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Author: The Christian Science Monitor, Jina Moore | Published: September 2011

Rocketship Charter Schools Founder Q&A

In this interview in The Christian Science Monitor, Rocketship Education charter schools founder John Danner discusses his network’s approach to integrating classroom teaching with individualized instruction in computer labs, costs, parental engagement, and political action. The California-based program plans to expand nationally.

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Author: Daniel C. Humphrey and Marjorie E. Wechsler, SRI International | Published: April 2011

Insights into Alternative Certification: Initial Findings From a National Study

This 2007 article describes seven alternative certification programs in detail, drawing on interviews and document reviews. The seven programs are: Teacher Education Institute in Elk Grove, California, Unified School District; Milwaukee’s Metropolitan Multicultural Teacher Education Program; North Carolina’s NC TEACH; New Jersey Provisional Teacher Program; New York City Teaching Fellows Program; Teach for America; and the Texas Region XIII Education Service Center’s Educator Certification Program.


 

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Author: Gary Ritter, Nathan Jensen, Brian Kisida, and Joshua McGee, University of Arkansas/EducationNext | Published: May 2010

A Closer Look at Charter Schools and Segregation

Written by researchers at the University of Arkansas, this Summer 2010 EducationNext article examines demographics at charter schools and traditional public schools, finding that both have similar proportions of minority students when located in the same neighborhood.

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