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"Transformation" Most Popular School Improvement Model EdWeek: Schools receiving millions of dollars in federal money meant to reverse years of low achievement are overwhelmingly opting for "transformation," the least disruptive of four intervention methods endorsed by the USDE... Education" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">A Chosen Few Are Teaching for AmericaNYT: Teach for America has 
become an elite brand that will help build a résumé, and in a bad economy, it’s a two-year job guarantee with a good paycheck... Beyond the Test-Prep Bounds WSJ: For the last 10 years, this New Jersey elementary school has stuck to a teaching system based on more visceral indicators: how a child treats peers, and aptitude in the school's garden, musical and athletic areas... Education" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Students, Meet Your New Teacher, Mr. Robot NYT: Computer scientists are developing machines that can teach people simple skills, like household tasks and vocabulary... Education" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(34, 68, 187); ">Educational Hope vs. Teenage Reality NYT: Researchers measuring a home computer’s educational value to a schoolchild in a low-income household are finding that test scores tend to go down, not up... Duncan: Congress needs to act now on school money AP: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is urging Congress to act soon to increase education funding because cash-strapped states can't wait until the fall to determine if they must lay off thousands of teachers.
