On this week’s Monitor, RiShawn Biddle notes the House Education and the Workforce subcommittee’s hearing on Parent Power and Family Engagement featuring Connecticut Parents Union President Gwen Samuel; checks out the lawsuit filed by StudentsFirst, Parent Revolution and others against California’s state government over tenure and reverse-seniority layoffs; and looks at efforts in Missouri to expand charter schools and inter-district school choice.

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On this week’s Monitor, RiShawn Biddle takes a look at the Schott Foundation’s latest report on educational opportunities for poor and minority kids; observes the debate in Alabama over allowing charter schools; and considers the raging argument in New York State over releasing teacher performance data.

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On this week’s Monitor, Editor RiShawn Biddle previews Arne Duncan’s testimony before Minnesota Congressman John Kline and the House Education and the Workforce Committee; focuses on the battle in New York State over the release of teacher performance data; and discusses California Gov. Jerry Brown’s two step approach to school funding in the Golden State.

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On this week’s Monitor, Editor RiShawn Biddle opines on the Council on Foreign Relations report calling for expansion of school choice; takes aim at Randi Weingarten’s argument that choice will essentially lead to the end of public education; opines on Connecticut H.B. 5508 and how it may help lead to the end of school residency and Zip Code Education policies; and discusses Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson’s effort to advance his overhaul of the failing district.

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On this week’s Midweek Monitor, RiShawn Biddle takes a look at Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal’s battle to expand school choice and end tenure; casts an eye on Iowa Gov. Terry Brandstad’s efforts to improve teacher quality; and checks out the Connecticut Parents Union/StudentsFirst Rally with Michelle Rhee and MSNBC’s Michelle Bernard.

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On this week’s Midweek Monitor, Editor RiShawn Biddle discusses the battle over mayoral control of Indianapolis schools; talks about the latest news in the battle between parents at Desert Trails Elementary School in Adelanto, Calif., and the school district that opposes their Parent Trigger effort (a topic of this week’s Dropout Nation Podcast); chats about teacher pension reform efforts in Illinois and Maryland; and focuses on the proposed charter school authorizing amendment being discussed in Georgia.

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