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Obama Girls Start School With Photographers in Tow

Education Week - 5 hours 10 min ago

Obama girls start school with photographers in tow

Teacher Magazine - 5 hours 19 min ago

Former superintendent ordered to serve probation

Teacher Magazine - 5 hours 55 min ago

Newman trustees will meet to decide book ban

Teacher Magazine - 6 hours 32 min ago

D.C. Lawmaker to Seek Review of School Reform Effort

Washington Post Education - 7 hours 9 min ago

D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray said today he will seek an independent evaluator to assess the progress of public school reform in the District under Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee.

Moving Mathematics Out of Mediocrity

Education Week - 7 hours 31 min ago

"Applying the if-then deductive logic of classical geometry puts a strong K-12 mathematics program at the heart of America's long-term economic viability," says Steven Leinwand.

'21st-Century Skills' Focus Shifts W.Va. Teachers' Role

Education Week - 7 hours 31 min ago

As states increasingly emphasize the teaching of "content in application," teachers are no longer the purveyors of facts, but the facilitators of elaborate activities.

Academic Relevance Becomes Top Priority For W.Va. Educators

Education Week - 7 hours 31 min ago

Many of West Virginia’s educators are trying to tie them back to local communities by requiring students to present their work before decisionmakers.

The Productivity Imperative

Education Week - 7 hours 36 min ago

"The current economic crisis will challenge just about every public- and private-sector institution in America," write Marguerite Roza, Dan Goldhaber, & Paul T. Hill

Politics and Knowledge

Education Week - 7 hours 38 min ago

Mike Rose writes about "politics and knowledge, the way knowledge or being knowledgeable gets defined in the political moment."

Budget Pain Dampening K-12 Efforts

Education Week - 7 hours 53 min ago

Governors and state lawmakers are poised to kick off their toughest legislative sessions in years, with the hope of sparing K-12 education from deep budget cuts.