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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Joy Resmovits: Antonio Villaraigosa's Education Reforms Questioned By Mayoral Contenders: Ed Today

Joy Resmovits: Antonio Villaraigosa's Education Reforms Questioned By Mayoral Contenders: Ed Today:


Antonio Villaraigosa's Education Reforms Questioned By Mayoral Contenders: Ed Today

Reform Fatigue In L.A.? "Antonio Villaraigosa Led The Way On Education Reform, But His Potential Successors Are Reluctant To Pick Up The Torch," reads the headline of an L.A. Weekly blog post.. The two top mayoral contenders to replace Villaraigosa at the helm of the nation's second largest school district aren't campaigning Villaraigosa-style reforms. The West Coast city's dynamic seems to echo New York's -- mayoral candidates have eschewed, for the most part, Mayor Michael Bloomberg's big, controversial reform agenda.

School Closures Racist? Yesterday, I sat in on a meeting civil rights and community leaders held in the U.S. Education Department Headquarters about school closures. The advocates say the practice of closing schools discriminates against minorities. Arne Duncan sat in for the first bit. Read more about it here.

Neo-Vouchers Spring Up In Montana? A proposal that would give Montanans tax credits (up to $550 per