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• Education — Mapping State Proficiency Standards Onto NAEP Scales: 2005-2007

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 153
  Mapping State Proficiency Standards Onto NAEP Scales: 2005-2007 Source: National Center for Education Statistics Since 2003, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has sponsored the development of a method for mapping each state’s standard for proficient performance onto a common scale—the ...
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• FoxNews Clueless on Education and Safety

  
  Education and Technology — Authority: 408
  I was watching FoxNews this morning because that is where the TV was set by my wife the night before. The three news anchors were talking about a student who had been expelled for stabbing or “poking”, as one anchor put it, another student with a sharp pencil. The anchors on this program thought that expelling the ...
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• Public School Graduates and Dropouts From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2006-07

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 153
  Public School Graduates and Dropouts From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2006-07 Source: National Center for Education Statistics This First Look report presents the number of high school graduates, the Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate (AFGR), and dropout data for grades 9 through 12 for public schools ...
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• Education — Fact Sheet: The Race to the Top

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 153
  Fact Sheet: The Race to the Top Source: White House, Office of the Press Secretary Providing a high-quality education to every young American is vital to the health of our nation’s democracy and the strength of our nation’s economy. In a 21st century world, education is no longer just a pathway to ...
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• Alliance Brief Examines Need To Reform Teacher Preparation Programs To Ensure That Students Meet High Expectations

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 153
  Alliance Brief Examines Need To Reform Teacher Preparation Programs To Ensure That Students Meet High Expectations Source: Alliance for Excellent Education The Alliance for Excellent Education released a brief today that offers a new vision for secondary teacher preparation that ensures teacher candidates possess ...
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• Students Get a Second Chance at Graduation: Voices from K-12

  
  Blackboard Blogs — Authority: 112
  In late September, I blogged about how online credit recovery programs help to increase graduation rates. As I mentioned, online credit recovery addresses different learning styles and paces, and helps students when they need it the most (see Credit Recovery eduviews publication ). At BbWorld ’09, we caught up ...
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• Greeley Tribune: biggest donor to school bullies

  
  The Amy Oliver Show — Authority: 108
  I just reviewed the campaign finance reports for the school bullies, a.k.a. Yes on 3A.  The largest single contributor to the campaign for  3A , the massive, forever property tax increase — the Greeley Tribune .  Our local newspaper donated $20,000 in advertising.  I wonder if they included all the ...
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• Complete Curriculum: An online educational resource for successful homeschooling

  
  PR Friend Press Releases — Authority: 155
  Flat rock, Michigan October 28, 2009– Educators Use COMPLETE CURRICULUM to Help Struggling Students and Their Parents.For decades, educators have been aware that students with learning styles that fall outside of the mainstream can have great difficulty functioning in the average school classroom. Many parents would ...
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• Multicultural education and hope for inclusiveness

  
  Midwest Voices - — Authority: 683
  By Lewis Diuguid, Kansas City Star Editorial Board Columnist In a workshop, Patty Bode provided a wonderful definition of multicultural education and how it can be put to use effectively to boost student achievement. read more
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• Education rights for American Indian children need protecting

  
  Midwest Voices - — Authority: 683
  By Lewis Diuguid, Kansas City Star Editorial Board Columnist Robert Cook gave people at a multicultural education convention in Denver a patriotic history lesson that was different from any that most people had heard before. read more
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• Education Reform - Not so Much.

  
  The Irascible Professor — Authority: 91
  .... We consult surgeons about surgical techniques, engineers about engines, and architects about skyscrapers. But when it comes to fixing our schools, we consistently rely on people who have absolutely no firsthand experience with real students or classrooms. No wonder education reform hasnt made schools better. ...
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• Complete Curriculum: An online educational resource for successful homeschooling

  
  Fast Press Releaser — Authority: 139
  Flat rock, Michigan October 26, 2009– Educators Use COMPLETE CURRICULUM to Help Struggling Students and Their Parents.For decades, educators have been aware that students with learning styles that fall outside of the mainstream can have great difficulty functioning in the average school classroom. Many parents would ...
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• Why National Democrats are Like Wile E. Coyote

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 741
  Illinois state senator James Meeks, an African American Democrat and long-time opponent of school choice, just switched sides . In doing so, he swells the small but growing ranks of Democrats in Florida, New Jersey, and the nation’s capital, among others, who support giving parents an easy choice between public ...
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• Dispelling The Myths Of An Online School

  
  Homeschool Facts — Authority: 462
  There are a lot of beliefs and myths about getting an education at an online school. Some of them are well-founded, but others are just our old notions that just wont go away no matter how much the...
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• Students, turn on your cell phones in class

  
  Midwest Voices - — Authority: 683
  By Lewis Diuguid, Kansas City Star Editorial Board Columnist La Vonne Neal surprised everyone at the opening session Wednesday of the 19th Annual International Conference of the National Association for Multicultural Education Convention in Denver. read more
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• Kids Appreciating Art

  
  Family Matters — Authority: 123
  Last weekend, we took the kids to see a sculptures exhibition on the beach. I love art and I want to expose my kids to any form of art, so I thought a day at the beach, walking barefoot and seeing an exhibition, would be well worth the one-hour trip. I also hoped it would be a great day after a very hectic week. ...
  2 weeks ago

• Forty Percent of America’s K-12 Teachers Appear Disheartened

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 153
  Forty Percent of America’s K-12 Teachers Appear Disheartened Source: Public Agenda Two out of five American K-12 teachers appear disheartened and disappointed about their jobs, according to new research by Public Agenda, a New York City-based nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization, and by Learning Point ...
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• Teaching for a Living: How Teachers See the Profession Today

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 153
  Teaching for a Living: How Teachers See the Profession Today Source: Public Agenda Everyone agrees that you can’t have good education without good teachers, but how do teachers see their profession? Why do people become teachers, what are their frustrations, and what reforms do they think would improve their ...
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• Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Local Education Agencies From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2007-08 – First Look

  
  Docuticker — Authority: 153
  Numbers and Types of Public Elementary and Secondary Local Education Agencies From the Common Core of Data: School Year 2007-08 – First Look Source: National Center for Education Statistics This First Look presents selected findings on the numbers and types of public elementary and secondary local education ...
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• New budget bill trims K-12 ed by less than 1 percent

  
  New Mexico Independent — Authority: 599
  Photo by Peter St. Cyr A budget bill that would cut K-12 education by less than 1 percent, while trimming the budgets of most state agencies nearly 8 percent, cleared the House late Thursday. Sponsored by Rep.  Luciano “Lucky” Varela , D-Santa Fe, HB 17 passed the House on a 37 to 31 vote. It now heads to the ...
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