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• February 26, 2010
• 15:11

  Peer Reviewers Winnow Race to Top Hopefuls

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  Expert panels play a key role in determining who makes the cut in the $4 billion stimulus grant competition.
• 14:41

  Obama Wants to Consolidate Curriculum Programs

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  The president's budget plan would put all programs into three competitive-grant funds—for literacy, STEM, and a catchall category.
• 11:46

  Congress Begins Taking Stock of Education Budget

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  Early questions emerge about reliance on competitive grant programs and increased funding some say could swell the deficit.
• 10:39

  Many States Don't Regulate Seclusion, Restraint

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• 10:27

  Critics Pan Obama Plan to Tie Title I to Standards

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  While key members of Congress seem open to the administration's proposal, certain groups warn of federal intrusion.
• 9:17

  Plan Would Allow E-learning on Snow Days

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• 9:17

  Lack of Charter Schools in W.Va. Examined

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• 9:17

  Australian Students Suspended for Facebook Pranks

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• 9:17

  Wash. Governor Confident of School Reform Efforts

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• 9:17

  Alabama Using New Formula to Measure Dropout Rate

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• 9:17

  Feds Probe Mass. Special Needs School

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• 9:17

  Teachers to Appeal Mass Firings at R.I. High School

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• 9:17

  Colo. A.G.: School Shooting Shows How Training Pays Off

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• 9:17

  Va. Legislators Still Weighing Charter-School Bill

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• 9:17

  N.M. Takes Aim at Students’ Poor Science Scores

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• February 25, 2010
• 15:16

  Many Schools Won't Issue Webcam Laptops

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  Many school districts that provide laptops to students rejected the technology after seeing potential problems—ones that did not deter Lower Merion education officials.
• 11:22

  Class, Take Out Your Cellphones!

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  We may be doing students a disservice by allowing draconian anti-cellphone policies to persist in schools, writes Paul Barnwell, who suggests ways to employ the phones for learning.
• 10:03

  Expansions of State Voucher Programs Gain Momentum

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  Bipartisan support for Florida’s tax-credit voucher program and efforts in other states cheer choice advocates.
• 9:17

  Student: School Webcam Spying Denial Falls Short

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• 9:17

  Best Practices in the Middle Grades Identified

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  California schools successfully serving students ages 10 to 14 shared a common set of characteristics, a new study finds.
• 9:12

  Oregon Students Can Try, Try Again

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• 9:12

  School Shooting Suspect Had Grown Increasingly Erratic

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• 9:12

  Plan to Fire All its Teachers Roils R.I. City

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• 9:12

  Nev. Acts on Teacher Evaluations in Race to Top Bid

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• 9:12

  W.Va. School Boards Sue State Over Benefit Costs

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• 9:12

  L.A. School District Sued Over Teacher Layoffs

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• 9:12

  Ohio School Groups Support New Law on School Year

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• February 24, 2010
• 8:59

  Teacher Tackles Gunman Suspected in School Shooting

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• 8:49

  Ore. School District to Revisit Toy Gun Penalty

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• 8:49

  Ore. Senate OKs Religious Clothing Bill

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• 8:49

  L.A. School Board Snubs Charter School Operators

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• 8:49

  R.I. Ed. Chief OKs District's Plan to Fire All Teachers

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• 8:49

  Lingle Lashes Out at Hawaii Teachers' Union Leaders

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• 8:49

  Growing Ind. School Districts Sue Over Funding

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• 8:49

  Neb. Charter School Bill Faces Stiff Opposition

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• February 23, 2010
• 15:44

  Teacher Contracts Support Reforms in Worst Schools

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• 14:08

  Concerns Raised About Impact of Stimulus on Equity

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  Short-term aid may have long-term consequences for funds targeting students with disabilities and other disadvantages, researchers say.
• 14:04

  Attacks on Education

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  A report finds the number of politically and ideologically motivated attacks on teachers, students, and school buildings is rising.
• 14:01

  School Administrators

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  A study of California public schools shows the future labor demand for school administrators varies drastically by county.
• 13:57

  Identifying ELLs With Disabilities

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  School district officials think teachers tend to be too quick to refer English-language learners to special education, while teachers think administrators tend to wait too long to make a referral, according to a study.
• 13:53

  More Low-Income Pupils Taking AP

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  Continuing a pattern from recent years, more students from low-income families are taking—and earning what is considered a passing score on—at least one Advanced Placement exam.
• 13:53

