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First bell: 11-13-12
A first look at today's most important education news:
Fordham's latest
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to spend $500 million to repair schools and hospitals damaged by Superstorm Sandy. (Associated Press)
With the passage of I-1240, charter schools are now legal in Washington State. (Seattle Times)
Unions and education-reform advocates scored victories in state-level elections last week. (Education Week)
The list of D.C. schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson is proposing be closed is expected to be revealed today. (Washington Post)
Despite voters' rejection of a merit-bonus system last week, Idaho schools chief Tom Luna plans to push for another pay-for-performance program for teachers in 2013. (AP)
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Michael J. Petrilli
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Mike Petrilli is one of the nation's foremost education analysts. As executive vice president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, he oversees the organization's research projects and publications and contributes to the Flypaper blog and weekly Education Gadfly newsletter.
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