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EWA​, the professional organization dedicated to ​strengthening the community of education ​writers and improving the ​quality of education coverage ​to better inform the public, hosts ​a weekly podcast featuring lively interviews with journalists.

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Change in the Windy City: A Chicago Perspective

Mar 29, 2012

What lessons can be learned from the push to turn around schools in the nation’s third-largest school district? What is the union’s role in the efforts? Are classroom teachers noticing a chance in their school environment or in student achievement?

Moderator: Alexander Russo, blogger, This Week in...

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Charter Schools' Role in Turnaround and Transformation

Mar 29, 2012

Recorded at EWA's March 24, 2012 seminar at the University of Chicago, "School Turnarounds: Are SIG Dollars Making a Difference?"

How does the charter school model factor into efforts to turn around low-achieving campuses? Why haven’t more charter management organizations signed on for school turnarounds? What...

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