4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: MASTER OF MYTH: WHAT ARNE DUNCAN SAYS AND DOES

4LAKids - some of the news that doesn't fit: MASTER OF MYTH: WHAT ARNE DUNCAN SAYS AND DOES

MASTER OF MYTH: WHAT ARNE DUNCAN SAYS AND DOES The great enemy of truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived and dishonest – but the myth – persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic. —John F. Kennedy by Yong Zhao | ZhaoLearning.com | http://bit.ly/dQliQ6 3 September 2010 | Arne Duncan, ...

REPORT EXPOSES FLAWED “VALUE-ADDED” EVALUATIONS Themes in the News for the week of Feb. 7-11, 2011 by UCLA IDEA | http://bit.ly/dSIvid 02-11-2011 - Imagine yourself a parent who has just received an amazing tool for gauging the best schools, principals and teachers—a Zagat guide to education. Can the ...

e-Textbooks: CALIF. DISTRICT PUSHES DIGITAL-TEXT INITIATIVE FORWARD Riverside Unified was the first district to adopt former Gov. Schwarzenegger’s Free Digital Textbook Initiative, placing technology directly in the hands of its students. By Katie Ash | EdWeek Digital Directions Vol. 04, Issue 02, Pages 42-45 | ...

HOUSE GOP LOOKS TO SLASH EDUCATION SPENDING By Alyson Klein | EdWeek | http://bit.ly/iczCgw February 12, 2011 2:05 PM | House Republican leaders put out a bill last night that would slice and dice education funding far below current levels and far below what President Barack Obama wanted in his ...