In the wake of the highly controversial Los Angeles Times’ initiative to apply value-added data to LAUSD teachers, the district is looking to adopt its own system for evaluating student achievement (known as Academic Growth over Time).
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Mike Hicks throws the questions at the host of CNN's “Perry’s Principles" in this interesting, uncencored back and forth exchange between two foot soldiers in the battle to reform public education in America. Delete the scoop?
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Digital badges appear to becoming the next, "new" thing in education. What follows is a description of digital badges as described by Digital Media and Learning: A digital badge is an online record... Via Dennis T OConnor Delete the scoop?
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Metromode Media Education and Urban Prosperity: The Case For Retention Metromode Media "We often operate in such isolation that we find ourselves recreating the wheel," says Scott Crabill, interim vice provost for undergraduate education.
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McNair Elementary’s GEMS club spreads to other schools in Fairfax County and beyond. Delete the scoop?
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The program, one of several featured at a panel discussion, has brought more minority men into the university system and improved their success rates. Delete the scoop?
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OXFORD, Miss. – After nearly two decades at the University of Mississippi and a career dedicated to improving K-12 and higher education, Andrew Mullins Jr., longtime counselor to many of Mississippi's education leaders, ... Delete the scoop?
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LSU instructor sues university The Advocate The lawsuit, filed in the 19th Judicial District Court, also says School of Art administrators routinely misused other funds, spending the money on iPads, Apple computers, scanners and other accessories...
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KOKH FOX25 Drop out Rates Down for Oklahoma Schools KOKH FOX25 Drop out Rates Down for Oklahoma Schools. Good news this morning for schools here in the Sooner State.
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MiamiHerald.com Broward schools superintendent earns high marks MiamiHerald.com The Broward schools chief is lauded for restoring art and music into the classrooms, and seeing to it that teachers got raises.
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Our View: Fifth high school year a solid education reform Press Herald The optional fifth year is something LePage has been talking about since his 2010 campaign.
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At our popular Breakthrough Strategies to Teach and Counsel Troubled Youth Workshops (http://www.youthchg.com), we always let the course participants name the problem areas they want to cover during the inservice workshop.
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In Professional Learning in the Digital Age: The Educator's Guide to User-Generated Learning, Kristen Swanson shows educators how to enhance their pro... Via Robin Good, Monica Goddard, Dennis T OConnor 
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Support systems are not the norm for most teachers across America. Teaching is not often a team sport, but rather a solo one. Here's how to change it. (RT @PublicSchoolsAB: How to Reform Education, From the Perspective of a Teacher.
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In the moments before a 12:30 practice is scheduled to start, a couple dozen University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff students start assembling in the band room. It’s an expansive room, but members of...
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Seattle teachers take a bold stand against arbitrary standardized testing. In These Times And nearly 70 scholars—including author Noam Chomsky, author Jonathan Kozol and former U.S.
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(AP) Louisiana Governor Jindal helps McDonnell promote education reform proposals for Virginia. Delete the scoop?
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Column: Schools need a timeout on standardized tests San Bernardino Sun Student data from reliable sources can be used, but an effective evaluation system must also acknowledge the complexity of being a teacher and focus on pedagogy, content... Delete the scoop?
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Rochester City Newspaper A better model for neighborhood schools Rochester City Newspaper While it is important to create neighborhood elementary schools within urban villages where possible, and to align accountability, consolidate services, and...
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Reporters Lesli A. Maxwell and Jaclyn Zubrzycki have experience both in writing about school districts and working inside them. Delete the scoop?
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Press TV teachers strike for education reforms Press TV Teachers said the education reform “neglects the real problems” of overcrowded classrooms with “not enough teachers with specialized training to deal with the kids with learning difficulties.”...
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Indiana Public Media New governor targets job creation, more education reform Post-Tribune INDIANAPOLIS — Gov.
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6 Expert Tips for Flipping the Classroom Campus Technology 6) Build assessments that complement the flipped model. The prevalence of teamwork in a flipped classroom presents an assessment challenge.
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