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Among its efforts to improve educational
accountability in New York State, FERA monitors the implementation of the
revolutionary federal No Child Left Behind act (which forced the public
identification of failing schools statewide), explores granting mayors
greater control of urban school systems, and examines the state's choices
on curriculum, learning standards, and student performance assessments. |
FERA explores exciting educational innovations,
regarding charter schools, single-sex public education, new approaches to
teacher work-rules, how some schools succeed dramatically with disadvantaged
student populations, and more. |
The education landscape has changed dramatically
with the advent of numerous school choice developments, areas which FERA
explores. The U.S. Supreme Court's Zelman decision sanctioning
vouchers opens new avenues of reform to explore in New York. |