  Teamwork Seen As Key to Gains

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  Most principals and teachers say they believe creating school environments that allow educators to work together more would have a “major impact” on improving the chances for student success, according to a new national survey by MetLife Inc.
• 13:53

  Pa. District Accused of Spying On Students With Webcams

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  A federal lawsuit accuses the Lower Merion, Pa., school district of spying on students at home through school-issued laptop webcams.
• 13:53

  Fla. Magistrate Backs Student Disciplined for Facebook Posting

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  A high school student who set up a Facebook page to complain about her teacher—and was later suspended—had every right to do so under the First Amendment, a federal magistrate has ruled.
• 13:53

  Md. Superintendent Named Leader of Year

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  Elizabeth Molina Morgan, who leads the 21,850-student Washington County, Md., school district, has been named the 2010 Superintendent of the Year by the American Association of School Administrators.
• 13:53

  L.A. Schools Chief Proposes Cutting School Year by Six Days

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  The head of the Los Angeles Unified School District has proposed shortening the school year by six days in an effort to minimize layoffs as part of a looming budget deficit.
• 13:53

  Kansas City, Mo., Officials Ponder Closing Up to Half of Schools

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  Officials are considering a proposal to close half the district’s schools as they struggle to cut up to $50 million from the upcoming academic year’s budget.
• 13:53

  Idaho Says District Incorrectly Labeled ELL Students for Spec. Ed.

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  The state education department has found that the Nampa district incorrectly labeled English-language learners as eligible for special education services.
• 13:53

  Wake County, N.C., Superintendent to Resign at End of Academic Year

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  The superintendent of the Wake County, N.C., school district says he is resigning at the end of the school year, an announcement that shocked school board members.
• 13:52

  Online Learning

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  A report suggests that online technology could help secondary schools address coming teacher shortages, stretch education dollars, and expand learning opportunities for students.
• 13:49

  School Demographics

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  Nearly 3,000 public schools across the country enroll so few low-income students they might as well be called private schools, says a report.
• 13:44

  Wanted: Well-Trained Physics Teachers

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  A national task force has issued a strongly worded report raising concerns about the poor state of teacher education in physics and offering ideas to improve the situation.
• 13:07

  Home-Language Surveys for ELLs Under Fire

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  The method used to identify whether students need help learning English can be inaccurate or misused, some critics complain.
• 13:04

  Should Have, Could Have: What Parents Regret About High School

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  When his students' parents were asked about their high school years, their answers gave Robert L. Hampel a lesson on engagement.
• 12:35

  Snow's Aftermath: Calendar Crunch

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  State and district officials are looking at how to deal with the days lost to unprecedented snowfalls this month in Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, and elsewhere in a number of states.
• 12:28

  State of the States

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• 12:20

  Many Authorized STEM Projects Fail to Get Funding

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  Many of the science, technology, engineering, and math programs contained in the America COMPETES Act have never gotten money.
• 9:52

  Federal Judge Restricts Discussion in Laptop Flap

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  The unusual order, signed by a federal judge yesterday, means Lower Merion district officials can't discuss their laptop-camera controversy without alerting the plaintiff in the case.
• 9:17

  Experts Lay Out Vision for Future Assessments

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  In their scenario, challenging and complex analytical tasks would replace the factual-recall questions that dominate multiple-choice tests.
• 8:43

  Nepal Acts Swiftly on Education Aid Suspension

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• 8:40

  China Tells Schools to Shun Relief Agency Oxfam

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• February 22, 2010
• 12:38

  Taking School Safety Too Far?

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  Harsh conduct codes and heavy police presence may make schools less safe than more flexible measures, write Johanna Wald and Lisa Thurau.
• 12:28

  Audit: Wis. Virtual Schools Close to Capacity

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  The state's 15 virtual schools have been growing in popularity as an educational alternative for students.
• 12:20

  Program Uses Video to Teach Math, Physics

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  Virtual Nerd, a tutoring subscription service, uses online videos to teach concepts.
• 10:51

  House Committee to Hold Hearings on New ESEA

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  The process for reauthorizing the main federal education law is set to get under way in Congress.
• 9:11

  Next-Generation Assessment Systems

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  The future, Stanley N. Rabinowitz writes, will include more flexibility, multiple measures of achievement, different roles for government, and technical innovation.
• 9:09

