Valarie Lewis

Principal, PS/MS 124

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Principal at PS/MS 124 Osmond Church School, a Title 1 School with about 1,250 students in grades Kindergarten through Eighth

Valarie Lewis on KCRW

Charter schools are being touted as the free-market alternative for parents whose kids are stuck in failing institutions, especially in inner cities.

New Orleans, Charter Schools and the Education Reform

Charter schools are being touted as the free-market alternative for parents whose kids are stuck in failing institutions, especially in inner cities.

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No Child Left Behind is called President Bush's crowning domestic achievement, and it passed five years ago with support from liberal Democrats in both houses of Congress.  NCLB is…

Time to Reform No Child Left Behind?

No Child Left Behind is called President Bush's crowning domestic achievement, and it passed five years ago with support from liberal Democrats in both houses of Congress.  NCLB is…

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