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First bell: 10-22-12

Tyson Eberhardt
10.22.2012

A first look at the most important education news from the weekend and this morning:

Fordham's latest

"Where is the promised leadership on school choice in Pennsylvania?" by Adam Emerson, Choice Words

Tom Friedman dissects President Obama’s education reform successes, among his “best-kept secrets” and “most innovative domestic programs.” (New York Times)

The Associated Press describes how the Common Core standards are already changing the way students in New York learn.

TFA CEO Wendy Kopp argues that education should be an important part of foreign policy debates in a TIME op-ed.

The presidential debates have increased focus on the candidates’ education policies. (Education Week)

Teacher Beat profiles teacher-pay experiments in New Jersey and Michigan.

Tags: Michigan New Jersey New York Pennsylvania Teach For America Thomas Friedman Wendy Kopp
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Tyson Eberhardt is online editor and external relations manager at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. A 2008 graduate of Princeton University, Tyson completed the university’s Teacher Preparation Program as a student-teacher in Trenton, New Jersey. Tyson received a M.S.Ed from the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education in 2010, focusing his studies on variance among charter schools. Tyson…

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