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Education World: TechCHAT: Talking Hour of Code with a UCF Education Professor

Dr. Megan Nickels is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education in the College of Education and Human Performance at the…

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NYT: House Restores Local Education Control in Revising No Child Left Behind

By Enmarie Huetteman and Motoko Rich WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday approved a sweeping bill to revise the contentious…

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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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NPR: In Indiana, Raising the Bar Raises Questions about Special Education

By Claire McInerny  A generation ago, a high school diploma could open doors, especially to well-paying manufacturing jobs. But today,…

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Teaching Social Studies in a STEM-Focused World

Anyone who pays attention to K-12 education, even with an occasional glance, knows that the U.S. is obsessed with STEM.…

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Latin Post: Latinos and STEM Education: Nuestro Futuro Latino Education Conference Spurs Students Toward High Tech Careers

By Robert Schoon While there is a dearth of diversity in Silicon Valley, high-tech industries in the U.S. are expanding…

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Hechinger Report: Can Real Global Learning Happen Online?

This fall, after getting to know each other in online video exchanges, some Ugandan high school students told a group…

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From Forbes: How To Fix Education In America

By Robert Reiss Pretty much everyone in America agrees on the importance of our education system. And yet, consider these…

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Huff Post Education: An Open Letter to Mark Zuckerberg About Education, a Former Classmate

By Emily Talmage Dear Mark, You probably don’t remember me, but we were students together at Phillips Exeter Academy 15…

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The Atlantic: How Parental Incarceration Affects a Child’s Education

By Alia Wong This past summer, The Atlantic’s Sarah Yager wrote about the rising popularity of prison nurseries as a…

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