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As I end my week of guest blogging at change.org I realize that while I have discussed what our schools are really about, what technology really means, how to change our schools, how to find the be...

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A recent report commissioned by Common Sense Media about the use of cell phones and the internet for cheating (see story: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=59295) is representative of how students and adults can look at the same behavior or activity and have very different perceptions of technology's impact.

The Richardson Independent School District (RISD) in Dallas, TX has used a new approach on testing for several years now with the program TI MathForward.

There will be many sessions about NAEP at the 2009 National Conference on Student Assessment.