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Autism & IDEA’s Place in U.S. Education

John McLaughlin, Ph.D. joined me for coffee to discuss Autism screening and the recent article in TIME about when parents…

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The Role History Plays in Today’s Dropout Crisis

Thought leader and community advocate Bill Milliken took time (see interview below) to share his thoughts on education reform today…

10 years ago

What Makes a Child a Creative Adult?

Too many parents, teachers, and school administrators falsely think that by putting children in high achieving science programs, music lessons,…

10 years ago

From NPR: School Arts Advocates Cheer New Education Measure

In this country, President Obama signed a new education law last week. Much of the focus has been on testing…

10 years ago

From The Atlantic: Testing U.S. Education Policies in Brazil

By Antonio Gois Tying teacher pay to student test scores. Creating public schools of choice with private operators. Setting common…

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AJC.com: Foundation says some education-oriented software “spies” on students

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the privacy of citizens in an age when websites, email providers…

10 years ago

From The Economist: Why private schooling is on the decline in England

England’s private schools are struggling to attract pupils. Although the number of school-age children has risen since 2008, independent schools…

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The Independent: Teacher pay chart shows world’s highest earning teachers

Teachers in England are among the best paid in the world – but they fall far behind those in Luxembourg,…

10 years ago

What Schools Can Learn from Hospitals

Over the past five months I have had two open-heart surgeries and as a result have spent three weeks in…

10 years ago

The Columbus Dispatch: Takeovers of lousy schools by parents never began

By Bill Bush If the state of Ohio’s transition to new proficiency tests didn’t kill the “parent trigger,” it’s put…

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