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White House details plans for more digital learning
The White House will unveil plans Friday for a research center that aims to infuse more digital learning into the nation’s classrooms. The center, dubbed “Digital Promise,” will aid the… Read more
HPV, sex education and a debate that’s not going away
This week, the unresolved debate over kids, sex, schools and parental rights was in the spotlight. First, there was the startling moment in Tuesday’s Republican presidential debate when Rep. Michele… Read more
Why education reform keeps failing
By David K. Cohen – What are we to make of articles (here and here) extolling IMPACT, Washington D.C.’s fledging teacher evaluation system, for how many “ineffective” teachers have been… Read more
Department of Education kills controversial teacher-ratings program
The Department of Education has killed a controversial teacher-ratings program, agency officials said Thursday. For three years, the city has ranked teachers based on their students’ performance on… Read more
Newark Is Betting on a Wave of New Principals
NEWARK — There is Sonn Sam, a Rhode Island transplant who could be mistaken for one of the students at his alternative high school, with his shaven head, sneakers and… Read more
UC regents recoil at possibility of 16% tuition hike
Reporting from San Francisco — The University of California regents Thursday were so divided over a proposal that could raise tuition by 8% to 16% a year through… Read more
Military service is no sure thing for young job seekers
Brandon Smith wants to study finance at UNR and maybe become an accountant someday. But college is expensive, so last Friday, he and his mother, Carolyn Evans, dropped… Read more
Republicans for Education Reform
Michael J. Petrilli – For months — no, years — the ESEA discussion has been nothing short of maddening. While many pundits decry the lack of a “clear route to… Read more
Where Universities Can Be Cut
What a group of management consultants found when they analyzed several research universities in 2008 and 2009 to identify potential savings probably didn’t come as a surprise to most people… Read more
How to Fix a Failing School? In Mexico, Work at an Ant’s Pace for Big Change
Sara Vogel – When we arrived at the school in Calimaya, Estado de México, the boys were already waiting for me in the library. As they reached to… Read more
