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Ohio school district weighs allowing creationism discussion in classrooms
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Democrats blocking expansion of Teach for America in Nevada’s largest school district
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What Makes a Star Teacher? Examining Teacher Dispositions, Professionalization, and Teacher Effectiveness Using the Haberman Star Teacher Pre-Screener
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Common Core/PARCC/SBAC re: three federal laws vs. natl standards, curric, and tests
“U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan fielded questions about the Common Core from members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee Tuesday, reports Alyson Klein for Education Week: It took… Read more
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Ohio school district weighs allowing creationism discussion in classrooms
A proposal by an Ohio school district to add creationism to a list of controversial topics deemed appropriate for classroom discussion has ignited a debate over the separation of church… Read more
Teacher suspended for touching a girl with a banana during a discussion of sex symbols
OCALA, Fla. – A teacher at North Marion High School has been suspended for three days without pay for allegedly touching a female student on the head with a banana… Read more
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What Makes a Star Teacher? Examining Teacher Dispositions, Professionalization, and Teacher Effectiveness Using the Haberman Star Teacher Pre-Screener
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U.S. GAO Could Do More in Examining Educator Cheating on Tests
Richard P. Phelps The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), a research agency of the U.S. Congress, continues its foray into the field of standardized testing. It started at least as… Read more
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Research has sought to understand why more boys than girls excel in math and science in the U.S. “The gender gap in math and science achievement in Finland is rather… Read more
Brave New Schools
Cherie Zaslawsky – The much touted Common Core Standards (CCS) Initiative that is being pushed as a silver bullet to improve our schools is not simply the latest fad in… Read more
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Lindamood-Bell Opening Seasonal Learning Clinic in Houston
Houston, TX, May 23, 2013 – Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes will be providing instruction this summer at a Seasonal Learning Clinic in Houston. Summer instruction for children and adults will be… Read more
Common Core/PARCC/SBAC re: three federal laws vs. natl standards, curric, and tests
“U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan fielded questions about the Common Core from members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee Tuesday, reports Alyson Klein for Education Week: It took… Read more
CHARTER SCHOOL BILL, CSCOPE, PARENT ACCESS
[5.24.13 – I just called a Texas Senator’s office, and I was told that the legislature is open today and all weekend. Please send an e-mail and then CALL the... Read more
What Makes a Star Teacher? Examining Teacher Dispositions, Professionalization, and Teacher Effectiveness Using the Haberman Star Teacher Pre-Screener
Professionalization: a short introduction by ND Hartlep Part of the “professionalization” movement within education is the notion that teachers must have professional and clinical knowledge of teaching and learning gained… Read more
Research Roundup
Jay P. Greene – Two new studies deserve your attention. The first is a follow-up on the random-assignment evaluation of charter schools in Boston led by Josh Angrist at MIT. … Read more
Washington D.C. gambles Common Core
By Catherine Gewertz The big clock in Dowan McNair-Lee’s 8th grade classroom is silent, but she can hear the minutes ticking away nonetheless. On this day, like any other, the… Read more
Lindamood-Bell Opening Seasonal Learning Clinic in Houston
Houston, TX, May 23, 2013 – Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes will be providing instruction this summer at a Seasonal Learning Clinic in Houston. Summer instruction for children and adults will be… Read more »