  Backers of Magnet Schools Question Charter Push

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  Some scholars and activists are calling for the Obama administration to pay more attention to diversity in schools.
• February 19, 2010
• 15:34

  Blogs of the Week

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• February 18, 2010
• 13:32

  Suit: Pa. School Spied on Students Via Laptops

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• 9:16

  Ont. Legislation Creates All-Day Kindergarten

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• 9:12

  N.C. Backpedals on Shifts to History Standards

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• 9:04

  Lawmakers Debate N.M. Hispanic Education Act

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• 9:04

  Bigger Education Cuts Irk Nev. Lawmakers

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• 9:04

  Most Calif. Schools Bow Out of Race to Top Bid

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• 9:04

  Bill Gives N.M. Education Secretary More Flexibility

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• 9:04

  Mich. Education Dept. Seeks Reform Office Funds

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• 9:04

  Poor N.J. School Districts Hit Hard by Cuts

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• 9:04

  Va. Education Officials Decry K-12 Budget Cuts

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• 8:29

  Gates Awards 15 Grants for Common-Standards Work

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  The money will fund development of such teaching resources as course outlines, syllabuses, and assessments aligned to the standards.
• February 17, 2010
• 15:37

  Conn. Considering Seat Belts on School Buses

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• 13:32

  Fla. Legislature to Consider Class Size, Replacing FCAT

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• 10:37

  Citing Conscience, Wake Schools Chief Resigns

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  Del Burns declared Tuesday that he could no longer "in good conscience" work for the North Carolina county he has served for decades.
• 9:46

  Teacher Learning: Sine Qua Non of School Innovation

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  It isn't enough to bring new talent into the classroom or reward high performers, writes Stephanie Hirsh; innovation will require teachers who learn together and work collaboratively.
• 9:02

  Obama: No Weeknight TV for Malia, Sasha

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• 9:02

  Md. Speaker Hopes to Curb Gang Activity in Schools

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• 8:55

  Idaho School District Mislabeled English Learners

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• 8:55

  Teacher Teamwork Boosts High School's Math Results

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• 8:55

  Judge: Student's Online Rants Are Protected Speech

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• February 16, 2010
• 18:43

  Bill to Raise Kentucky Dropout Age Advances

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• 18:09

  Federal Initiatives Target Child Nutrition

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  A push for improved access to school meals and a White House-led anti-obesity campaign are among the Obama administration's efforts.
• 16:00

  Home-Language Surveys for ELLs Under Fire

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  The method used to identify whether students need help learning English can be inaccurate or misused, some critics complain.
• 9:30

  Celebrating Seymour Sarason

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  Michael Fullan, Andy Hargreaves, and Ann Lieberman pay tribute to the influential Yale University psychologist and educator, who died on Jan 28, and will be remembered, they write, as a "public intellectual," prolific writer, and mentor.
• 8:52

  Bill Would Lift Limits on Idaho Charter Schools

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• February 15, 2010
• 14:47

  K.C. District Ponders Closing Half of Its Schools

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• 14:47

  Schools Face Big Budget Holes as Stimulus Runs Out

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• 14:47

  N.J. Leg. Panel to Consider School Choice Measure

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• 14:47

  Wash. House Lets Schools Raise More Through Levies

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• 14:47

  String of Snow Days Deprives Many Students of Food

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• 14:46

  L.A. Superintendent Proposes Shortening School Year

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• 14:46

  Union, Parents Fight Closure of Older N.Y.C. Schools

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• February 12, 2010
• 10:09

  Gov. Pawlenty Pushes for Mayoral Control of Twin Cities Schools

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  The Minnesota Gov. said he supports giving the mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul authority that would require a change in state law.
• 9:22

  With Grants, NEA Fund Paves Its Own Path to Reform

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  Three districts receive awards from the NEA Foundation to improve instruction, close achievement gaps, and boost parent involvement.
• 9:16

  Houston Trustees OK Plan to Fire Failing Teachers

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• 9:16

  Program Uses Video to Teach Math, Science

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• 9:15

  N.J. Gov. Lays Out Plan to Close $2.2 Billion Budget Hole

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• February 11, 2010
• 15:19

  Haitian Children Begin Enrolling in U.S. Schools

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• 14:28

  'Untie My Hands': A Principal's Plea

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  Principals don't mind being held accountable, writes Gerald N. Tirozzi, but they want a few facts of their working lives factored in.
• 11:31

