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Friday, December 16, 2011

What research exposed about market-based ed reform in 2011 - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

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What research exposed about market-based ed reform in 2011

This was written by Matthew Di Carlo, senior fellow at the non-profit Albert Shanker Institute, located in Washington, D.C. This post originally appeared on the institute’s blog.

By Matthew Di Carlo
If 2010 was the year of the bombshell in research in the three “major areas” of market-based education reform – charter schools, performance pay, and value-added in evaluations – then 2011 was the year of the slow, sustained march.
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How students can survive finals — and the rest of the school year

This was written by Kayla Hedman, a sophomore at Champlain College in Vermont. This was published on theschool’s website.

By Kayla Hedman
Over the course of finals week students usually have two goals: (1) Do well on exams and (2) keep stress to a minimum.
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