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Church, state, and Kappan - kappanonline.org
In the April 1955 issue of Kappan, Rolfe Lanier Hunt of the National Council of Churches of Christ posed an important question regarding the many different truths held by the diverse members of a democracy: The rule of the majority is a democratic principle. Equally valid in democracy is the freedom of the individual to think and believe as he will. Minorities have like rights.
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Getting to Scale: Ideas, Opportunities, and Resources in the Early Diffusion of the Charter Management Organization, 1999–2006 Background/Context: The concept of scale has gained purchase across social sectors in recent years as organizational leaders and funders seek to maximize the impact of promising social innovations.
Philly should have an elected school board | Opinion
In declaring the end of the School Reform Commission, Mayor Kenney said, “The people of Philadelphia will finally be able to hold one person accountable for their school system, the mayor.” After 17 years of state control, returning oversight of our schools to a local board appointed by the mayor represents a significant step in the right direction. But here’s a better idea.
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Before cracking the cover of Frederick M. Hess?s Letters to a Young Education Reformer, you might instinctively ask yourself, ?Is this book for me? Am I an education reformer?? For Hess, education reform means systemic change. It is ?mostly a matter of opening up outdated systems so that educators, entrepreneurs, parents, and communities can reinvent schooling to better educate every child? (p. 9).
Commentary: Extra money for Pa. schools may fall short
Gov. Wolf, legislative leaders from both parties, and some Pennsylvania education advocates have championed Act 35, the public school funding formula that passed in June, as an important step forward in creating an equitable school-finance system. Through the formula, $352 million in new state funding will be distributed to school districts across the state this year. Much of that money will go to districts serving the most economically disadvantaged student populations.
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