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David Whitman’s new book, Sweating the Small Stuff, looks at Amistad Academy, KIPP, SEED, and other successful inner city schools that have done the best work at closing the achievement gap.  The book is winning early praise from the education cognoscenti.  But there’s a problem:  “I hate his subtitle,

Matthew Shepard Foundation is proud to announce its Cocktails & Dessert Reception being held in conjunction with the Democratic National Convention. The event will be held August 23 at the Westin Tabor Center and is being co-sponsored by the National Stonewall Democrats.

One of the good things about being on school holidays has been having some time to explore links that take me to blogs I haven’t had a chance to discover due to the demands on time when working.  There are two in particular that have caught my eye for different reasons. First discovery came from a tweet from Alec Couras.

    This past fall my fifth graders video-conferenced with Mr. Mayo’s eighth graders in Maryland. He wanted an authentic audience to give his students feed back on some “moral stories” his students had written and produced into 3 minute videos.

… Matt Johnston takes issue with the educational “fix” Slate proposes, which is to drastically change No Child Left Behind (yes, you read that right: Johnston takes a stance supporting NCLB — you’d better read his post for that reason … Read the rest here: The 166th Carnival of Education