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PBS Newshour: The road to College Signing Day starts in Middle School

by Kyla Calvert Mason May 1 is decision time for graduating high school seniors. Today is the day that most…

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WST: The Bad News (Poverty) and Good News (Education), Millennial Parents

by Josh Zumbrun Much has been written about millennials–the nickname for the generation of young people born in the 1980s and…

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From BBC News: Global ‘100 year gap’ in education standards

When it comes to education the differences between the developed and developing worlds remain stark. There has been a convergence…

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The Man Behind the Curtain: How Top-Down Politics Are Destroying School Climate and Teacher Innovation

“I am Oz, the Great and Terrible,” spoke the Beast, in a voice that was one great roar. “Pay no…

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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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After-school Activities: New Rules for 21st Century Kids

When I was growing up in Minnesota in the 1960s, “after-school activities” for me meant walking out my family’s back…

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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 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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From Lohud: Schools seeing high opt-out rates

Mahopac is leading the pack, with a 50% opt-out rate by Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy Thousands of parents expressed disapproval of the…

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