  Growing Popularity of AP Exams Brings Trade-Offs

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  As more students take Advanced Placement tests, including students from disadvantaged groups, the overall failure rate has climbed.
• 9:52

  In National First, Kentucky Adopts Common Standards

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  Three state education panels approve the move, even before the final version of the English/language arts and math standards is finished.
• 9:10

  Ore. House Votes to Allow Teacher Religious Garb

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• 9:07

  Lawmakers Approve N.M. Hispanic Education Act

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• 9:07

  School Levies Passing Across Washington State

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• 9:07

  San Fran. Schools Strengthen Program for Gay Students

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• February 10, 2010
• 16:19

  Concerns Raised About Impact of Stimulus on Equity

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  Short-term aid may have long-term consequences for funds targeting students with disabilities and other disadvantages, researchers say.
• 12:41

  Gov't Fitness Efforts Haven't Stemmed Kid Obesity

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• 12:41

  First Lady Begins Fight Against Childhood Obesity

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• 10:43

  Disadvantaged Students Continue AP Climb

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  Still, persistent gaps exist between low-income and minority students and their more-affluent peers on the Advanced Placement exams.
• 10:02

  Districts Consider Ending Salary Perk for Teachers

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  Houston-area school districts spend tens of millions of dollars a year on teachers with advanced degrees that studies show don't produce better student achievement.
• 9:14

  W.Va. Plan for Dropouts: Raise Eligible Age to 17

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• February 09, 2010
• 14:54

  Debate Heats Up Over Replacing AYP Metric in ESEA

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  The Obama administration calls for a shift toward measuring college and career readiness as it prepares proposals for revamping the law.
• 14:53

  State Lawmakers Warn of Federal Intrusion on Education

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  The National Conference of State Legislatures says the Obama administration is being too prescriptive.
• 14:45

  Audit: Wis. Virtual Schools Close to Capacity

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• 14:39

  Investing Quick Millions for Long-Term Results

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  Heather Zavadsky shows how Broad Prize-winning districts can teach other urban systems about using new federal funding well.
• 14:38

  Duncan's Katrina Remarks Spark Debate in New Orleans

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  The U.S. Secretary of Education said it was ‘dumb’ for him to characterize the hurricane as the 'best thing' that has happened to New Orleans’ education system.
• 14:34

  Rigorous Study Finds Abstinence Program Effective

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  Middle schoolers didn't receive a moral message, but were asked to think about how early sex could interfere with their goals and dreams.
• 14:34

  Some Public Schools Reopen in Haiti

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  Many public schools in Haiti reopened last week for the first time since the Jan. 12 earthquake, but most stayed closed, even in outlying provinces where damage was minimal.
• 14:30

  Atlanta Gets Teacher Grant

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• 14:29

  Edutopia to Go Online-Only; Chen Steps Down as Foundation Head

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• 14:28

  School Libraries Seek Relevance Through Virtual Access

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  Librarians' roles are shifting to address the demand for quality online content.
• 14:27

  Letter Mocking 2nd Grader Lands Suspension for Phoenix Principal

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• 14:24

  Education's Share of Some State Budgets Drops

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  Despite the stimulus, an analysis found a decline in the share of the state budget in 13 of 23 state plans examined.
• 14:22

  Nashville Middle School Eyed as State's First Charter Conversion

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  The effort to help fix Cameron Middle School could be part of a model for turning around Tennessee’s most troubled schools.
• 14:21

  Tenn. State Board Approves Guidelines on Teaching Bible

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  Legislation approved in 2008 authorizes a course for a "nonsectarian, nonreligious academic study of the Bible" in public schools.
• 14:20

  'Algebra-for-All' Push Found to Yield Poor Results

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  A trickle of studies suggest that in practice, getting students past the algebra hump is difficult and in some cases, didn't pay off.
• 14:19

  Ethics-Code Issue Irritant in Alabama

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  Alabama lawmakers have overturned Gov. Bob Riley’s veto and blocked a teacher code of ethics from being placed into the state code.
• 14:19

  Education Budget Plan Wielded as Policy Lever

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  But whether Congress will go along with the administration’s plans to cut and consolidate a raft of smaller programs remains unclear.
• 14:15

  Report Calculates Stimulus Saved 329,000 School Jobs Last Fall

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  In the last three months of 2009, the education portion of the federal economic-stimulus program paid for 329,551 school-related jobs, according to the latest reports from states and school districts.
• 14:12

