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Education Reform and U.S. Competitiveness

cfr.org - Craig R. Barrett, Former CEO and Chairman, Intel CorporationTo compete in the twenty-first century, individuals and countries will have to add value in the workplace to command a high standard of l...

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Middle-Class Schools Fail to Make the Grade

online.wsj.com - Middle-class public schools educate the majority of U.S. students but pay lower teacher salaries, have larger class sizes and spend less per pupil than low-income and wealthy schools, according to ...

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So Why Am I Skeptical?

huffingtonpost.com - Obama's speech last week to Congress has been described as a "wake up call" -- with its aggressive and ambitious proposals to boost spending on education -- including $30 billion to avoid further t...

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International Test Scores, Irrelevant Policies

edweek.org - ByIris C. RotbergPerhaps no research finding has influenced education policy more, or been subject to greater misinterpretation, than our ranking on international mathematics and science tests.Prev...

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The bait and switch of school "reform" - Education

salon.com - In recent weeks the debate over the future of public education in America has flared up again, this time with the publication of the new book "Class Warfare," by Steven Brill, the founder of Americ...

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Racial gap widens under NCLB. « Fred Klonsky's blog

preaprez.wordpress.com - It’s not like we didn’t say this would happen. FairTest takes a look at what to anticipate from next week’s release of ACT scores.What do SAT scores indicate about the effectiveness of “No Child Le...

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No limiting queries at NY political trial

sfgate.com - (09-12) 09:05 PDT New York (AP) -- A judge has rejected a request to limit what New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg or top aides could be asked at a coming trial where a campaign consultant is charged...

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flying while brown: september 11, 2011 edition

blog.angryasianman.com - I had to fly on Sunday. Being the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, I figured security would be especially tight, and an extra pain in the ass, so I gave myself plenty of time to do th...

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The Honeymooners | The Jose Vilson

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - The Honeymooners | The Jose Vilson:The Honeymoonersby JoseHoneymoonersEveryone calls this period the “honeymoon” on purpose. We lay the ground rules for the first few periods we encounter each othe...

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Blast at French Nuclear Site Is Said to Kill 1 Person

nytimes.com - PARIS — An explosion shook a French nuclear waste site near the southern city of Nimes on Monday, killing one person and injuring four, officials and news reports said. Authorities sa...

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American Jobs Act - Year 2011 (CA Dept of Education)

bigeducationape.blogspot.com - American Jobs Act - Year 2011 (CA Dept of Education):American Jobs Act Could Bring Nearly $6 Billionin Needed School Funds to CaliforniaTorlakson Estimates Plan Could Prevent Thousands of Teacher L...

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Nuke plant (Fort Calhoun Omaha) fire gets closer look

democraticunderground.com - Source: Omaha World HeraldBy Nancy GaarderThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission is sending a special team of inspectors to Nebraska to learn more about a fire at the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station not lo...

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Just Try Topping This ‘When I Was Your Age’ Tale

nytimes.com - CHITTENDEN, Vt. — Karen Prescott, the principal of Barstow Memorial, never expected that her 33 elementary and middle school students who live on the other side of the mountain would make it in tha...

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Video: Human Being Steps Out of Painting

davis.patch.com - During the John Natsoulas Gallery-sponsored event, more than 100 painters of many backgrounds and genres rendered their impressions of streetscapes in downtown Davis. Despite the looming ten-year a...

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The Honeymooners | The Jose Vilson

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    U-46, Channing Elementary violated parts of No Child, state board says - DailyHerald.com

    U-46, Channing Elementary violated parts of No Child, state board says - DailyHerald.com:

    U-46, Channing Elementary violated parts of No Child, state board says

    The Illinois State Board of Education says Elgin Area School District U-46 and Channing Memorial Elementary School violated parts of the No Child Left Behind Act regarding parental involvement requirements.

    A group of 59 parents from Channing presented the findings to school board members and administrators at Monday’s board meeting.

    Krista Badani, a parent of three students at Channing and the school’s PTO president, said that before filing the complaint in February parents had attempted several times to draw attention to the problems and bring the school into compliance with Title I, the part of No Child that aims to improve the academic achievement of the disadvantaged.

    “U-46 has all sorts of committees and written policies and beautiful words on paper like ‘parents are our partners’ and ‘our goals are to increase communication and advocacy



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    The bait and switch of school "reform" - Education - Salon.com

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    The bait and switch of school "reform"

    Behind the new corporate agenda for education lurks the old politics of profit and self-interest

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    Kids may have to go online to graduate | The Indianapolis Star | indystar.com

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    Kids may have to go online to graduate

    State superintendent will propose that all students be required to take a class on the computer

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    Indiana's superintendent of public instruction wants all Hoosier students to take one course online before graduating from high school.

    Tony Bennett will propose legislation to that effect -- a way to incorporate technology into his reform agenda -- in his second annual State of Education speech tonight.

    "Technology will continue to be a driving force in education and in our economy," Bennett said. "We have to make sure our students are prepared to flourish and prosper in that environment."

    Bennett noted that 38 states operate virtual schools or have state-led initiatives promoting online learning. Indiana, he said, is not among

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    Few states examine test erasures – USATODAY.com

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    Few states examine test erasures

    By Marisol Bello and Greg Toppo, USA TODAY

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    Fewer than half the states routinely analyze suspicious numbers of erasures on standardized school tests, a key method of detecting cheating by teachers or their bosses.

    • U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says schools' contracts with testing companies should require statistical study that can detect cheating.

      By Rodney White, AP

      U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says schools' contracts with testing companies should require statistical study that can detect cheating.

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    By Rodney White, AP

    U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says schools' contracts with testing companies should require statistical study that can detect cheating.

    Erasure analysis launched a Georgia investigation that uncovered widespread cheating in Atlanta schools and has triggered probes in Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania.

    A survey by USA TODAY of state education agencies found that 20 states and Washington, D.C., did erasure analysis on all pencil-and-paper tests required during the 2010-11 school year under the federal No Child Left Behind education law.

    That means nearly 45% of the annual reading and math exams this year were scored

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