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Reading guarantee will help stem the tide of dropouts
Too many of our schools dramatically shortchange students by advancing them on to higher grades without the ability to read.
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Do the Smarter Balanced released assessment items measure up?
The good, the bad, and the ugly of SBAC's preview
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The White/Black Educational Gap, Stalled Progress, and the Long Term Consequences of the Emergence of Crack Cocaine Markets
Oh, the tangled web we've woven
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Litigating, debating, penalizing, and prognosticating
The Los Angeles Times is suing the Los Angeles Unified School Dis
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Curriculum & Instruction
A new concept of what it means to be educated will drive Dayton's economic revival
Innovation in education: that's how to prepare people for the jobs of tomorrow
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A new concept of what it means to be educated will drive Dayton's economic revival
Innovation in post-secondary technical education key to Dayton's economic growth
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Curriculum & Instruction
First Cleveland, now Columbus: Step one in Mayor Coleman’s focus on improving the city’s schools
Mayor Coleman steps into the education waters
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2011-12 school performance analyses for Cleveland, Columbus and Dayton
Plus, a projection of district performance when the Common Core arrives.
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Curriculum & Instruction
Ohio education leaders hear special ed improvement recommendations
Nate Levenson presents ideas on special education reform
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Curriculum & Instruction
Increasing Young Children’s Contact with Print during Shared Reading: Longitudinal Effects on Literacy Achievement
Researchers measure effect Project STAR has on student literacy
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Curriculum & Instruction
Can Academic Standards Boost Literacy and Close the Achievement Gap?
The implications of adopting Common Core standards
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Principal Concerns: Leadership Data and Strategies for States
How can states improve the talent among their ranks of principals?
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Ohio schools teeter on the edge of proficiency cliff
A forecast of proficiency rates when the Common Core arrives
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Charter Schools
Where is the promised leadership on school choice in Pennsylvania?
Politicians in the Keystone State fail again
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Analysis of Columbus' charter and district schools: With a forecast of PARCC proficiency
Charters improve, district results remain flat; both will struggle when the Common Core arrives in 2014-15.
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Charter Schools
A new business model for Catholic schools amid tough times
Anyone who cares about Catholic education ought to watch what’s happening in Philadelphia, not just because the archdiocese there has turned twenty-one of its schools over to a private foundation, but because that foundation is applying business principles to schools that sorely need them
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The Hangover: Thinking about the Unintended Consequences of the Nation’s Teacher Evaluation Binge
Look before you leap—out of the policy window
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Charter Schools
American Community Survey, Census 2011
A warning bell for private-education continuation
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Curriculum & Instruction
High School Rigor and Good Advice: Setting Up Students to Succeed
Grit is not a four-letter word
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