have had trouble sticking with school is a challenge. Staff say that they try to be strategic with locations, setting up shop within strip malls and sites that are easy for students to access and that are close to other resources like the public library.

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A Common Language: 30 Public Education Terms Defined

TeachThought - Learn better.

So the following list of public education terms is useful not so much for the definitions, but for the credibility (or at least authority) of the definitions, as they are sourced from the Department of Education itself, in this case in regards to clarify Race to the Top language and meaning. To clarify your own misconceptions.