Monday, July 26, 2010

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Study: Effective Principals Embrace Collective Leadership
The wide-ranging study linked high student achievement to those principals who involved teachers, parents, and others in school decisions. (July 23, 2010) | Comments (8)
Ed. Dept. Tightening Rules on For-Profit Colleges
The regulations would cut off federal aid to for-profit colleges if too many of their students default on loans or don't earn enough after graduation to repay them.(July 23, 2010) | Comments (2)
Texas Board Votes to Tap Public Schools Fund to Help Charters
(July 23, 2010) | Comments (1)
Virginia Plans to Weigh Student Growth in Teacher Evaluations
(July 23, 2010) | Comments (2)
Fewer Latino Students Select Four-Year Colleges
(July 22, 2010) | Comments (4)
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District of Columbia schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, shown in a 2009 photo, announced plans on July 23 to dismiss 302 employees, mostly for poor performance. According to Rhee, 241 of the dismissals were of teachers who failed to meet various standards.
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Rhee Firing 302 D.C. Teachers and Staff
Most of the teachers are being dismissed for poor performance under the District of Columbia's rigorous new evaluation system, schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee tells Education Week. (July 23, 2010)
India Unveils Prototype of $35 Tablet Computer Aimed at Students
(July 23, 2010) | Comments (1)
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