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Connie Weber

"Stirring Up Justice" --by Laurel Schmidt, in Educational Leadership

"Stirring Up Justice" --by Laurel Schmidt, in Educational Leadership "In an era of homogenized, shrink-wrapped, germ-free curriculum, so...

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2 May 22
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Diane Ravitch on Bridging Differences: "Data-Driven Nonsense"

Diane Ravitch on Bridging Differences: "Data-Driven Nonsense" at the end of Diane's bleak letter, "I think that testing is important an...

Started by Connie Weber

2 May 21
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"Time to Rethink Preschool" by Chester E. Finn, Jr.

"Time to Rethink Preschool" by Chester E. Finn, Jr. "Obama's support of early childhood education programs is predicated on four myths."...

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1 May 18
Reply by Kathryn L. Keene
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NYC Public School Parents: "Want to See the Future of NCLB? Look to the UK"

NYC Public School Parents: "Want to See the Future of NCLB? Look to the UK" "Despite all this attention, the most underreported story in...

Started by Connie Weber

2 May 18
Reply by Ian Carmichael
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"Schools Need Accountability Consistent with Democracy" by Deborah Meier in Bridging Differences

"Schools Need Accountability Consistent with Democracy" by Deborah Meier from the letter: "Now, back to accountability. Current forms ...

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0 May 15
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"Kindergarten Cram" --playtime disappears--

I found these articles from the latest post by Deb Meier on Bridging Differences. "Kindergarten Cram" --by Peggy Orenstein in NYTimes "...

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11 May 14
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"Scientific Reasoning: No Child's Play" by Sean Cavanagh in edweek

"Scientific Reasoning: No Child's Play" by Sean Cavanagh in edweek "Primed with a few simple instructions, a group of 5th graders ventur...

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1 May 14
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"Study Examines Cooperative Learning-Results by Race" by Deborah Viadero, edweek

"Study Examines Cooperative Learning-Results by Race" by Deborah Viadero, edweek "White and African-American students can perform dramat...

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0 May 14
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Diane Ravitch on Bridging Differences: "What's Wrong With Merit Pay"

Diane Ravitch on Bridging Differences: "What's Wrong With Merit Pay" from the letter: "There are several reasons why it is a bad idea ...

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11 May 14
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Or-Tal Kiriati

Budget cuts in Education

Education cuts. I don't think it's a local problem of a single country or just a few. Everywhere I turn I hear about cuts in education. T...

Started by Or-Tal Kiriati

10 May 13
Reply by Or-Tal Kiriati

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