Month: July 2017

6 problems the NAACP has with charter schools — and 5 of its ideas for how to reshape the sector Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Matt Barnum on July 27, 2017 After calling for a temporary ban on new charter schools last year, the NAACP has revealed what would it would take to get the civil rights group to support the privately run, publicly funded sector. The lengthy report, released Wednesday, allows for the fact that some charters are doing well, but also relates an exhaustive list of concerns. About 5 percent of the country’s public school students attend...

WNHH Host Tom Ficklin welcomes registered nurse, family therapist and addiction specialist Katurah Bryant to talk about her work and the changing face of global health. Listen to their conversation...

Do school vouchers ‘work’? As the debate heats up, here’s what research really says Originally posted on Chalkbeat by Matt Barnum on July 12, 2017 The heated national debate about whether families should get public money to send their kids to private schools is full of big questions. Do vouchers raise test scores or lower them? Do they help or hurt students over the long term? Do they damage public schools or push them to improve? Chalkbeat combed through some of the most rigorous academic studies to get the answers. Two caveats before we begin: First, context matters. Researchers...