Overhauling Computer Science Education - 1 views
Overhauling Computer Science Education http://thejournal.com/Articles/2011/12/05/Overhauling-Computer-Science-Education.aspx?Page=1 Students from elementary school through college are learnin...
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Guest post: An 'Arab Spring' of free online higher education By Daniel de Vise - 2 views
Guest post: An 'Arab Spring' of free online higher education By Daniel de Vise http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/college-inc/post/guest-post-an-arab-spring-of-free-online-higher-education/201...
Teach for America: Liberal mission helps conservative agenda - 1 views
Teach for America: Liberal mission helps conservative agenda http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/teach-for-america-liberal-mission-helps-conservative-agenda/2011/12/25/gIQApoVZHP...
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...
Jamming the System: Standardized Tests, Automated Grading and the Future of Writing - 2 views
View slide show on original site. | View on Flickr on original site. Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning http://spotlight.macfound.org/blog/entry/jamming-the-system-standardized-t...
Globaloria Creator Idit Harel Caperton Discusses Her Recent Visit To East Austin Colleg... - 1 views
Globaloria Creator Idit Harel Caperton Discusses Her Recent Visit To East Austin College Prep http://blog.swkey.org/2012/03/12/idit-harel-caperton-interview/ Posted by Southwest Key on Mar 12, 201...
Most Texas Students Found not Ready for College - 3 views
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/05/education/most-texas-students-found-not-ready-for-college.html?ref=education standards in math and verbal skills on ACT, SAT and TAKS scores in 2010.
America's Next Educational Crisis - 1 views
America's Next Educational Crisis Posted: 07/ 1/11 11:51 AM ET http://www.huffingtonpost.com/franklin-schargel/americas-next-educational_b_883381.html High-quality teachers are critical to acc...
CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards - 3 views
I see this development as good and bad. Firstly, what will CS replace in current curricula? You cannot add something without giving up something else. That said, CS has the benefit of teaching e...
CHEATING ON THE SATS - 0 views
From CBS 60 Minutes [TV program], Sunday, January 1, 2012 -- you can view the segment at http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57348498/the-perfect-score-cheating-on-the-sat/ and also read the s...
Civil RIghts- CRP Statement on New Policy Guidance from Departments of Education and Ju... - 0 views
December 2, 2011 Today, the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice have issued long-awaited policy guidance to K-12 schools and colleges and universities across the U.S., about the ways in whi...
computer education week events - 1 views
Third Annual Computer Science Education Week Spotlights Importance of Standards and Local Efforts to Ensure Strong Workforce http://thejournal.com/Articles/2011/12/05/Overhauling-Computer-Science...
State High School Tests: Changes in State Policies and the Impact of the College and Ca... - 1 views
Last week, the Center on Education Policy released its 10th annual report on state high school testing policies. State High School Tests: Changes in State Policies and the Impact of the College and...
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...
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...
Building Schools Out of Clicks, Not Bricks - 2 views
Building Schools Out of Clicks, Not Bricks By D.D. GUTTENPLAN Published: April 22, 2012 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/23/world/europe/building-schools-out-of-clicks-not-bricks.htm...
Pathways to Prosperity Report , Harvard University - 1 views
"By concentrating too much on classroom-based academics with four-year college as a goal, the nation's education system has failed vast numbers of students, who instead need solid preparation for ...
Want your kid to be a scientist? Start in elementary school. - 0 views
Want your kid to be a scientist? Start in elementary school. By Priya Natarajan, Published: February 2 "What's your major?" Ask a college freshman this question, and the answer may be physics ...
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 ...
As regulations loom, a call for cooperation between states | Higher Ed | eSchoolNews.com - 0 views
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Claude Almansi on 27 May 11"May 25th, 2011 As online education rules loom, a call for cooperation between states Web-based colleges will more easily comply with state rules if leaders seek 'uniformity,' online education experts say as-online-education-rules-loom-a-call-for-cooperation-between-states By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor Members of an influential online-learning task force said states should create uniform standards for online colleges and universities, making it easier for institutions to comply with a federal rule that will prove costly and confusing to web-based schools."