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Study Cites Dire Economic Impact of Poor Schools
on Apr 23, 2009 by Javier C. Hernandez (New York Times)

The lagging performance of American schoolchildren, particularly among poor and minority students, has had a negative economic impact on the country that exceeds that of the current recession, according to a report released on Wednesday.

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Fifty-Five Years Later: American Education Separate And Unequal
on Apr 23, 2009 by Rev. Al Sharpton (The Seattle Medium)

In the case of Brown vs. the Board of Education on May 17th 1954, the Supreme Court decided that the Constitution of the United States must guarantee equal education for all American citizens.

In this landmark case, schools were desegregated across the South and the breath and width of the United States. Fifty-five years later, however, we find American education is still sporadically separate and unquestionably unequal.

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Achievement Gaps Drag Down Economy, Study Finds
on Apr 23, 2009 by Alyson Klein (Education Week)

The achievement gap between U.S. students and those in other nations-and among different groups of students in the United States-is a significant, long-term drag on the economy, according to a national research group's study released today.

The McKinsey & Co. study estimates that nation's Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, would have been $1.3 trillion to $2.3 trillion higher in 2008-9 percent to 16 percent of overall GDP-if the United States had closed the gap on internationally benchmarked tests in recent years.

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EEP Co-Founders Announce Appointment of Raul Yzaguirre to Board of Directors
on Apr 21, 2009 by EEP Team

The Education Equality Project co-founders Rev. Al Sharpton and New York City Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein today announced that Raul Yzaguirre, Executive Director of the Center for Community Development and Civil Rights at Arizona State University and one of the country's leading advocates for Hispanic civil rights, has joined the Education Equality Project's Board of Directors.

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The Position Paper Series
on Apr 17, 2009 by Melissa Ratcliff (VA/R for the Education Equality Project)

The Education Equality Project (EEP) released today the first in a series of position papers outlining specific policy recommendations aimed at eliminating the racial and ethnic achievement gap in our nation's
public education system. The inaugural position paper focuses on improving teacher quality.

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US schools chief says kids need more class time
on Apr 08, 2009 by Kristen Wyatt (Associated Press)

American schoolchildren need to be in class more - six days a week, at least 11 months a year - if they are to compete with students abroad, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday.

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Ending the Shame of Educational Inequality
on Apr 07, 2009 by Joel I. Klein (New York Amsterdam News)

W.E.B. DuBois declared that "of all the civil rights for which the world has struggled and fought for 5,000 years, the right to learn is undoubtedly the most fundamental." More than any other civil right, education is supposed to be the great equalizer in America--as President Obama's odyssey to the White House attests.

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Incentives for Equitable Education
on Apr 06, 2009 by Tom Vander Ark (Huffington Post)

The US Education Department (USED) will soon be writing checks totaling more than $100 billion (yes that's a b) to states and districts. About 95% is just backfilling budget holes--a good thing given the precipitous and potentially disastrous drop in state and local revenues. Unfortunately, USED will be criticized because the money didn't come soon enough, wasn't enough, wasn't fairly distributed, and won't last forever.

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Education’s Odd Couple Do Their Act, and Provoke Controversy
on Apr 06, 2009 by Jennifer Medina (New York Times)

They take great pride in introducing themselves as the "odd couple," leading an unlikely bipartisan alliance of politicians under the banner of school reform.This week brought their latest display of strange bedfellows, as the couple, Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein and the Rev. Al Sharpton, co-sponsored a conference of the Education Equality Project, at which the audience included the left-leaning mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio R. Villaraigosa, and Newt Gingrich, the Republican former House speaker.

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School Chief: Mayors Need Control of Urban Schools
on Apr 01, 2009 by Corey Williams (Associated Press)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Tuesday that mayors should take control of big-city school districts where academic performance is suffering.

Duncan said mayoral control provides the strong leadership and stability needed to overhaul urban schools.

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