AM News: "The Common Core Is In Trouble," Says National Teachers Union Head
By Editor's Pick April 30, 2013 8:57 am
Common Core Backlash Is Serious, Says AFT President, Randi Weingarten WashingtonPost: On Tuesday, the head of the American Federation of Teachers and a strong supporter of the Common Core standards will warn that the new approach is being poorly implemented …
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AM News: 30 Years After Monumental "A Nation at Risk" Report, Educators Debate the State of Schools
By Editor's Pick April 29, 2013 9:01 am
30 Years On, Educators Still Divided On Scathing Schools Report NPR: But Ron Wolk, who had just started the publication Education Week, says the report had a fatal flaw: It pretty much ignored the plight of poor, minority kids. "It …
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Cage-Busting Skunks Disrupting the Status Quo
By EdVoices April 27, 2013 6:10 pm
“When you wage war on the public schools, you’re attacking the mortar that holds the community together. You’re not a conservative, you’re a vandal.”
~Garrison Keillor~
This is a blog about innovation–that is, innovation in public education. More specifically, creating …
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Fixing the ‘Opportunity Gap’ to Close the Achievement Gap
By Editor's Pick April 25, 2013 5:00 pm
What would it really take to close the achievement gap?
The answer, according to a cadre of education scholars who have just published a new book, is to fix the “opportunity gap” that exists between children born into middle class …
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AM News: Immigration Bill Would Help DREAMERs & Boost STEM
By Editor's Pick April 25, 2013 8:45 am
Immigration Bill Would Help DREAMERs, Boost STEM PoliticsK12: "This version of the DREAM act is one of the most generous and inclusive to date," said James Ferg-Cadima, a regional counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund in Washington. …
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AM News: Newtown, CT Votes Down Funding for Additional School Security
By Editor's Pick April 24, 2013 8:52 am
Newtown Budget Including Funding For Additional School Security Rejected By Residents AP: Newtown residents have rejected a budget that included money for extra school security in the wake of the December school shootings.Voters turned down the $72 million school budget by …
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Hawaii Teachers Approve Contract Tying Evaluations to Pay
By EdVoices April 18, 2013 4:13 pm
By guest blogger Michele McNeil
This item originally appeared on the Politics K-12 blog.
After a standoff that lasted two years, the Hawaii State Teachers Association approved a contract that ties evaluations and pay raises to student test scores.
This …
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With Race to Top Implications, Hawaii Finally Gets Teacher Contract
By Editor's Pick April 18, 2013 2:53 pm
After a standoff that lasted two years, the Hawaii State Teachers Association approved a contract that ties evaluations and pay raises to student test scores.
This is a key victory for the state in its quest to keep its Race …
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AM News: Michelle Rhee Fends Off D.C. Cheating Accusations from 2008
By Editor's Pick April 18, 2013 8:55 am
Education advocate Michelle Rhee fends off accusations LATimes: Michelle Rhee, head of an influential education advocacy group that backs using student test scores to evaluate teachers, this week fended off accusations that she failed to pursue evidence of cheating …
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Senators to Arne Duncan: Stop Flat-Funding Key K-12 Programs
By EdVoices April 17, 2013 1:35 pm
Washington
The Obama administration has been a big fan of using competitive grants to drive its agenda on everything from teacher quality to standards to “personalized learning,” much to the chagrin of some advocates for school districts.
So far, Republicans …
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