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National League of Cities Announces Additional Keynote Speakers for Congress of Cities
Ed Rendell, Majora Carter, Hill Harper Added to Conference Program Washington, DC – Former Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, eco-entrepreneur Majora Carter and mentor, author, actor and activist Hill Harper have… Read more
Families Don’t Depend on the Minimum Wage
The data are clear: In most cases minimum-wage earnings are only a small fraction of family income. By BRADLEY SCHILLER The minimum wage is likely to be a hot-button issue… Read more
Why gifted education misses out
By Jay Mathews – Frederick M. Hess’s long essay in the latest issue of the quarterly National Affairs pleased those of us who share the American Enterprise Institute scholar’s dislike… Read more
Our Achievement-Gap Mania
FREDERICK M. HESS – A decade ago, the No Child Left Behind Act ushered in an era of federally driven educational accountability focused on narrowing the chasms between the test… Read more
‘Savvy’ parents will abuse new admissions rules, head warns
New-style admissions rules face being abused by “savvy” middle-class parents to force children into the most sought-after comprehensives, MPs were warned today. An overhaul of the national admissions… Read more
Why Finland’s schools are great (by doing what we don’t)
Diane Ravitch – I recently returned from a trip to Europe. In Berlin, I spoke at an international education research conference. Researchers from Europe, Asia, and Latin America were very… Read more
Teachers caught calling pupils ‘inbred’ and ‘thick’ on Facebook
Teachers have angered parents after posting on Facebook that their children are ‘inbred’ and ‘thick’. An investigation has now been launched into the comments which are believed to… Read more
Mormon bishop’s daughter spills Romney’s ‘secrets’ …
The daughter of a Mormon bishop who has abandoned her family’s faith claims in a new book the election of Mitt Romney to the presidency would put the… Read more
Wellington College head: ‘Schools becoming exam factories’
The head of a private school in Berkshire has said the government’s education targets are turning schools into “exam factories”. Dr Anthony Seldon, master of Wellington College, said… Read more
EMA: Student numbers fall blamed on allowance cut
Almost half of England’s further education colleges have seen a decline in student numbers – with the drop blamed on the scrapping of the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA)…. Read more
