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Filling the Education Data Prescription

Dr. Jenny Rankin illustrates why data used with high-stakes consequences should always be made “over-the-counter” (embedding guidance for users) to…

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From LinkedIn: Jack Welch: Skip the Traditional MBA

https://youtu.be/cP-vmK27UdY&t=96s No living person is more closely linked with the concept of business leadership than Jack Welch. Even for those who have…

11 years ago

From District Administration: Magnet schools make a comeback

Districts rejuvenate specialized, themed programs to promote student success   by Mackenzie Ryan A t Nashville’s Pearl-Cohn Entertainment Magnet High…

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From BBC News: Niger meningitis: Schools shut to curb outbreak

A ll schools in and around Niger’s capital, Niamey, have been shut until Monday because of a meningitis outbreak that…

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NYT: Teachers’ Unions Fight Standardized Testing, and Find Diverse Allies

by Kate Taylor and Motoko Rich I n Florida, the teachers’ union has lobbied to limit the use of standardized…

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From CBS: Sir Ken Robinson on creative schools, transforming education

APRIL 21, 2015 –  The education reformer’s 2006 TED Talk on “How Schools Kill Creativity” is TED’s most-watched presentation ever,…

11 years ago

nprEd: Anti-Test ‘Opt-Out’ Movement Makes a Wave In New York State

by Anya Kamenetz Across New York state this week, some students are refusing to take a test, and they’re not…

11 years ago

From Nature: The PhD Factory

by David Cyranoski, Natasha Gilbert, Heidi Ledford, Anjali Nayar & Mohammed Yahia The world is producing more PhDs than ever…

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PBS Newshour: Why I’m telling some of my students not to go to college

by Jillian Gordon As the flowers start to bloom and it begins to look a little greener outside, many teachers…

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Mercury News: California vaccine legislation spurs legal debate over right to education

by Tracy Seipel SACRAMENTO — California’s Constitution spells out the right to a free public education, and lawmakers have fortified…

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