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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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Republican Candidates Court Homeschooling Families in Iowa

by Catherine Lucey DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Eight years after Mike Huckabee tapped the support of evangelical homeschooling families…

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Despite major gains, world’s education goals far from achieved

9 April 2015 – Just one third of countries have achieved all the measurable education goals set in 2000 and…

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