March 2011

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Rhode Island's heroic moment
by RI-CAN Founding Executive Director Maryellen Butke
in: GoLocalProv
on Monday, March 28, 2011
Posted by: RI-CAN

I just returned from the annual Yale School of Management education leadership conference in New Haven, CT. The keynote speaker was Colorado State...

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Charter school wants to close achievement gap
by Dan McGowan
in: GoLocalProv
on Saturday, March 26, 2011
Posted by: RI-CAN

Education reformers are praising the charter management organization applying to run Rhode Island’s next Mayoral Academy in 2012.

The organi...

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HotSeat Interview: 50CAN Creator Marc Porter Magee
by Alexander Russo
in: Education Week
on Thursday, March 17, 2011
Posted by: 50CAN

Marc Porter Magee is one of those guys you always see and chat with at education conferences, though not usually for long; he's always on the move,...

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Bush Foundation President: Teaching teachers
by Peter Hutchinson
in: Star Tribune
on Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Posted by: MinnCAN

Last week both U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and MinnCAN Executive Director Vallay Varro offered their congratulations to Minnesota for lead...

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Regent candidates begin nomination hearings
by Bill Rappleye
in: NBC 10
on Friday, March 11, 2011
Posted by: RI-CAN

The four candidates tapped for the Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education by Gov. Lincoln Chafee were poised to begin nomination h...

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TODAY: Education Reformer Demands Answers on Race to the Top
by Leah Michaels
in: GoLocalProv
on Friday, March 11, 2011
Posted by: RI-CAN

Maryellen Butke, the executive director of Rhode Island Campaign for Achievement Now (RI-CAN), will be speaking at today's Senate confirmation hear...

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R.I. Senate panel OKs regents nominees
by Jennifer Jordan
in: Providence Journal
on Friday, March 11, 2011
Posted by: RI-CAN

At a State House hearing that at times resembled a reunion of old friends and at others as an interrogation, three of the four people selected by G...

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Advocates worry about pace of school reform
by Elisabeth Harrison
in: WRNI
on Thursday, March 10, 2011
Posted by: RI-CAN

Change is in the air for public schools in Rhode Island. With a new governor and a new head of the board that oversees public education, some advoc...

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Vallay Varro: The next step is producing great teachers
by MinnCAN Founding Executive Director Vallay Varro
in: Star Tribune
on Sunday, March 6, 2011
Posted by: MinnCAN

Today is a celebratory day in Minnesota, but it's not a restful day.

For the first time, thanks to bipartisan, courageous leadership from bo...

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Edward Fitzpatrick: Better education urgent for many students
by Edward Fitzpatrick
in: Providence Journal
on Thursday, March 3, 2011
Posted by: RI-CAN

A thoughtful pause is in order to consider recent comments by George D. Caruolo, Governor Chafee’s pick to head the state Board of Regents for Elem...

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