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Curriculum & Instruction
2 years, 5 months & 4 days in the life of … Common Core
Tennessee has been quietly developing what might be the most thoughtful, cohesive, and outcome-driven state CCSS implementation plan in the nation.
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Congratulations!
A hearty congrats to Mayor Frank Jackson and his staff, Cleveland Metropolitan School District CEO Eric Gordon, the city’s business community, district supporters, teachers, students, and the voters of Cleveland on the passage of the district’s levy
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Charter Schools
Better oversight could have weeded out a charter school scandal
The real lesson from a Florida charter school principal's $519,000 golden parachute
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Unionized teacher salaries
A local example of how highly-paid unionized teachers--relative their non-union peers and their local community--provide little benefit in return.
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Transparency and charter autonomy are worth the hiccups
An Idaho judge ruled this week that the nonprofit behind $200,000-worth of ads backing state Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Luna’s education reforms
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The Resegregation of Suburban Schools: A Hidden Crisis in American Education
Demographically challenged
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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?