The Global Search for Educatio...
“In my view, historians will look on this era as a period of failed mandates, of willful and ignorant attacks on public education and...
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The Global Search for Educatio...
“Amidst debates about college access and affordability, we think the question of employer needs should sit at the core of higher...
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C. M. Rubin’s Global Education Report As the United States prepares to elect a new President this November, putting every student on...
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“What the US now needs is a learning Secretary who promotes challenging and joyful learning for all students, uplifting and impactful...
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AFT’s Weingarten: “The crucial question we face now is whether we have the political will to move away from the failed policies and...
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States are rethinking this train wreck. By Janice Shaw Crouse At least a dozen states are now delaying or rethinking their...
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…standards for young children are developmentally inappropriate. By Diane Ravitch – (CNN) — The U.S. Department of...
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…emphasis on economic achievement as the social purpose has left people with few resources with which to confront hard times....
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By Carol Burris – My music teacher, Doreen, brought me her second-grade daughter’s math homework. She was already fuming over...
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Joey Garrison – At the high point of the choreographed celebration, Gov. Bill Haslam turned to a video that let kids count down...
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Dr. Anne Hendershott – Last month, Florida Governor Rick Scott sent a letter to Arne Duncan, the U. S. Secretary of Education,...
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[*A positive note: If you typically listen to podcasts while you exercise, walk, or run, the following exposé on what is going on in...
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by Donna Garner I have been asked whether I believe parents can opt out their children from the data mining contained in the...
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Michael F. Shaughnessy Eastern New Mexico University 1) I understand that you have been making speaking, radio and TV appearances...
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[My heart is heavy as I consider the horrible shootings in the Newtown, Conn. elementary school today; and I realize that we are...
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Michael F. Shaughnessy – 1) First of all, you have recently released a white paper on Education. How did this come about...
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by Donna Garner 11.29.12 Race to the Top (RTTT-D) is a work-around by the Obama administration to send federal money with strings...
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Stop. Take a deep breath. What do we hope to accomplish with America’s new fanaticism for teacher evaluation? Other than ridding...
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The day after the Florida Republican Debate This is Gov. Perry’s press release dated 11.24.09 in which he stated the reason Texas...
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Beverly K. Eakman – The Obama administration is seducing states with $500 million grants to get them to enroll kids into...
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