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California Board of Education addresses teacher evaluation issue 9.16.10 - Panel votes to create an online database devoted to efforts around the country to measure education effectiveness Suit filed over teacher salary deduction 9.16.10 - Michigan A lawsuit has been filed over the 3% deduction from teacher salaries that was part of the state's summer's incentive to encourage those with 30 or more years of experience to retire, leaving room to hire cheaper teachers. ... Are Texas's social studies standards really so bad? 9.16.10 - The final Texas standards are for the most part conventional and inclusive. A few items betray a "conservative" viewpoint. They do not warrant the attention and defamation they have received nor the hysteria they have generated. ... US dominates university rankings 9.16.10 - US universities dominate an international league table of the best institutions, with the UK featuring just five times in the top 50. ... Dallas ISD chief Michael Hinojosa could be finalist for Nevada job 9.16.10 - The Clark County School District, which includes Las Vegas and is the fifth-largest in the country, is expected to name three finalists for its superintendent position at a special meeting today. Hinojosa has led DISD since May 2005 ...

Commentaries

Contemporary education in the Arab states 9.16.10 - Ali Abdullah Mosa Ph.D. Chief Editor ( altaalim.org ) - Hundreds of thousand schools and millions of students and teachers are going to start their new educational year this week. Students, teachers, professors, decision makers and politicians have been discussing the best ways to enhance the educational systems to meet the national development demands. Are We Ready for Testing Under Common Core State Standards? 9.16.10 - Patricia Deubel - There's a bumpy road ahead on the way to a successful Common Core State Standards (CCSS) movement. Already states and districts are examining the match between current standards, what they currently teach at various grade levels, and the CCSS. A Not-So-Bold Plan 9.16.10 - Is higher education at that proverbial tipping point where large scale change is imminent? If the number of recent books on that topic is any indication, look out below. As Peter Sacks stated in opening his recent essay at Minding the Campus, "College bashing is very much in vogue."