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The new odd couple: Sharpton and Gingrich visit Obama
on May 07, 2009 by David Jackson (USA Today)

It wouldn't necessarily be unusual to see Al Sharpton and Newt Gingrich at the White House - but to see them together at the White House provided a unique picture indeed.

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Sharpton, Gingrich, Bloomberg: Odd trio
on May 07, 2009 by Rebecca Cole (Chicago Tribune)

An odd power trio descended on the White House today to remind President Barack Obama that, nearly 55 years after the Supreme Court issued landmark desegregation rulings, the country still has a "crisis of inequality" when it comes to education.

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An unlikely trio visits the president
on May 07, 2009 by Sam Youngman (The Hill)

It may sound like the beginning of a bad joke, but that was the Rev. Al Sharpton, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the White House Thursday.

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Education Reform’s Big Stake
on May 07, 2009 by Marc Lampkin (The Huffington Post)

Year after year we approach, celebrate, and then pass by the anniversary of the US Supreme Court landmark decision of Brown v. Board of Education, which purported to end decades of educational inequality and downright injustice in America's schools.

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Unlikely Allies Invited to the White House for Education Chat
on May 07, 2009 by Jeff Zeleny (The New York Times)

President Obama is turning his attention to education on Thursday, acting as host to a White House meeting with three unlikely bedfellows: New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and the Rev. Al Sharpton.

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L.A. Unified pays teachers not to teach
on May 06, 2009 by Jason Song (Los Angeles Times)

For seven years, the Los Angeles Unified School District has paid Matthew Kim a teaching salary of up to $68,000 per year, plus benefits. His job is to do nothing.

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Why Charter Schools Matter
on May 06, 2009 by Tom Vander Ark (The Huffington Post)

National Charter School Week is an opportunity to celebrate the 4,600 public school options created in 39 states. It's also a chance to reflect on why charters matter.

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Rethinking Principal Priorities of Training
on May 06, 2009 by Jay Mathews (Washington Post)

Cities across America have long hunted for tougher, better-trained principals to turn around struggling schools full of impoverished children.

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Education Secretary Launches National Discussion on Education Reform
on May 06, 2009 by Sandra Abrevaya/Jo Ann Webb (U.S. Department of Education)

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will travel to 15 or more states in the coming months to solicit feedback from a broad group of stakeholders around federal education policy in anticipation of the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

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The Instigator
on May 05, 2009 by Douglas McGray (The New Yorker)

The school's test scores had been among the worst in the state. In recent years, seventy-five per cent of incoming freshmen had dropped out. Only about three per cent graduated with enough credits to apply to a California state university.

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