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A testing culture out of control
nydailynews.com - Dennis Clark A student in Queens takes a test. After months of studying, stressing and — yes — some crying, our kids are finally done with this year’s state English Language Arts and math exams. Th...
Free Internet lessons challenge textbook market
washingtonpost.com - For a modern take on Shakespeare, Montgomery County middle school teacher Amy Soldavini recently borrowed an online lesson comparing hip-hop artists to the Bard. Math teachers at Thomas Jefferson H...
Shultz and Hanushek: Education Is the Key to a Healthy Economy
online.wsj.com - BY GEORGE P. SHULTZ AND ERIC A. HANUSHEK In addressing our current fiscal and economic woes, too often we neglect a key ingredient of our nation's economic future—the human capital produced by our ...
141 Students from Across the Country Named 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholars
ed.gov - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the 48th class of Presidential Scholars, recognizing 141 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics or the arts."Honoring Pre...
Pearsongate? « Diane Ravitch's blog
dianeravitch.net - Teachers and principals discovered yet another error on one of New York state’s mandated tests. This one was on the fifth-grade math test and it required students to know mathematical processes tha...
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Chicago Teachers Weigh Strike Option
dailykos.com - For example, amidst protests from parents in varied neighborhoods, Emanuel decided to lengthen the school day from one of the shortest in the country to the longest (7.5 hours, but as a compromise ...
Long Island Principal Decries Quality of State Exams – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - May 2, 2012, 6:13 p.m. Days after a Brooklyn principal wrote a widely publicized letter of protest about the quality of this year’s new state standardized exams, another principal has written to Jo...
State Officials Throw Out Another Pearson Test Question – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - May 2, 2012, 12:34 p.m. For the fourth time this month, state education officials have tossed out a question on the standardized tests after finding that errors by Pearson, the test maker, made the...
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What You Need To Know About ALEC - Bridging Differences
blogs.edweek.org - Dear Deborah,Since the 2010 elections, when Republicans took control of many states, there has been an explosion of legislation advancing privatization of public schools and stripping teachers of j...
Idaho school reform foes hire outside consultant
necn.com - David Williams left his home in Bethesda, Md., last month to work on the Idaho campaign aimed at repealing new state laws that restrict teacher bargaining, eliminate tenure, phase in laptops and re...
Egyptian Upholds Sex-War View of Revolution
womensenews.org - After stirring an outcry for her article in Foreign Policy magazine, Egyptian-American columnist Mona Eltahawy on Tuesday night offered a vigorous defense of her views that the real Middle East rev...
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One-side fundraising in the campaign for Indiana schools chief « School Matters
inschoolmatters.wordpress.com - When it comes to money, the 2012 election contest for Indiana superintendent of public instruction is shaping up as Bambi vs. Godzilla. Godzilla would be current superintendent Tony Bennett, a Repu...
Does Mitt Romney Have an Education Platform? |
alternet.org - Beyond breaking the unions, what kind of education policy can we expect from a Romney presidency? April 26, 2012 | Photo Credit: Christopher Halloran / Shutterstock.com LIKE THIS ARTICLE ?...
Christie backs Scott Walker in Wisconsin as recall election nears
nj.com - OAK CREEK, Wisc. — Just like he did two years ago, Gov. Chris Christie traveled to Wisconsin today to try to convince voters Gov. Scott Walker deserves their support. This time the controversial Wa...
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Drillers May Frack First, Disclose Later Under Draft Plan
bloomberg.com - By Katarzyna Klimasinska - Tue May 01 04:01:58 GMT 2012Natural-gas companies drilling on U.S. land would be permitted to wait until after hydraulic fracturing is completed to disclose what chemical...
ALEC Wasn’t First Industry Trojan Horse Behind Sham Fracking Disclosure Bill – Enter CSG
news.firedoglake.com - Cross-Posted from DeSmogBlog19th Century German statesman Otto von Bismarck once said, “If you like laws and sausages, you should never watch either one being made.” The American Legislative Exchan...
AT&T, Feds Neglect Low-Price Mandate Designed to Help Schools - ProPublica
bigeducationape.blogspot.com - AT&T, Feds Neglect Low-Price Mandate Designed to Help Schools - ProPublica: AT&T, Feds Neglect Low-Price Mandate Designed to Help Schools(Tim Boyle/Getty Images)by Jeff Gerth ProPublica, May 1, 201...
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Shoving CEOs under an Online Microscope « The Lefty Gazette
leftygazette.wordpress.com - The Dodd-Frank pay disclosure mandate, the new PayWatch notes, has become more “needed now” than ever. Big-time CEO pay outpaced average worker pay by 380 times in 2011, the stats show, up from 343...
MA FY13 Budget Moves to State Senate «
eyeonearlyeducation.org - May 2, 2012 by Irene Sege Last week, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a $32.4 billion budget for fiscal year 2013 that includes $487.61 million for the Department of Early Educatio...
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Farewell Junebug
obrag.org - Legendary Chargers linebacker Junior Seau’s life ends tragically in an apparent suicide. Details are sketchy as I write this. What we do know is that Junior Seau, the future Hall of Fame linebacke...
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May Day Student March in Brooklyn Targets Bloomberg and School Closure Policy - New York News
blogs.villagevoice.com - Sam LevinPaul Robeson student holds a Bill of Student Rights.Students frustrated with the city's plan to shut down their high school walked out of class today and marched two-and-a-half miles in su...
Big Education Ape: 5-2-12 AM A Cog in the Wheel of Charters EDition #MAYDAY #CORPREFORM
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State Officials Throw Out Another Pearson Test Question – SchoolBook
nytimes.com - May 2, 2012, 12:34 p.m. For the fourth time this month, state education officials have tossed out a question on the standardized tests after finding that errors by Pearson, the test maker, made the...