  State of the States

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• 14:12

  Study: More Students Are Taking STEM Courses, But Gaps Remain

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  A recent study finds that 2005 high school graduates earned more credits in STEM courses than did students who received their diplomas in 1990.
• 14:11

  Federal Agency Told to Pay District In Mississippi for Katrina Damage

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  An arbitration panel says that FEMA should pay to repair damages to schools caused by the 2005 storm.
• 14:10

  Community College

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  An intervention program targeting lower-level mathematics students didn’t improve overall rates of withdrawal or failure, but did make a positive impact for part-time students and students enrolled in remedial math, a report finds.
• 14:08

  House Panel OKs Bill on Restraint, Seclusion

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  A House Committee approved a bill that would regulate the use of restraint and seclusion on students in schools, and require any use of such practices to be reported to parents.
• 14:06

  Title I

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  The Center for American Progress, in a pair of new reports, offers recommendations for revamping the formulas used in Title I.
• 14:05

  Blogs of the Week

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• 14:04

  Higher Education

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  Charitable giving to the nation’s colleges and universities declined 11.9 percent in 2009, to $27.85 billion, according to results of an annual survey.
• 14:02

  Autism Retraction

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  The British medical journal The Lancet announced last week that it has fully retracted a controversial study that linked autism to the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine.
• 14:01

  School Choice

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  A panel of scholars advances a bold plan for expanding the options that parents have for schooling their children.
• 13:58

  Charter Schools

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  Charter schools are more racially isolated than regular public schools in practically every state and large urban area in the United States, says a report.
• 13:28

  Standardized Realities

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  Jose Ferreira offers insights from his career in test preparation on some of the persistent questions about standardized tests.
• 13:23

  Tying Teacher Tenure to Student Scores Doesn’t Fly

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  Justin Snider tells why policymakers should be wary of tying teacher tenure and compensation to student test scores.
• 11:07

  Correction

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• 11:04

  Influential Author Dies

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• 9:10

  Work Begins on 'Next Generation' of Science Standards

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  A panel led by the National Research Council is trying to identify "core ideas" in each of the major science disciplines.
• 9:01

  States Rethink Policies on National-Board Teachers

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  Both the economy and a push to measure teacher effectiveness in new ways have led states to revamp funding for the certification.
• 8:50

  Ariz. Eyes Bigger Tax Breaks for Private School Scholarships

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• February 08, 2010
• 19:02

  ACLU Accuses Science Teacher of Religion Lessons

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• 10:20

  The Case for Literature

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Common standards should not take the joy and power of book reading away from students, Nancie Atwell writes.
• 9:17

  Recession Pushes Teens, Young Adults to the Edge

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• 9:17

  Engineering Class Shows Girls Male-Dominated Field

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• 9:16

  Va. Ed. Secretary Backs Range of Education Options

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• 9:16

  Despite College-for-All Push, Some Schools Keep Shop Classes

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• 9:16

  Philadelphia's EduCon Promotes Innovative Teaching

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• 9:16

  Teen Shot at Ala. Middle School Dies; Student Held

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• February 05, 2010
• 16:42

  Schools Stuck at Bottom Target of $3 Billion Push

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The infusion of federal stimulus money is intended to supercharge efforts to overhaul the worst-performing Title I schools.
• 16:40

  Race to Top Sets Stage for ESEA Reauthorization

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The Education Department is expected to keep championing many policies it has prodded states to adopt in the grant competition.
• 16:40

  Dueling Objectives Mark Stimulus at Halfway Point

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The long-term impact of the huge influx of federal education funding remains uncertain as the flow of $100 billion in aid continues.
• 16:40

  Multiple Stimulus Aid Streams Flow to Ed Tech

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  States and school districts are tapping into several pots of federal economic-stimulus money to rev up their educational technology.
• 16:40

  Private Sector Competes for Share of Stimulus Pie

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Both for-profit and nonprofit organizations are being tapped to play roles as the federal money opens new business opportunities.
• 16:40

  Title I, Spec. Ed. Aid Casts Long Stimulus Shadow

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Advocates worry that districts’ choices to use the money to fill budget gaps and avoid layoffs may come back to haunt them later.
• 16:40

  Stimulus Reflects Push for Teacher Effectiveness

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  The legislation emphasizes on-the-job performance as a gauge of teacher quality more than such criteria as formal credentials.
• 16:40

