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L.A. Unified ends effort to close embattled charter schools
LAUSD has dropped efforts to shut down three campuses operated by an embattled charter school chain. Los Angeles Times

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SBE OKs rubric format but what to measure?
The Board of Education approved the design of a new tool that will be used to measure how well schools are educating students. SI&A Cabinet Report

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Why progress on No Child Left Behind rewrite may not be a good sign
There are reports on Capitol Hill that some progress is being made on the rewrite of No Child Left Behind. Washington Post

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Commentary: Common Core ignores underprivileged students 
If only every child in America grew up in a financially secure home and had access to enriching activities and an excellent pre-school. The Hechinger Report

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Why some schools serve local food and others can’t (or won’t)
But buying local got easier with federal legislation in 2008, and then again in 2010. National Public Radio

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