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Give me charters or give me....

by Valerie Strauss

This was written by Jack Hassard, professor emeritus of science education at Georgia State University and a former high school teacher. He is the author of these books: “The Whole Cosmos Catalog of Science, Science Experiences , Adventures in Geology, The Art of Teaching Science” (2009), and most recently, “Science As Inquiry.” Specialities include science teaching and learning, global thinking and education, geology, web publishing, blogging, writing, and antiquing. A version of this was originally posted at his blog, The Art of Teaching Science .
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High school that monitors students’ tweets expels senior

by Valerie Strauss

A high school in Indiana that tracks students’ tweets made through the school’s computer system — even if it is done from a teen’s home — expelled a senior close to graduation for what it said was a message with foul language.
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Questions about NAEP benchmarks

by Valerie Strauss

This was written by James Harvey, executive director of the National Superintendents Roundtable, and is part of a discussion on this blog about the National Assessment of Educational Progress. It started with a post by Harvey that was critical of NAEP’s achievement benchmarks. Then I published a response from David Driscoll, chairman of the National Assessment Governing Board, which adminsters NAEP, and which took issue with Harvey’s post. And now, here is Harvey, in response to Driscoll.
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