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Education Week: Teacher-Evaluation Reins Loosen Under NCLB Waivers

Photo credit: Medill DC  By Alyson Klein Perhaps no single K-12 policy is more closely associated with the Obama administration…

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From The Hechinger Report: can u fix education w/txts?

Photo credit: Buzzfarmers By Chris Berdik Facing some of America’s biggest education challenges, Benjamin Castleman thinks small. In his new…

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Muslim teen Ahmed Mohamed creates clock, shows teachers, gets arrested

by Ashley Fantz and AnneClaire Stapleton (CNN) When Ahmed Mohamed went to his high school in Irving, Texas, Monday, he…

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De Blasio to Announce 10-Year Deadline to Offer Computer Science to All Students

Mayor de Blasio to require all NYC public schools to offer computer science classes to every student within 10 years,…

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From BBC News: Computers ‘do not improve’ pupil results, says OECD

By Sean Coughlan, Education Correspondent Investing heavily in school computers and classroom technology does not improve pupils’ performance, says a…

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From NBC News: The Education Start-Up Backed by Mark Zuckerberg

Photo credit: The Crunchies by Harriet Taylor This week, children across the country went back to school, and many are…

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In Chicago, neighborhood organizers go on hunger strike — to get their school back

Photo credit: Christopher Webb by The Takeaway’s T.J. Raphael A dozen parents and community activists in Chicago are on hunger…

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Washington’s charter schools: Officials can’t agree on how to save them

by Debbie Cafazzo and Melissa Santos A week after the state Supreme Court declared Washington’s charter schools unconstitutional, the outlook…

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American adults get a D in science; 22% confuse astronomy and astrology

Photo credit: futurescienceleaders.org by Karen Kaplan Americans get a D in science. So says the Pew Research Center, which issued…

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The Literacy Site Blog: Bulging Backpacks: 10 Ways to Lighten Your Child’s Backpack

Photo credit: Woodleywonderworks School children have to carry a heavy load of notebooks, supplies and textbooks, resulting in a bulky…

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