Key questions for Democrats on ‘school choice’ - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post

Key questions for Democrats on ‘school choice’ - The Answer Sheet - The Washington Post:

Key questions for Democrats on ‘school choice’

by Valerie Strauss

This was written by Jeff Bryant, a marketing and communications consultant for nonprofits. He is a marketing and creative strategist with nearly 30 years of experience – the past 20 on his own – as a freelance writer, consultant, and search engine marketing provider. He’s written extensively about public education policy. This appeared on the Campaign for America’s Future website.
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Does 5 weeks of training make a teacher ‘highly qualified?’ House panel to vote

by Valerie Strauss

Should someone with five weeks of teacher training be considered a highly qualified teacher?
Today a U.S. House appropriations subcommittee will consider legislation that would allow students still learning to be teachers to be considered highly qualified teachers under federal law.
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Some good news for multitaskers

by Valerie Strauss

This was written by cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham, professor and director of graduate studies in psychology at the University of Virginia and author of “Why Don’t Students Like School?” His next book, “When Can You Trust The Experts? How to tell good science from bad in education,” will be published later this month. This appeared on his Science and Education blog.
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