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• September 29, 2009
• 18:35

  What's the best way to make schools economically diverse?

   » ‎ Edutopia
  Low-income students do better learning alongside affluent peers.

• 17:32

  Gingrich, Sharpton Launch School Tour in Philly

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 17:19

  Maryland Reports State Tests Caused Eleven Students Not to Graduate

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Maryland education officials say only 11 students did not graduate this year because they failed to pass state tests.
• 17:16

  N.C. Charter Schools Sue for Access to State, Local Capital Funding

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  North Carolina charter schools want a court to force counties and school districts to consider their requests for the same funds that regular public schools receive for buildings, new buses, and equipment.
• 17:13

  Dell Foundation Donation to Help Create Data System in Texas

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation is giving $10 million to help Texas create a $60 million data system to track student performance.
• 17:12

  Lemons for Ohio on Slots Revenue

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The state high court says legalizing video-lottery terminals must go to the voters, delaying $850 million in projected education revenue.
• 17:06

  Best of the Blogs

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 16:54

  Questions Raised on New York Test System's Reliability

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  High pass rates on statewide tests—and the leg-up for New York City—prompt concerns about reliability.
• 16:39

  N.Y.C. Study Finds Gains for Charters

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Attending charters from kindergarten to 8th grade found to help close city-suburban test score gap.
• 16:12

  Demand Soars for Stimulus-Backed Facilities Bonds

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  School districts left out of the loop for direct funding are lining up for some of at least $24 billion in construction bonds backed by the program.
• 15:13

  Social Networking

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Most educators participate in collaborative Web sites, although many say they could use more professional development in how to tap such resources effectively, according to a new survey.
• 15:11

  Policymakers Find Little Value in Studies

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Even though the federal No Child Left Behind Act requires the use of scientific evidence in making a wide range of school-related decisions, a study suggests that policymakers don’t put much stock in that research.
• 15:10

  Response to Intervention for ELLs

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Response to Intervention, an instructional approach used with struggling students, is being seen as a more effective way than traditional approaches for determining if an English-language learner needs extensive interventions.
• 15:08

  College Readiness

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Growing numbers of students are graduating from public high schools in New York City, but the percentage of those who are considered "college ready" remains relatively low.
• 15:06

  High School Counselors

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  A survey by a national counselors' organization has found that budget cuts are forcing freezes or cutbacks in most high schools' counseling staffs.
• 15:04

  Dropout Rates

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Students living in low-income families are 10 times more likely to drop out of school than those in higher-income families, the National Center for Education Statistics reported last week.
• 14:51

  Texas School Board Backs More Inclusion in Social Studies Draft

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The state school board tells writers to reinstate holidays and give more prominence to minority figures in the social studies standards.
• 14:35

  GAO Faults Agencies on Food-Safety Alerts

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Federal authorities failed to tell schools about recalls of potentially tainted foods, and cafeterias may have unknowingly served them to children.
• 14:32

  Gates Broadening 'Race to Top' Aid

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will now offer aid to more states—if they meet eight education reform criteria.
• 14:22

  Louisiana Chief Warns New Diploma May Jeopardize ‘Race to Top’ Chance

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Louisiana's superintendent of education says the way the state hammers out its new "career diploma" will determine whether it lands up to $200 million in 'Race to the Top' money.
• 14:18

  Teacher Stabbed to Death in Classroom

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Todd Henry, a special education teacher at John Tyler High School in Tyler, Texas, died Sept. 23 after being stabbed in a classroom.
• 14:00

  Minneapolis Board Approves Plan to Cut Citywide Choice System

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  In response to years of falling enrollment and multimillion-dollar budget deficits, the Minneapolis school board has approved a downsizing plan that will close four schools and reduce busing.
• 13:51

  Stockton Superintendent Fired

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The Stockton, Calif., school board has voted to fire Superintendent Anthony A. Amato just more than a year into his tenure.
• 13:47

  'Diplomas Now' Project Receives $5 Million to Expand Across U.S.

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  A five-city initiative aimed at providing "wraparound" supports for middle and high school students has received $5 million from the PepsiCo Foundation.
• 13:09

  Bill Would Stop Pay to Alabama Teachers in Prison

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  

• 12:20

  Pearson Underwrites Use of Professional Development Program at SC School

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Collaborative professional development, or the "teacher learning teams" approach, is behind a program being implemented at Battery Creek High School in Beaufort, SC. Pearson is underwriting the use of its Learning Teams program at the school for one year in order to showcase its potential for student improvement.
• 11:55

  CA School Association Partners with Publisher To Improve Assessment

   » ‎ THE Journal
  The Small School District Association (SSDA) has announced a strategic partnership with educational publisher CTB-McGraw Hill to bring the formative assessment suite Acuity to small districts throughout California at a reduced price.
• 11:20

  IBM Offers Server Planning Tool Using MAP 4.0

   » ‎ THE Journal
  IBM rolled out a free toolkit to help IT pros migrate their infrastructure to IBM products and use Microsoft's virtualization technology to consolidate servers.

• 9:54

  Labor Dept.: La. Needs More 2-Yr. College Students

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 9:11

  Hawaii Republicans Attack Education Leaders

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  
• 9:11

  New S.C. Scoring System Means More Passing Schools

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  

• 8:40

  Sun Microsystems Rips Storage Ops with Update to 7000 Line

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Less than a year after launching its Sun Storage 7000 family of products, Sun Microsystems has revamped both the hardware and software in the line to boost performance and to introduce some storage industry firsts, including triple RAID, triple mirroring, and channel migration.
• 8:00

  Gartner to Security Pros: Start Working with the Business

   » ‎ THE Journal
  Security professionals who want to protect security budgets during the downturn need to better align their operations with overall business goals, Gartner said last week. That includes treating users as customers and not as obstacles in the race to implement new security technologies.

• 0:00

  Call for Beta-Testers of NETS*S Draft Rubric

   » ‎ ISTE Recent News Feed
  ISTE's NETS for Students, the widely recognized and adopted education technology standards, were updated in 2007 to reflect the rapid changes in technology, instruction, and learning environments. We recently developed a summary rubric for NETS*S across grade bands and are seeking comments from educators before the end of November, 2009. Download the rubric and participate in the survey! And thank you for your contribution!
• 0:00

  Call for Beta-Testers of NETS S Draft Rubric

   » ‎ ISTE Recent News Feed
  ISTE's NETS for Students, the widely recognized and adopted education technology standards, were updated in 2007 to reflect the rapid changes in technology, instruction, and learning environments. We recently developed a summary rubric for NETS S across grade bands and are seeking comments from educators before the end of November, 2009. Download the rubric and participate in the survey! And thank you for your contribution!
• 0:00

  Call for Beta-Testers of NETS S Draft Rubric

   » ‎ ISTE Recent News Feed
  ISTE's NETS for Students, the widely recognized and adopted education technology standards, were updated in 2007 to reflect the rapid changes in technology, instruction, and learning environments. We recently developed a summary rubric for NETS S across grade bands and are seeking comments from educators before the end of November, 2009. Download the rubric and participate in the survey! And thank you for your contribution!