  Fiscal Stability Allows for Long View on Stimulus

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The extra funds offer Arkansas a chance for lasting investments, while officials remain aware that caution is the watchword in spending.
• 16:40

  Aid Lets Hard-Hit State Keep Programs Aloft

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Schools around Las Vegas made quick use of federal stimulus funding as Nevada copes with high unemployment and other problems.
• 16:40

  As Education's Funding Cliff Nears, Anxieties Rise

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  States and school districts are already mapping strategies to maintain their momentum after the federal stimulus aid stops flowing.
• 11:58

  Debate Heats Up Over Replacing AYP Metric in ESEA

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The Obama administration calls for a shift toward measuring college and career readiness as it prepares proposals for revamping the law.
• 11:33

  Obama Budget a Blueprint for Ed. Dept. Overhaul

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  But whether Congress will go along with the administration’s plans to cut and consolidate a raft of smaller programs remains unclear.
• 9:53

  Study Finds Wide Achievement Gaps for Top Students

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  An analysis of NAEP scores suggests policymakers should consider the needs of gifted students to address a persistent “excellence gap.”
• 8:55

  Rulings Cloud Issue of School MySpace Suspensions

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• 8:55

  King County Judge Rules State Failing Education

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• 8:55

  Nev. Schools Seek Flexibility With Budget Woes

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• 8:52

  Jindal Proposes Waivers from Education Laws

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• February 04, 2010
• 9:57

  Wash. Standardized Testing Is Going Digital

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Statewide about 25 percent of schools will participate in the pilot program. The rest of the students will take the paper-and-pencil test.
• 8:58

  U.S. Encyclopedia Sorry for Old Irish Civil War Goof

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• 8:58

  In Recession, R.I. Debates Helping Private Schools

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• February 03, 2010
• 16:58

  State School Boards Raise Questions About Standards

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Organizers of the initiative to create common standards explain that states must adopt English/language arts and math documents wholesale, or not at all.
• 10:10

  School Districts Scramble to Help Homeless Students

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Federal law requires that districts help with transportation so students don't have to disrupt their education when their families move.
• 10:10

  Data Group Turning to Use of Information

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Now that most states have built longitudinal systems, a report says, they need to help people make good use of them.
• 10:08

  Education Dodges Obama's 'Freeze' Pledge

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The president voiced support for K-12 education in a State of the Union speech that calls for freezing other domestic spending.
• 10:01

  Phila. District Considers Overhauling 14 Schools

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Parents, staff, and students at 14 schools put on the district's overhaul-eligible list Wednesday still are trying to figure out what the future might hold.
• 9:06

  Nevada Gov. Says Hundreds of Layoffs Possible

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• 9:06

  Miss. Proposes 'Abstinence Plus' Sex Ed. Option

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• 9:06

  Mo. Schools Seek Legal Loophole to Protect Students

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• 9:06

  Ariz. Principal Suspended Over Sarcastic Letter

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• February 02, 2010
• 18:03

  Ala. Lawmakers Override Governor on Teacher Ethics

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• 16:48

  New Critiques Urge Changes in Common Standards

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Groups writing the much-anticipated standards want to streamline the latest 200-plus-page draft and make it more user-friendly for educators.
• 16:00

  Digital Innovation Outpaces E-Rate Policies

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The federal program is seen as not keeping up with technological advancements that could help schools.
• 15:33

  Dilapidated S.C. School Scheduled To Be Replaced, Officials Announce

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Officials in a South Carolina town announced funding for a crumbling school President Obama had cited in a speech nearly a year earlier as an example of how the federal government should help with school construction.
• 15:32

  Texas Governor Wants to Tie Licenses to School Enrollment

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Gov. Perry said students should have to prove they're enrolled in school and working toward a diploma or a General Educational Development certificate if they want to get and keep a driver's license.
• 15:29

  Ala. Case on Racial Bias in Testing For Teachers Ends After 30 Years

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  A nearly 30-year-old racial-bias case that revamped the way Alabama tests teachers for certification was dismissed last week.
• 15:27

  Center on Technology, Learning Gets Inaugural Federal Funding

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The National Center for Research in Advanced Information and Digital Technologies has received a $500,000 congressional appropriation for 2010 for initial launch costs.
• 15:27

  Documentary on Schools' Failings Emerges as Hit at Film Festival

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  A documentary shown last month at the Sundance Film Festival uses the stories of children in several cities to make the case that American public education is failing.
• 15:07

