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The Nation's Report Card: U.S. History 2010 with Highlights from the 2009 High School T... - 1 views

Now Available! The Nation's Report Card: U.S. History 2010 with Highlights from the 2009 High School Transcript Study The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has just released The N...

Nation's Report Card US highlights High School transcript study NAEP

started by Bonnie Sutton on 14 Jun 11 no follow-up yet

Why education inequality persists - and how to fix it - 1 views

By Valerie Strauss This was written by John Jackson, president of the Schott Foundation for Public Education, and Pedro Noguera, the Peter L. Agnew professor of education at New York University. ...

Inequality education achievement trap high poverty minority . staffing of low income schools

started by Bonnie Sutton on 17 May 12 no follow-up yet

Action in a Shared World - 1 views

Action in a Shared World http://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentID=15739 by Geoffrey Hinchliffe - 2010 Background/Context: The background of the article is the continued interest in ...

Education as a part of the shared world should extend capabiliry for action

started by Bonnie Sutton on 21 Oct 11 no follow-up yet

Kohn: Why we have to save our schools - 1 views

Posted at 02:00 PM ET, 07/29/2011 Kohn: Why we have to save our schools By Valerie Strauss http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/kohn-why-we-have-to-save-our-schools/2011/07/29...

Dark ages of American History reform Answer sheet Alfie Kohn Anrhony Cody DOE corporate Lousy tests high stakes approach

started by Bonnie Sutton on 01 Aug 11 no follow-up yet

Finland and Shanghai.. a reminder post especially in the light of the NYTIMES article o... - 0 views

The Real Lessons of PISA By Diane Ravitch on December 14, 2010 9:13 AM Dear Deborah, When the results of the latest international assessment-the Program for International Student Assessment, or P...

Pisa sputnik moment achievement gap Shanghai Finland

started by Bonnie Sutton on 03 Jan 12 no follow-up yet

What Do We Need to Power Next Generation Assessment Systems? - 2 views

Press Releases Contact: Geoffrey Fletcher Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives and Communications 206-408-7125 gfletcher@setda.org http://www.setda.org/ ...

Assessmen Systems technology in American schools Next Generation assessment

started by Bonnie Sutton on 01 Aug 11 no follow-up yet

Transforming Higher Education with IT - 2 views

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2012 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Information Technology and Innovation Foundation 1101 K Street NW (Suite 610A) Washington, DC 20005 President Obama recently an...

started by Bonnie Sutton on 21 Feb 12 1 follow-up, last by Bonnie Sutton on 21 Feb 12

New Ideas to Advance STEM Education in the US - 1 views

Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank unveiled findings from the Economics and Statistics Administration's (ESA) third and final report on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jo...

Education Technology Innovation Competitiveness U.S. Economic Growth

started by Bonnie Sutton on 12 Sep 11 1 follow-up, last by Bonnie Sutton on 12 Sep 11

Why school reform can't ignore poverty's toll - 1 views

Why school reform can't ignore poverty's toll http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/why-school-reform-cant-ignore-povertys-toll/2011/10/07/gIQAYPHMUL_blog.html By Valerie Strauss...

started by Bonnie Sutton on 10 Oct 11 no follow-up yet

Call for Chapters Common Core Mathematics Standards and Implementation of Digital Techn... - 0 views

http://www.igi-global.com/authorseditoCommon Core Mathematics Standards and Implementing Digital Technologies 9 Editors: Drew Polly, Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA Call f...

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started by Bonnie Sutton on 20 Feb 12 no follow-up yet

Report Dissects the Data on Underrepresented Students in STEM - 4 views

Here are my remarks on the recommendations. 1. Definitely improve training and support for science and math teachers. Change the way education colleges prepare these people. 2. Definitely expand...

Underrepresented Students STEM findings minorities

started by Bonnie Sutton on 12 Apr 12 3 follow-ups, last by Harry Keller on 14 Apr 12

Diane Ravitch Calls Herself A Voice For Teachers, In A Cruel Reform Movement - 3 views

Posted: 01/25/2012 2012 Professor Diane Ravitch is a big voice in education policy and a huge critic of No Child Left Behind. Yet, as former Assistant Secretary of Education under Preside...

Education Teachers Diane Ravitch Teach For America Career And Technical College Degree Dropouts George h. w. Bush Interns No Child Left Behind Schools Vocational News

started by Bonnie Sutton on 28 Jan 12 no follow-up yet

Making Schools Work - 1 views

OPINION By DAVID L. KIRP Making Schools Work http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/20/opinion/sunday/integration-worked-why-have-we-rejected-it.html?ref=education AMID the ceaseless and cac...

