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Challenge accepted! Here is a transition between surface area of US counties and their associated population. This arguably provides a much more accurate reading of the situation. @observablehq notebook: observablehq.com/@karimdouie… #HowChartsLie #DataViz #d3js
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Beating Newark's odds, KIPP charter network is poised to expand | Opinion | NJ.com nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/201…
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Such a great piece about @KIPPNJ & its remarkable results for kids & Newark. s.nj.com/4I6OxjG @RHTEAM @KIPP @JerseyCAN
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Thanks for your support for Newark's families, @AnibalRamosJr ! teapawt.net/anibalramosjr/status/5…
Newark City Council today passes my resolution opposing A-4351, limiting #charterschool growth bit.ly/1zWquaN
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Replying to @MilaJasey
@MilaJasey @PatrickDiegnan What did you not like about our charters when you visited? Oh wait, you never visited. #handsoffourfuture
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Success Academy charter schools applications soar nyp.st/19gmKnT don't like it...do better or get out of the way. #ForOpportunity
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In 2008–09, CREDO found charters got 29 addl days of lrng in math & 24 addl days in ela. By 2011–12, it was 58 days of math & 41 in ela.
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"When Prof. Rubin attacks my child’s school...she uses faulty, snapshot data that is not only misleading but false." bit.ly/1vldq6e
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Replying to @JuliaSassRubin
@JuliaSassRubin @SchlFinance101 the way the quote came off was extremely condescending toward parents.
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Replying to @JuliaSassRubin
@JuliaSassRubin @SchlFinance101 in light of ur other anti-charter advocacy, some which I cnsidr misleading, didn't seem lk invitation 2 talk
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Dear @SavOurSchoolsNJ, stop attacking low-income parents. They DO care about their kids, and they CAN make good decisions for them!
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Replying to @SavOurSchoolsNJ
.@SavOurSchoolsNJ Evaluating schools is not "high on their (poor people's) list"??? Really?!
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Maddening how many people think low-income families don't care enough about their kids to find them a good school. nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/1…
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A great first year for Camden Supe @Rouhanifard, in pics and interview. nj.com/camden/index.ssf/2014…
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We sometimes get the question "Do you lose more boys or girls?" Answer: Neither.
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Replying to @EdLawCenter
.@EdLawCenter 2. 15k parents in Newark have chosen KIPP and Uncommon. Thousands also chose Mastery in Philly.
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Replying to @EdLawCenter
.@EdLawCenter 3. These are all public schools.
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Replying to @SchlFinance101
.@SchlFinance101 @EdLawCenter for our kids and families it's same game, same calculation: choose best school they can for their kids.
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Replying to @SchlFinance101
.@SchlFinance101 @EdLawCenter nobody's options in Camden have been eliminated. Still parents are choosing our schools.
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