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Education reform in France: No Student Gets Ahead

By Mary McConnell, Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 2:04 pm MST

First, let me acknowledge that I stole this title from Elizabeth Price Foley. It was her post on Instapundit that alerted me to an article from the European edition of the Wall Street Journal highlighting the Socialist government’s latest education … Continue reading»

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A no excuses policy for all schools, continued

By Mary McConnell, Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 10:09 pm MST

As promised, I’m posting Carolyn Sharette’s response to a reader’s concern that regular public schools don’t have the option of adopting a “no excuses” policy for students who refuse to do their work, or even to show up to pretend … Continue reading»

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Why NOT adopt a “no excuses” model for all schools?

By Mary McConnell, Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 9:37 am MST

Sometimes the comments on my blog are so much better than my original post that I hate to see them buried down in the comments section. My postings about the Romney education plan and long waiting lists for New York … Continue reading»

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