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1/22/2014 – Let Teachers Lead Common Core

January 22, 2014 Subscribe THIS WEEK: School Funding Fights … End Of A Civil Rights Era … Online Schools Take Funds … Schools Teaching Creationism … Free Public College For All TOP STORY Why Common Core Advocates Should Let Teachers Lead It By Jeff Bryant “Perhaps the most tumultuous issue for the year ahead is the fate of the Common Core State Standards … As support for the Common Core waivers

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Why Common Core Advocates Should Let Teachers Lead It

Now that ed-heads have had a chance to make their “what to expect in 2014″ prognostications, it’s evident that one of the most tumultuous issues – perhaps the most tumultuous – for the year ahead is the fate of the Common Core State Standards. The Common Core – academic standards in math and English language arts the U.S. Department of Education coerced most states to adopt and use for measuring p

by Jeff Bryant / 7min

OTL Ally Featured in New York Times | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity

OTL Ally Featured in New York Times | National Opportunity to Learn Campaign | Education Reform for Equity and Opportunity: OTL Ally Featured in New York TimesPosted on: Tuesday January 21st, 2014Recently, the New York Times has been throwing the full weight of its editorial board behind school discipline reform. In a series ofeditorials, it has outlined the dire statistics showing how students of

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