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New York’s upstate cities have some of the worst schools in the country

by Emmanuel Felton August 3, 2016March 30, 2020

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — There is something of an annual tradition among New York City mayors and school chancellors. Year after year, regardless of whether the city’s students fare better or worse on state tests, they declare victory — claiming the top spot among New York’s big city districts. This year, there’s even more to crow about. […]

Children board a school bus in 1978 after the start of Seattle's voluntary school desegregation program, which was the first major city in the U.S. to desegregate the school voluntarily.

There’s one education reform proven to work on a national scale, so why aren’t we trying it?

by Sarah Garland August 16, 2015March 30, 2020