Segregation integration transforming schools Brown vs Board of education

started by Bonnie Sutton on 23 May 12 no follow-up yet

The 'New' American Dilemma: STEM and Minorities - US News and World Report - 1 views

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2011/10/11/the-new-american-dilemma-stem-and-minorities The 'New' American Dilemma: STEM and Minorities - US News and World Report www.usnews.com The 'New' A...

STEM Broadening Engagement Minorities workforce readiness

started by Bonnie Sutton on 14 Oct 11 no follow-up yet

Ed Tech Not Immune from Civil Rights Obligations, Feds Advise -- THE Journal - 1 views

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Claude Almansi on 02 Jun 11

By David Nagel 05/26/11 "...The United States Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights Thursday issued a "dear colleague letter" to public K-12 institutions (as well as a separate letter to higher education institutions) and a set of answers to frequently asked questions that expands on a letter sent out exclusively to college and university presidents last June (DCL). In the FAQ, OCR makes explicit some legal obligations of all education institutions, including K-12 institutions, to "ensure equal access to the educational benefits and opportunities afforded by the technology and equal treatment in the use of the technology for all students, including students with disabilities." At the same time, the FAQ said the intent is not to stifle the use of new and emerging technologies, but to "remind everyone that equal access for students with disabilities is the law and must be considered as new technology is integrated into the educational environment. ..."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">By David Nagel 05/26/11 "...The United States Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights Thursday issued a "dear colleague letter" to public K-12 institutions (as well as a separate letter to higher education institutions) and a set of answers to frequently asked questions that expands on a letter sent out exclusively to college and university presidents last June (DCL). In the FAQ, OCR makes explicit some legal obligations of all education institutions, including K-12 institutions, to "ensure equal access to the educational benefits and opportunities afforded by the technology and equal treatment in the use of the technology for all students, including students with disabilities." At the same time, the FAQ said the intent is not to stifle the use of new and emerging technologies, but to "remind everyone that equal access for students with disabilities is the law and must be considered as new technology is integrated into the educational environment. ..."</div>

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Claude Almansi on 02 Jun 11

Complements http://etcjournal.com/2010/07/06/ebook-readers-attempting-to-bugger-the_blind-bad-for-business/ and perhaps http://etcjournal.com/2011/03/19/nyu-northwestern-schools-adopting-google-apps-discriminate-against-the-blind/

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Complements <a href="http://etcjournal.com/2010/07/06/ebook-readers-attempting-to-bugger-the_blind-bad-for-business/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://etcjournal.com/2010/07/06/ebook-readers-attempting-to-bugger-the_blind-bad-for-business/</a> and perhaps <a href="http://etcjournal.com/2011/03/19/nyu-northwestern-schools-adopting-google-apps-discriminate-against-the-blind/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://etcjournal.com/2011/03/19/nyu-northwestern-schools-adopting-google-apps-discriminate-against-the-blind/</a></div>

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Digital Learning Day - 0 views

Digital Learning Day - A Movement's Defining Moment by Ferdi Serim Posted on February 1st, 2012 Digital Learning Day - A Movement's Defining Moment By Ferdi Serim With over four times the partici...

Ferdi Serim Digital Learning Day

started by Bonnie Sutton on 01 Feb 12 no follow-up yet

Broadband Adoption Key To Jobs and Education Connect To Compete - 1 views

Connect To Compete Overview http://www.ednetinsight.com/news-alerts/featured-news/broadband-adoption-key-to-jobs-and-education.html Washington, DC - Last week, Chairman Genachowski unveiled his pr...

connect to Compete Genachowski Pew Charitable Trust national effort address the digital divide

started by Bonnie Sutton on 21 Oct 11 no follow-up yet

The New Digital Divide - 2 views

December 3, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/04/opinion/sunday/internet-access-and-the-new-divide.html The New Digital Divide By SUSAN P. CRAWFORD FOR the second year in a row, the Monday...

technology broadband video on demand powerful cable companies high speed wired second class wirless

started by Bonnie Sutton on 04 Dec 11 no follow-up yet

Dear Michelle Rhee: About that teacher evaluation study - 2 views

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/dear-michelle-rhee-about-that-teacher-evaluation-study/2012/01/20/gIQA0iVSGQ_blog.html Dear Michelle Rhee: About that teacher evaluation study...

Teacher evaluation study Michelle Rhee

started by Bonnie Sutton on 22 Jan 12 no follow-up yet

The True Cost of High School Dropouts - 3 views

The True Cost of High School Dropouts By HENRY M. LEVIN and CECILIA E. ROUSE Published: January 25, 2012 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/opinion/the-true-cost-of-high-school-dropouts.html ...

started by Bonnie Sutton on 31 Jan 12 no follow-up yet

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