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All we ever do is talk – embracing educational reform

There’s been a lot of discussion lately about our public school systems. A recent report revealed that 49 schools within Tulsa Public Schools received...

Just Sayin’…Giving our kids an alternative to the streets

Congratulations go out to Rev. Glenn Grayson on the completion of the Jeron X. Community Center in the Hill District. Also congratulations to Cheryl...

Charter schools present post-‘Brown’ challenge

WASHINGTON (NNPA) – In 1954, Lucinda Todd was one of 13 plaintiffs in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court case that...

Inequalities in education put entire generation at risk

A report released on Friday by the civil rights division of the U.S. Department of Education highlights the alarming disparities in public education, disproportionally...

Playing the Education Lottery

Last month, families from across Pennsylvania waited anxiously to hear if they had finally won the lottery. But these hopeful parents weren’t looking to...

For kids of bankrupt Detroit, challenges abound

DETROIT (AP) — In a city scarred by broken promises, the Moore brothers, James and Robert, and fellow student Chelsea Inyard are among the...

Feds charge Pa. cyber-charter school founder

In this Aug. 31, 2011, photo, Nick Trombetta, founder and then-CEO of a cyber-charter school that educates more than 11,000 Pennsylvania students, speaks during the "STEM Summit" in Greentree. (AP Photo/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Darrell Sapp) by Joe MandakAssociated Press Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The founder and former CEO of Pennsylvania's largest cyber-charter school has been charged with siphoning more than $8 million from the school through a network of companies, then scheming with his accountant to avoid income taxes.

School choice film about two single moms in Pittsburgh goes Hollywood to reach Main Street

ON THE ROAD-- This Sept. 23, 2012 photo shows actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, left, and Viola Davis at the premiere of their film "Won't Back Down," in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca, File) by Alan Scher Zagier Associated Press Writer JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The movie "Won't Back Down" starring Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis was a box-office dud, barely earning $5 million and disappearing from theaters soon after its September 2012 release.

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