School organization and education reform (11)
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Secretary Duncan and a couple of strange bedfellowsHi all, I caught an Meet the Press segment on Sunday in which Arne Duncan Newt Gingrich and Al Sharpton+ were interviewed about educatio... Started by scott smith |
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Uncompensated Work: case in point - the business of academic publishingAs a topic related to my "learning to say no" blog post, I wanted to share this really thoughtful and thought-provoking statement about u... Started by Laura Gibbs |
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Oct 27 Reply by Laura Gibbs |
Teacher Preparation Webcast (an FYI)US Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan will be speaking this morning about teacher education and preparedness. I know I'm jaded, but spe... Started by scott smith |
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Oct 24 Reply by Stephen Lafer |
TELL THE GOVERNORS WHAT YOU THINK: standards comments are open till October 19The Common Core State Standards Initiative is a joint effort by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center)... Started by Laura Gibbs |
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Why No Blacks At Gettysburg?Hi, All. Its been awhile, hope all are well. My short summer travels have impressed upon me a question, and I'd really like to hear the a... Started by Ed Jones |
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Aug 10 Reply by Ian Carmichael |
Check-in: What rewards you in teaching? What lights you up?G'day folks, I was just pontificating on Or-Tal's "Budget Cuts" forum, thus Perhaps what we lack is an educational model, and while that... Started by Ian Carmichael |
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May 11 Reply by Ian Carmichael |
Do we need school boards?I would be interested in what the members of this community think about the school board system in the US. In my opinion, school board di... Started by Kiki |
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Apr 27 Reply by Mike |
Obama's initiativesNews about Obama's talk can be found here: "Obama Backs Teacher Incentives, Tougher Standards" in edweek. Here's a related article, "Obam... Started by Connie Weber |
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Mar 19 Reply by Connie Weber |
Why don't they know it, and who's to blame?As is the case more often than not, I find myself in the middle of an issue once again. Two of my Science teachers expressed a concern to... Started by Ed Hitchcock |
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Feb 9 Reply by Ed Hitchcock |
Testing Boycott called for in California!?!Wondering if this is what it may take..... Wondering what may be going on where you are??? Periodic Assessment Boycott- United Teachers... Started by Mike |
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Feb 7 Reply by Connie Weber |
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