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State chiefs speak on ESEA
The ed-policy world is abuzz: ESEA now probably stands a better chance of being reauthorized than at any time since NCLB’s signing, thirteen years ago yesterday.
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Is it quality or quantity that counts?
Ah, January is upon us: The wind is howling, the thermometer is plummeting, and we are greeted by the nineteenth consecutive edition of Quality Counts, Education Week
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If Congress raises the "Obamacare workweek" to forty hours, many teachers won't qualify
Debate begins today on H.R. 30, a bill to tweak Obamacare so that large employers need not provide insurance for their staff unless they work forty hours per week, versus thirty hours under current law.
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A Better Picture of Poverty: What Chronic Absenteeism and Risk Load Reveal About NYC's Lowest-Income Elementary Schools
One in five Gotham students miss at least 10 percent of the school year. Megan Lail
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All or Nothing? The Impact of School and Classroom Gender Composition on Effort and Academic Achievement
Boys do better when girls aren’t around. Amber M. Northern, Ph.D.
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The Educational Attainment of Chicago Public Schools Students: A Focus on Four-Year College Degrees
High-potential students still aren’t being reached. Robert Pondiscio
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Standards, Curriculum & Instruction
2015: The year of curriculum-based reform?
Some of ed reform’s leading lights finally see that what kids learn makes a difference. Robert Pondiscio
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ESSA
ESEA reauthorization explained in a single table
ESEA reauthorization explained in a single table
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Standards
Common Core State Standards aren't so easy to replace
Crying “Dump it!” might be good politics. But any high standards will look a lot like Common Core. Michael J. Petrilli and Michael Brickman
