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So what do we mean by assessments anyway?

blog.sharepointlearn.com - When one person talks about assessments, they might mean something different to someone else. The best definition I’ve seen of assessment is from my colleague Eric Shepherd: “any systematic method ...

tonnet

Editorial: Another shot at Race to the Top

denverpost.com - Hopefully the third time will be the charm for Colorado to win federal education funds. The CEA needs to get behind this bid.News that Colorado will get yet another shot at winning federal educatio...

EDPressSec

Daily Kos: A Sunday morning meditation

dailykos.com - We are spending the weekend preparing our house for my wife's youngest sister, who will spend the summer with us as she fulfills a prestigious internship in the field she has chosen to follow. She...

teacherken

Why not honors courses for all? - Class Struggle

washingtonpost.com - Parents in Fairfax County have proved themselves one of the largest and most powerful forces for innovation in American education. But they have taken a wrong turn in their effort to save the three...

alexanderrusso

D.C. principal under investigation for allegedly doctoring student transcripts

washingtonpost.com - D.C. school officials are looking into allegations that the principal of McKinley Technology High School falsified student transcripts to award credit for courses never taken.The allegations, first...

mikeklonsky

EducationSee all

How Dare Elites Question the Values of Others? - Bridging Differences

blogs.edweek.org - Dear Diane,"They never had a formal education, and they don't understand the value of  education," New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently said of the poor. "The old Norman Rockwell family i...

mikeklonsky

The life-long effect of Kindergarten cut-off dates « Parents Across America

parentsacrossamerica.org - May 29, 2011 leoniehaimsonThis NY Times article talks about how the increased academic pressure on Kindergarten students is leading many states to move their cut off dates earlier in the year. NYC ...

leoniehaimson

Albany charter cash cow: Big banks making a bundle on new construction as schools bear the cost

articles.nydailynews.com - BY JUAN GONZALEZ - NEWSDAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERFriday, May 07, 2010Wealthy investors and major banks have been making windfall profits by using a little-known federal tax break to finance new charte...

TeacherReality

PoliticsSee all

In Germany, Massive Nationwide Protests Call for an Immediate End to Nuclear Energy

commondreams.org - More than 100,000 demonstrators took to the streets in 20 cities across Germany on Saturday to call for a rapid end to nuclear power, even as a government-sponsored national commission is expected ...

mikeklonsky

The Weak Foundations of Arab Democracy

nytimes.com - Durham, N.C. THE protesters who have toppled or endangered Arab dictators are demanding more freedoms, fair elections and a crackdown on corruption. But they have not promoted a distinc...

DianeRavitch

Courted by Ryan, Blue Dog Dem stands by vote against GOP budget

thehill.com - By Molly K. Hooper - 05/29/11 04:29 PM ET Despite being courted by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to support his budget, a key conservative House Democrat tells The Hill that he stands by his vote against...

brucelesley

StoriesSee all

Dirty Jobs : Discovery Channel

dsc.discovery.com - Mike Rowe's Testimony Before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and TransportationMay 11, 2011Chairman Rockefeller, Ranking Member Hutchison and members of this committee, my name is Mi...

DianeRavitch

Remembering two born on May 29

dailykos.com - 1903 Leslie Townes Hope 1917 John Fitzgerald Kennedy both appropriate to remember on Memorial Day weekend. The first was born an Englishman, but became the quintessential American entertainer, Bo...

teacherken

A teacher activist mourns – my internet has gone away – thanks Uncle Sam! « Continuing Change

gatorbonbc.wordpress.com - May 28, 2011 by gatorbonbcMy internet has gone away… . I admit. I am an underpaid teacher ‘union thug’ who chooses to feed off some mysterious free signal in my neighborhood, rather than pay my cab...

TeacherReality

Art & EntertainmentSee all

Schedule « 140 Character Conference

nyc.140conf.com - 1:30pm Day of Giving Discussion 6:30pm Speaker / VIP Cocktail Reception 7:30am Registration opens 9:00am Welcome to #140conf NYC 2011 9:10am The continued evolution of the real-time web 9:20am Cura...

tomwhitby

Liking Is for Cowards. Go for What Hurts.

nytimes.com - A COUPLE of weeks ago, I replaced my three-year-old BlackBerry Pearl with a much more powerful BlackBerry Bold. Needless to say, I was impressed with how far the technology had advanced in three ye...

Larryferlazzo

The Best Websites To Learn About The Hmong

larryferlazzo.edublogs.org - This is a “The Best…” list I should have done long ago. Since so many of the English Language Learners at our school are Hmong, these resources are high-interest opportunities for English language ...

Larryferlazzo

LivingSee all

Today in Labor History—May 29

modeducation.blogspot.com - digg_url="http://modeducation.blogspot.com/2011/05/today-in-labor-historymay-29.html"; Louise MichelMay 29, 1830 – Anarchist Louise Michel, was born in Vroncourt, France. Michel, also known as T...

ModSchool

Bill Picks Up First GOP Cosponsor

huffingtonpost.com - BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) has signed on as the first Republican supporter of a bill outlawing discrimination against same-sex couples from becoming adoptive or foster paren...

brucelesley

Woe, to be a child in America….. « Policy & Performance Consultants, Inc.

policyperformanceconsultants.wordpress.com - Posted by lboyd5 on May 26, 2011 According to US Treasury Secretary, in the U.S. today , 40% of children born each year are covered by Medicaid. If you are born today in hard-pressed communities in...

brucelesley

BusinessSee all

CANDORVILLE daily comics by Darrin Bell » Archive » Confirmation Bias

candorville.com - Browse Archives May 2011 (29) April 2011 (31) March 2011 (35) February 2011 (29) January 2011 (33) December 2010 (31) November 2010 (30) October 2010 (34) September 2010 (31) August 2010 ...

Larryferlazzo

McClatchy: RI’s big Medicaid waiver ‘draws raves, suspicion’

blogs.wpri.com - May 25th, 2011 at 3:12 pm by Ted Nesi under Nesi's NotesLast week, The New York Times and the Projo published long examinations of Rhode Island’s hotly debated Medicaid waiver. This week, McClatchy...

brucelesley

Amazon Reveals Most Well-Read Cities in the U.S.

mashable.com - Stereotypes about which areas of the United States are “more literate” than others are common, but actual data on the matter was hard to find until Amazon volunteered its records on Thursday.The co...

brucelesley

#edchat Read this paperSee all

National Testing Push Yielded Few Learning Advances: Report (VIDEO)

huffingtonpost.com - NEW YORK -- Education policies pushing more tests haven't necessarily led to more learning, according to a new National Research Council report."We went ahead, implementing this incredibly expensiv...

TeacherSabrina

Mobile Learning with Kids! Tips and Resources by Scott Newcomb

teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org - Written on October 2, 2010 – 6:33 am | by Shelly TerrellIn companies worldwide, employees will be expected to conduct business on a Blackberry, Iphone, laptop, or other handheld device. I remember ...

tomwhitby

Teacher Art Retreat 2011

theinspiredclassroom.com - The Inspired Classroom presents:When: August 15, 16 & 17; 8:00-3:00 Where: Cashman Elementary School, Amesbury, MA Who: ALL teachers—Any subject, any grade! Join teachers from the area who are read...

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