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From U.S. News: Bridging the Democratic Divide

Could Hillary Clinton bring together a party splintered over education policy? by Allie Bidwell Outside of local elections, education policy…

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From NPR: Raising Graduation Rates with Questionable Quick Fixes

Photo credit Chris Moncus by Cory Turner What’s in a number? To many, 81 percent is a success story. It’s…

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NYT: Sweet Briar College’s Closing Temporarily Blocked by Virginia Supreme Court

by the Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — The Supreme Court of Virginia has temporarily blocked the planned closing of Sweet…

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The State of Education: A Conversation with Educator/Author David Greene

Author and educator David Greene talks about the state of education in the U.S.  Greene discusses several topics, including standardized…

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Education Week: ‘Nation’s Report Card’ to Gather Data on Grit, Mindset

by Sarah D. Sparks The nation’s premiere federal testing program is poised to provide a critical window into how students’…

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RT: Moscow protesters rally against budget cuts in science, education

Over 3,000 protesters have gathered in Moscow to call for science and education reforms in Russia, amid budget cuts and…

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From Education Week: Graduation Rate Hits High, But Some Groups Lag

Photo credit:  Sakeeb Sabakka New data show that 81 percent of class of 2013 graduated in four years by Holly…

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BBC News: How US students get a university degree for free in Germany

by Franz Strasser While the cost of college education in the US has reached record highs, Germany has abandoned tuition…

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Share Your Data Pain With Us!

We will keep it short and sweet: Data decisions can be tricky for districts to navigate — sometimes downright mind-numbing.…

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The Chicago Sun-Times: Emanuel looking for his 4th CPS CEO – but who’d want the job?

Photo Credit: Daniel X. O’Neil by Fran Spielman and Lauren FitzPatrick WANTED: CEO for nation’s third-largest public school system to…

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