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THE PALM BEACH POST - Facing 'incredibly insulted' teachers, schools superintendent changes course to praise them August 11, 2009 Facing a throng of angry teachers, Superintendent Art Johnson issued a letter today praising them and backing away from an earlier contention that 70 percent of district teachers are ineffective. The data was included in a grant proposal designed to secure $120 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for a program to improve teacher quality. In a letter to staff released Tuesday afternoon, Johnson wrote: "The past and current research shows that the teacher in the classroom is the single most important factor in the education of a student.".....
PHILLY.COM - Troubled charter may be asked to replace leadership August 08, 2009 The Philadelphia School District may recommend that the financially troubled New Media Technology Charter School replace its leadership as a condition for remaining open. The district staff is mulling urging the School Reform Commission to call for the school's chief executive officer, board chairman, and all board members to step down for the school to obtain a new operating charter, according to sources in the district and charter-school community....
THE HUFFINGTON POST - Damon Weaver, 11-Year-Old Reporter Gets His Interview With Obama (VIDEO) THE HOFFINGTON POST — Damon Weaver, the 11-year-old KEC TV News Team reporter from Kathryn E. Cunningham/Canal Point Elementary in Florida got his interview with President Obama today. Weaver asked the president about Obama's plan to address students across the country on September 8th, low-income communities, basketball, school lunches and bullies. Weaver must have been satisfied with the long-awaited interview: When it was over, he said, "President Obama is now my homeboy too."
SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES - Charter school for at-risk youth facing eviction
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