The Answer Sheet http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linkset A School Survival Guide for parents (and everyone else). 15 en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Copyright 2012 Washington Post Company The Answer Sheet 140 20 http://www.washingtonpost.com?wprss=rss_linkset http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif Wed, 30 May 2012 09:21:18 EST 147 <![CDATA[Are charter schools still public?]]> This was written by education historian Diane Ravitch for her Bridging Differences blog, which she co-authors with Deborah Meier on the Education Week website. The item was first published on May 1. In their blog, Ravitch and Meier exchange letters about what matters most in education. Ravitch, a research professor at New York University, is author of “The Death and Life of the Great American School System,” a critique of the flaws in the modern school reform movement.

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Even if the answer seems obvious to you, the video will teach you something nonethless.

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Fey attended public schools in the Upper Darby School District in Pennsylvania. She was in the choir and drama club while an honor student at Upper Darby High School, and performed in plays. She was Frenchie in a performance of “Grease.”

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And then there’s Lori Anne Madison, the 6-year-old Virginia girl who is the youngest student ever to qualify for the National Spelling Bee — but she’s more than just a great speller. The prodigy, who lives in Prince William County, was reading at the age of 2.

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Here’s a quiz to test yourself on how much you know about Memorial Day and the wars in which U.S. soldiers have fought and died.

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Here’s Haimson’s letter:

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THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) It’s a great honor to be here.

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It wasn’t his funniest work, but this part was amusing:

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]]> http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=4058538b80b112c78239be3ba73cd7ce http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/romneys-extreme-education-vision/2012/05/23/gJQA7UJulU_blog.html?wprss=rss_answer-sheet http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/romneys-extreme-education-vision/2012/05/23/gJQA7UJulU_blog.html?wprss=rss_answer-sheet http://www.washingtonpost.com/Fragment/SysConfig/WebPortal/twpweb/rss/mobile/blog-entry.jpp?id=1001.4.1700510871 http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/romneys-extreme-education-vision/2012/05/23/gJQA7UJulU_blog.html?wprss=rss_answer-sheet http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/romneys-extreme-education-vision/2012/05/23/gJQA7UJulU_blog.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/romneys-extreme-education-vision/2012/05/23/gJQA7UJulU_search.html 1001.4.1700510871 8300e720-a50f-11e1-9e73-f4e3879b34a3 Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:00 EST Thu, 24 May 2012 06:58:13 EST 20120524115813 The Washington Post /WashingtonPost/Content/Blogs/answer-sheet/201205/romney ed policy.xml /WashingtonPost/Content/Blogs/answer-sheet/201205/romney ed policy.xml BlogStory BlogStory The Washington Post <![CDATA[Ravitch: What is NCTQ? (and why you should know)]]> This was written by education historian Diane Ravitch . She is a research professor at New York University and author of numerous books, including the best-selling “The Death and Life of the Great American School System,” a critique of the flaws in the modern school reform movement. This piece appeared on her blog.

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Mitt Romney Speech

As Prepared for Delivery to Latino Coalition

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