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For Real Equity: Give Schools the Money Instead of Staffing Positions
November 13, 2009, 12:18pm"Money Following the Child" Working in Baltimore
October 21, 2009, 11:49pmAfter implementing student-based budgeting,Baltimore schools are seeing steady progress in student achievement and recently were released from 'corrective action' status by the state.
Denver School Closures Improve Outcomes for Students
September 24, 2009, 4:00pmA new district report shows that closing low-performing schools in Denver has led to improvements in student achievement for those students in their new schools.
In New Orleans School Choice and Autonomy Drive School Improvement
September 16, 2009, 10:33amNew Orleans schools demonstrate that autonomy, budget control, and choice can turn around low-performing schools.
California School Districts on the Brink
July 23, 2009, 12:49pmThe Great Charter School Debate
June 10, 2009, 7:02pmIn today's Los Angeles Times I argue that charter schools in places like Oakland have led to systematic district reforms like student-based budgeting.
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