  Foundation Official Named to Lead Consortium on Chicago Research

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The Consortium on Chicago School Research has named Paul Goren, a senior vice president at the Spencer Foundation, as its new director.
• 14:33

  College Gender Gaps

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  A report says that gaps between men and women in the nation’s colleges and universities have stopped growing in key areas, including enrollment and attainment of bachelor’s degrees.
• 14:31

  Study Finds Teen Pregnancies on the Rise

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  After declining or leveling off for 15 years, the pregnancy rate among U.S. teenagers rose again in 2006, a report published last week by the Guttmacher Institute says.
• 14:26

  Data Use

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  States and districts are making strides in building and making use of educational data systems, but educators still need models to help them connect what they learn from reviewing student data to improved instructional practices.
• 14:21

  The 'Boys Crisis'

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Besides lagging behind girls in academic performance, boys struggle more than girls do with a variety of mental-health issues, according to a new report.
• 14:20

  Gates Calls Teacher Grants a Risk

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Bill Gates describes his foundation's recent investment in developing evaluation systems to improve teacher effectiveness, saying there is a "high risk" the work could fail.
• 14:19

  Rating Teaching

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The level of student engagement in a class is a better measure of teaching success than standardized-test results, according to a survey of nearly 900 teachers.
• 14:17

  Charter Schools

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Although charter schools have experienced steady and robust growth over the past five years, they're still not in the mainstream of American public education, a new report says.
• 14:17

  Michigan Court Rules E-Mails Not Public

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  E-mail messages from teachers-union leaders don't become public records just because they're contained in a school district's computer system, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
• 14:06

  Ga. Senate Votes to Change Definition of 'Textbook'

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• 12:26

  State of the States

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• 12:17

  Blogs of the Week

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• 12:03

  Children's Author Snared in Mix-Up

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  In their rush to make sure that the author of a book on Marxism didn’t make it into the state’s new lineup of social studies standards, the Texas board of ed. ended up targeting a similarly named children’s author.
• 9:58

  Six States Sign On to School Turnaround Project

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The multistate effort seeks to remove the barriers that have hindered previous attempts to turn around low-performing schools.
• 9:11

  Duncan Apologizes for Katrina Remarks

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The U.S. Secretary of Education said it was "dumb" for him to characterize the hurricane as the "best thing" that has happened to New Orleans' education system.
• 9:10

  Arbitration: FEMA Must Pay Miss. School

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• 9:10

  Official: Germany's Jesuits Did Not Stem Sex Abuse

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• 9:05

  Lingle and Hawaii Board of Education Continue Spat

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• 9:05

  Mass. Immigrant Tuition Bill Is Likely Dead

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• 9:05

  Neb. Lawmakers to Hear In-State Tuition Arguments

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• 9:04

  Study: Experimental Class Aided Teen Abstinence

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• February 01, 2010
• 18:25

  Obama Budget Calls for Major Shifts on ESEA

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  The administration’s spending plan would change the law’s accountability rules and significantly increase funding for competitive-grant programs.
• 16:57

  State Lawmakers Unhappy With Obama Priorities

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Members of the National Conference of State Legislatures remain concerned that the federal government is playing too large a role in education policymaking.
• 15:51

  When Should Students Graduate ... And Who Should Decide?

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  To restore the value of a high school diploma, writes S.G. Grant, whole communities should have a role in setting and safeguarding standards.
• 15:49

  The Core Standards for Writing: Another Failure of Imagination?

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  If adopted, the proposed common-core standards for writing will kill the spirit that produces great literature and nonfiction, Edgar H. Schuster argues.
• 15:22

  Union, NAACP Sue Over N.Y.C. School Closings

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• 11:44

  Community Schools: Reform's Lesser-Known Frontier

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Lawmakers should do more to expand efforts to link schools with networks of social support, argues Sarah M. Fine.
• 11:24

  Student Dreams Shattered in Haiti's Earthquake

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• 10:14

  States Rush to Join Testing Consortia

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Hoping to win some of the $350 million at stake in Race to the Top money, most states have signed on with multiple common-assessment groups.
• 10:05

  Rise in Catastrophic Aid Claims Attracts Attention

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• 9:39

  Core Knowledge to Link Curriculum to Core Standards

   » ‎ Education Week American Education News Site of Record
  Satisfied with the standards crafted by the multistate initiative, the foundation will make free its content-focused K-8 sequence.