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Mastery Charter Schools To Share Their Teacher Development and Coaching Model at Institute to be held in Philadelphia

Mastery Charter Schools To Share Their Teacher Development and Coaching Model at Institute to be held in Philadelphia

Wednesday, December 14 2011.

Mastery will share its nationally recognized teacher effectiveness program with district and charter leaders from Philadelphia and across the country

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Report cites Philadelphia's lead role in fixing underperforming high schools

Monday, August 15 2011.

Arne Duncan, U.S. secretary of education, has encouraged school districts to adopt bold strategies to improve the nation's worst-performing high schools, including converting...

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Open for business, looking to expand

Open for business, looking to expand

Tuesday, September 28 2010.

Just four months after naming of providers, Renaissance Schools are serving 7,000. posted by Benjamin Herold

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Remarks by the President on Education Reform at the National Urban League Centennial Conference

Remarks by the President on Education Reform at the National Urban League Centennial Conference

Thursday, July 29 2010.

The White House , Office of the Press Secretary Posted: July 29, 2010

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President praises Philly's Mastery Charter Schools

Thursday, July 29 2010.

President Obama singled out the city's Mastery Charter Schools in a speech to the National Urban League on Thursday. In outlining his Race to the Top initiative and his...

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Turnaround charter getting high marks for college prep

Turnaround charter getting high marks for college prep

Sunday, May 23 2010.

The Philadelphia Inquirer , By Martha Woodall Posted: Sun, May 23, 2010

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Mastery's formula for successful schools

Sunday, May 2 2010.

The charter operator shows that improving education doesn't require super powers.

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Mastery goes to Washington

Mastery goes to Washington

Tuesday, May 12 2009.

America's Competitiveness through High School Reform: Scott Gordon Committee on Education & Labor Posted: May 12, 2009

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Philadelphia Charter Schools Honored

Philadelphia Charter Schools Honored

Friday, March 6 2009.

Philadelphia Inquirer , By Martha Woodall Posted: March 6, 2009 

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Mastery volunteers spend Columbus Day Beautifying Pickett

Mastery volunteers spend Columbus Day Beautifying Pickett

Friday, October 10 2008.

Formally Pickett Middle School located in Germantown, now Mastery Charter School’s Pickett Campus, is receiving a face lift. On Monday, October 13, parents, students,...

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School Celebrates Hard-Won Sucsess

School Celebrates Hard-Won Sucsess

Sunday, June 24 2007.

Mastery's Shoemaker campus marks a turnaround. The Philadelphia Inquirer , By Martha Woodall Posted: June 24....

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A Better Fit at Shoemaker

A Better Fit at Shoemaker

Monday, March 19 2007.

A lesson learned: W. Philadelphia charter making the score The Philadelphia Inquirer , By Martha Woodall

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It's not just academic skills

It's not just academic skills

Saturday, January 27 2007.

At Shoemaker, a key strategy is teaching students "social emotional learning." The Philadelphia Inquirer , By Martha Woodall

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Success is put to the test

Success is put to the test

Sunday, October 1 2006.

Model program has Shoemaker off to "1,000 percent better" start. The Philadelphia Inquirer , By Martha Woodall Posted: Sunday,...

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Charter School Finds Proof in College Plans

Charter School Finds Proof in College Plans

Friday, June 3 2005.

Since starting out in temporary quarter on North Broad Street four years ago, Mastery Charter High School has emerges as a success story among the city's high school charters.

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