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Education Week: Teacher-Evaluation Reins Loosen Under NCLB Waivers

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

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

Photo credit: BuzzfarmersBy Chris BerdikFacing some of America’s biggest education challenges, Benjamin Castleman thinks small. In his new book, The…

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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 was…

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

Photo credit: Bill de Blasioby Kate Taylor and Claire Cain MillerTo ensure that every child can learn the skills required…

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

By Sean Coughlan, Education CorrespondentInvesting heavily in school computers and classroom technology does not improve pupils' performance, says a global…

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

Photo credit: The Crunchiesby Harriet TaylorThis week, children across the country went back to school, and many are going into…

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

Photo credit: Christopher Webbby The Takeaway's T.J. RaphaelA dozen parents and community activists in Chicago are on hunger strike over…

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

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

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

Photo credit: futurescienceleaders.orgby Karen KaplanAmericans get a D in science.So says the Pew Research Center, which issued a report Thursday on…

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

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

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