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Nina Buchanan; Paul E. Peterson – Education Next, 2024
Many public charter schools in the state of Hawaii are explicitly religious. For more than two decades, students at Hawaiian-focused schools have offered chants and prayers to the pantheon of gods who rule over skies, seas, and earth, including to the volcanic god, Pelehonuamea ("she who shapes the sacred land"), popularly known as Madam…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Religious Factors, State Church Separation, Political Influences
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Mead, Sara – Education Next, 2007
The passage of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in 2001 brought new urgency to the task of turning around low-performing schools. While many schools have been identified as needing improvement under NCLB, only a small percentage have failed to make progress for long enough--six years--to be subject to restructuring, the most serious consequence…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, School Districts, Charter Schools