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SunSentinel: Is Florida’s new test valid? Study due Sept. 1 should give answers

Photo credit: Timlewisnm by Leslie Postal The study to determine whether Florida’s new standardized test is a valid one is…

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NPR: New Orleans Schools, 10 Years After Katrina: Beacon Or Warning?

by Anya Kamenetz On Sept. 15, 2005, two weeks after Katrina and the levee breaches, I drove with my parents…

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: School takeover plan foes see threat to local control of education

Photo credit: Woodleywonderworks by Ty Tagami The vote is more than a year away, but debate over Gov. Nathan Deal’s…

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From Inside Higher Ed: Defining College

Photo credit: KitAy by Paul Fain WASHINGTON — The Association of American Colleges and Universities has worked to make its…

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From BloombergView: Sheltered Students Go to College, Avoid Education

Photo credit: John Morgan by Megan McArdle If you’ve reached that crotchety age I’m at, you may be as mystified…

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ESEA Explained: Why It Still Shapes Every School

Explore the politics of ESEA and Title I with expert insights on federal education policy, program evaluation, and the impact…

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NYT: Teacher Shortages Spur a Nationwide Hiring Scramble (Credentials Optional)

by Motoko Rich ROHNERT PARK, Calif. — In a stark about-face from just a few years ago, school districts have…

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From U.S. News: Schooling the GOP Candidates

Photo Credit: Theresa Thompson by Gerard Robinson Here’s what education activist Campbell Brown should ask the 2016 GOP hopefuls. Read…

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From NPR: High Schoolers and Snooze Buttons: A National Health Crisis?

by Claudio Sanchez “If a kid is in first period when they should still be asleep, how much are they…

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From USA Today: Does cursive writing still have cred?

Photo Credit: Caleb Roenigk by Suzanne Wright My mother, now in her 70s, has beautiful handwriting. As a young girl,…

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