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Former New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein and ex-Washington, D.C., official Michelle Rhee have teamed up to launch StudentsFirstNY, a new lobbying group designed to be a counterweight to the powerful United Federation of Teachers. Advocating expansion of charter schools and wider flexibility in management of teachers, the group is setting its sights on […]
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