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Senior Fellow Richard D. Kahlenberg

Richard D. Kahlenberg is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation and writes about education, equal opportunity, and civil rights.

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• In The News: Report Says Charter Schools Should Diversify For The Sake Of The Students
  TCF's Diverse Charter schools report is discussed in Florida's State Impact.
  Jun 5, 2012
• In The News: A Mission to Serve
  TCF's Diverse Charter schools report is discussed in Education Excellence.
  Jun 4, 2012
• In The News: Romney Wants More Federal Intervention on School Vouchers
  Richard Kahlenberg quoted in Washington Post.
  May 25, 2012
• Report: Diverse Charter Schools: Can Racial and Socioeconomic Integration Promote Better Outcomes for Students?
  May 23, 2012
• Event: Advancing the Legacy of Mendez and Brown: A National Conference on School Diversity
  TCF's Richard Kahlenberg and Halley Potter will present reports on school integration and charter schools.
  May 2, 2012
• In The News: Charter School Backers Find Little Support in Tallahassee
  Richard Kahlenberg quoted in Miami Herald.
  Mar 11, 2012
• In The News: House Conservatives Charter Ideology Over Educational Reality
  Richard Kahlenberg cited on Truthout.org.
  Sep 9, 2011
• In The News: Hebrew Immersion Charter School in New York
  Richard Kahlenberg quoted in PRI's The World.
  Sep 7, 2011
• Commentary: The Snapshot: “Yes” for Public School Choice, “No” for Vouchers
  The annual Gallup/Phi Delta Kappa education poll shows that the public opposes "allowing students and parents to choose a private school to attend at public expense" by almost 2:1 (65-34).
  Aug 22, 2011
• In The News: Rethink the Charter Experiment
  Richard Kahlenberg published in USA Today editorial.
  Jun 22, 2011
• In The News: Low-income Students and KIPP Charter Schools
  Richard Kahlenberg published in the Answer Sheet Blog for the Washington Post.
  Jun 7, 2011
• In The News: Low-Income Students and KIPP Charter Schools
  Richard Kahlenberg responds to Matthew Yglesias in Taking Note.
  Jun 3, 2011
• Issue Brief: Improving the Odds for Failing Schools
  A new issue brief by Gordon MacInnes takes a close look at the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Race to the Top programs.
  May 11, 2011
• In The News: Popular, Bipartisan, and Mediocre
  Richard Kahlenberg reviews the book The Charter School Experiment at The New Republic
  May 2, 2011
• In The News: Budget Deal Fuels Revival of School Vouchers
  Greg Anrig quoted in The New York Times.
  Apr 15, 2011
• In The News: Magnet Schools Lose Pull
  Richard Kahlenberg quoted in Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
  Apr 12, 2011
• Video: LEARN MORE: Education: The Misdirected Assault on Teacher's Unions
  As teachers' unions find themselves under greater attack than ever, TCF Fellows point to the true cause of poor school performance.
  Apr 10, 2011
• In The News: Why Our Schools Are Failing
  Richard Kahlenberg quoted in the Las Vegas Sun.
  Apr 1, 2011
• In The News: Boehner Backs School Vouchers for D.C Students
  Richard Kahlenberg interviewed on Southern CA Public Radio.
  Mar 31, 2011
• In The News: Public Schools and Charter Schools: Who’s Leaving Kids Behind?
  Richard Kahlenberg quoted in NEA Today.
  Mar 24, 2011