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Pennsbury High School East Student's Art Work Chosen for WXPN Holiday Card
Western Montgomery County Career, Tech Center Goes State of the Art - Philadelphia Inquirer
Wissahickon High School Robotics Team awarded the International Chairman’s Award at the FIRST Robotics World Championships

Newspaper and Online Articles and Commentary

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Diane Ravitch Calls Herself a Voice for Teachers, In a Cruel Reform Movement - Huffington Post
Ravitch: No Child Left Behind and the Damage Done - The Washington Post
Education Predictions for 2012 - Huffington Post
NCLB Lessons - Education Week
On 10th Anniversary, A Look Back at 'No Child' Legacy - U.S. News & World Report
How About Better Parents? - New York Times
Who is Actually Leaving No Child Left Behind? - ForwardSeeking
Resolve in 2012: Abolish No Child Left Behind - Statesman.com
The Unaddressed Link Between Poverty and Education - New York Times
Don't Believe the Education "Reformers" - Salon
Nearly 70 Percent of Pa. School Districts Increased Class Sizes, Survey Shows - Associated Press
Obama Turns Some Powers of Education Back to States - New York Times
The Reform Movement is Already Failing - Reuters
NSBA Discusses School Climate and Bullying on Comcast Newsmakers - NSBA

7-Year-Old Manayunk Boy Writes Concerned Letter to Corbett - Newsworks
The Decade of Lost Children - New York Times
Overriding a Key Education Law - New York Times
As Best Schools Compete for Best Performers, Students May Be Left Behind - New York Times
Our Broken Escalator - New York Times
Charter School Battle Shifts to Affluent Suburbs - New York Times

As Budgets Are Trimmed, Time in Class Is Shortened - New York Times
Waiting for a School Miracle - New York Times
State Survey Measures Impact of School Cuts - Philadelphia Inquirer
Corbett's Bad Math on School Funding - Philadelphia Inquirer
Inquirer Editorial: Bad Budget for Education - Philadelphia Inquirer
Seventy-Eight Percent of Pennsylvania Adults Oppose Budget Cuts to Education - The Patriot News
Ridge Weighs in Ahead of Corbett's Budget Address - CBS Pittsburgh
Diane Ravitch Wants to Reform Education - The Daily Show
The New Republican Deadbeats - Philly.com
'Manifesto' Should Be Resignation Letter - The Washington Post
America Goes Dark - New York Times
Will the Education Reformers Ever Learn? - Philadelphia Inquirer
Good News About Pennsylvania's Schools - PSEA
Let the Children Play (Some More) - New York Times
Business Principles Won't Work for School Reform, Former Supporter Ravitch Says - Washington Post

Charter Schools:

Charter School Proponents Focus on Accountability in Word If Not in Deed - Huffington Post
Academic Gains Vary Widely for Charter Networks - Education Week
Elmer Smith: School-Voucher Plans Can't Be Vouched For - Philly.com
Monroe County School District Revokes School's Charter - The Times-Tribune
Wagner Urges Moratorium on New Pennsylvania Charter Schools - Philly.com
Pa Auditor Wants Moratorium on New Charter Schools - Philly.com
Many Chicago Charter Schools Run Deficits, Data Shows - NY Times
Philadelphia's Top Charter School Administrator Resigns - Philly.com
More Scrutiny for Charter Schools in Debate Over Expansion - NY Times
Elmer Smith: Someday, Kids Will Say, "Thanks for Nothing" If We Keep Slashing Education - Philadelphia Daily News
Williams' Charter School Has Had Rocky Times - Philly.com
Nine Phila. Charters Under U.S. Probe Seek Race to the Top Money - Philly.com
Schools Enter Chartered Waters - The Huffington Post
A Change of Heart on Education - NY Times
Pa. Senate Panel OKs Charter-Oversight Bill - Philly.com
Why Charter Schools Fail the Test - NY Times
U.S. Probe Widens to 18 City Charters - Philly.com
Not the Lesson Charter Schools Were Supposed to Teach - Philly.com
New Law Planned to Boost Pa. Charter Oversight - Philly.com
Charter-School Report Puts Blame on School District - Philly.com
City Controller Cites Charter School Profiteering - Philly.com
Report Cites Questionable Charter-School Practices - Philly.com
City Controller Questions Payments to Charter-School Accountant - Philly.com
Problems Mount at Charter School that Doubled as Nightclub - Philly.com
Charter Schools: Another Failed Bi-Partisan Policy Obama Is In Love With - Open Left
Cyber School Founder Gets $3 Million to Cut Ties - Philly.com
Charter Founder's Pension Benefits Cut - Philly.com
In Arizona, a Laboratory for Charter Schools Yields Mixed Results - Washington Post
Arnie in (Charter) Wonderland - Huffington Post
Troubles Persist at Several Charters - Philly.com
Education Chief to Warn Advocates That Inferior Charter Schools Harm the Effort - NY Times
Promises and Facts on Charter Schools - NY Times
Charter Schools Alter Map of Public Education in Dayton - NY Times
Charter Schools and Private Profits -Educational Management Organizations

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