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Why I send my son to a charter school: the teachers care
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by Kathy-Ann Hosten-Peters

In honor of National School Choice Week, we are sharing the perspective of one of our parents. I am a big advocate of school choice and have trouble understanding the critics...

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Love beats fear in school culture
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by Marsha Gadsden

This fall I had the privilege of attending a convening hosted by the U.S. Department of Education on the cultural practices of schools across the United States. I was pleasantly...

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Beyond No Excuses: a teacher’s view
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by Ashley Roberts

When I read Steven Wilson’s blog post Beyond No Excuses: the promise of student agency, I immediately connected with his message on No Excuses schools. Having worked at one, his...

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Chalkbeat NYC highlights Ascend’s culture in article exploring shift from No Excuses discipline
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by Kay Moffett

Ascend was featured prominently in a March 7, 2016 Chalkbeat NYC article about charter school networks rethinking the No Excuses approach to discipline. Ascend’s Chief Executive Officer Steven Wilson explained...

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Building Schools of Thought
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by Steven F. Wilson

On the day before the recent state math exams, I slipped into fourth-grade classes with some visitors at Brownsville Ascend Lower School. Our visitors might have expected to see teachers...

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