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“Scientifically Tested Tests” “Scientifically Tested Tests” is an op-ed in todays New York Times by Susan Engel, who is the director of teaching at Williams College. It says a number of good things critiquing standardized tests and makes some decent suggestions, including: ...

“College Grads Expand Lead in Job Security” College Grads Expand Lead in Job Security is the title of a Wall Street Journal article about the economic advantages of having a college degree. It would have to be modified to be made accessible to English Language Learners, but it has some good ...

Birds fly, fish swim, unions support tax hike

Birds fly, fish swim, unions support tax hike

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On (about) this date in history Mexico won its independence from Spain, declaring, "today we are a free and sovereign basket case." As of last week Mexico is a colony controlled by bureaucrats and cartels.

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• In Legislative District 26, in the great northwest, Sen. Al "Sand Barge" Melvin can't seem to muster the barnacles to meet his challenger, Cheryl Cage, in a debate. According to one observer, "Captain Popeye has mistaken Olive Oyl for Bluto and is completely out of spinach."

Melvin won't attend a debate unless his requirements are met: He wants the debate to include the district's five libertarians, four homeless Greens, three House of Representatives candidates, two turtledoves and a partridge in a pear tree. "I prefer to be lost in the crowd," he admitted.

Adm. Melvin is sailing out of an upcoming debate at Mountain View High School because "I'm allergic to public schools. Why can't we hold the debate at a GOP Unity Rally?"

The Educated Reporter: What’s Tony Danza’s value-added score?

The Educated Reporter: What’s Tony Danza’s value-added score?

What’s Tony Danza’s value-added score?

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If you have ever wanted to hear an ’80s-era sitcom star utter the phrase “professional development workshops,” then A&E sure has a show for you. “Teach: Tony Danza” debuts October 1, with the first of seven one-hour episodes about the actor teaching—for real—tenth-grade English in a Philadelphia public school.

Naturally I am all in favor of bringing viewers/readers/listeners as deep into the classrom as possible, so they can better understand the challenges, successes and failures of American education. And as an avid gatherer of useless celebrity tidbits, I was happy to collect some about Danza: He is extremely bow-legged; he is obsessed with hand sanitizer; he sweats through his clothes a lot, which a student points out to him. But wow—I feel really bad for the 26 kids in Danza’s class.

Missing the POINT: Tomorrow's Big Merit Pay Study Will Tell Us… Nothing :: Frederick M. Hess

Missing the POINT: Tomorrow's Big Merit Pay Study Will Tell Us… Nothing :: Frederick M. Hess

Missing the POINT: Tomorrow's Big Merit Pay Study Will Tell Us… Nothing

Tomorrow, Vanderbilt University's National Center on Performance Incentives will publish the Project on Incentives in Teaching (POINT) study, reporting the results of a major three-year teacher pay experiment in the metropolitan Nashville Public Schools....

Has special-ed inclusion backfired? — Joanne Jacobs

Has special-ed inclusion backfired? — Joanne Jacobs

Has special-ed inclusion backfired?

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Has special-ed inclusion backfired? On Hechinger Ed, Sarah Butrymowicz questions whether students with special needs are best served by spending all or most of their day “with a teacher who likely knows little about how best to teach them.”

Federal mandates that students must be educated in “the least restrictive environment” possible.

Some classrooms are led by a general-education teacher helped out by a special-education teacher, in a team-teaching model. In other cases, however, students with special needs receive instruction from specialists only a few hours a day or week in pull-out sessions. That is, many special-education students spend the bulk of their days being taught primarily by general-education teachers.

Where Are Your Professors? - Inside Higher Ed

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Where Are Your Professors?

While nonprofit colleges are forthcoming with their faculty lists, for-profit institutions are more reluctant -- irking some academic leaders.

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Ditching Fall Semester

U. of Florida considers giving incoming students option of taking classes during spring and summer terms only -- throughout their time at the university.

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A Death Benefit Lives On

Facing a retiree uproar, Dartmouth backtracks on plan to eliminate an unusual payout to the families of deceased employees.

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High Bar to Sue on Harassment Rules

Federal appeals court rejects suit by student whose professor criticized his views opposing gay marriage.

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National Journal Online -- Education Experts -- For-Profit Rules Under Discussion

For-Profit Rules Under Discussion The Education Department is putting the finishing touches on new rules governing for-profit colleges, including a controversial proposal to change how students' "gainful employment" after graduation is assessed. Schools that don't make the grade ...

Fawn Johnson responded to For-Profit Rules Under Discussion on September 20, 2010 08:18 AM Thoughtful, Holistic Oversight Needed This guest post is by Fardad Fateri, President and CEO of International Education Corporation, headquartered in Irvine, Calif. He has served as a professor, staff member, administrator, executive and senior ...

Fawn Johnson responded to For-Profit Rules Under Discussion on September 20, 2010 08:16 AM Separate Good From Bad This is a guest post by Willie Gary, a senior partner in the law firm of Gary, Williams, Finney, Lewis, Watson & Sperando. Career colleges are successfully preparing students for careers in business, information technology, ...

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Lack of funds imperils effort helping students concentrate 9.20.10 - Helms Elementary Principal Theresa Campos gets regular phone calls from parents asking if the "brain guy" is still stationed at her Heights-area school.

Showdown brewing with state over higher education funding 9.20.10 - In the debate over more budget cuts, a theme is emerging from the university system: “Don’t punch a guy with glasses.” The capitol’s reply, at least so far: “Why not?” State spending on higher education has dropped 28 percent from 2007-09, ...

Fort Worth school district principals to be trained as 'turnaround' leaders 9.20.10 - FORT WORTH -- To turn Daggett Middle School around, Principal Erin Deel knew she needed some "visible wins."