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Sorting Children Into 'Cannots' and 'Cans' Is Just Racism in Disguise - washingtonpost.com - 0 views

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shared by Jeff Johnson on 20 Jan 09 - Cached
  • Jeff Johnson on 20 Jan 09
     
    Tomorrow marks a turning point in the history of our schools as well as our country. Note how the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., whom we honor today, had to confront the cold, hard, in-your-face prejudice of a legally segregated system, while the next president, Barack Obama, speaks of a softer negligence, illuminated by the frequently heard phrase, "These kids can't learn."
Jeff Johnson

All Tech Considered : NPR - 0 views

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shared by Jeff Johnson on 31 Mar 09 - Cached
  • Jeff Johnson on 31 Mar 09
     
    Every Monday, All Things Considered will air its new series called All Tech Considered to explore the sometimes daunting - always changing - world of technology. Are you baffled by your cell phone? Wondering what your kids mean when they say they're tweeting on Twitter? Whatever it may be, All Tech Considered is here to explore it with you."
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Dropout rates high, but fixes under way | csmonitor.com - 0 views

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shared by Professional Learning Board on 13 Mar 07 - Cached
  • Dropout rates high, but fixes under way Survey: 9 of 10 students had passing grades when they left.
  • Nearly a third of high school students don't graduate on time
  • "The problem is solvable."
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  • Already this year, Massachusetts, Colorado, West Virginia, New Hampshire, and Indiana, among others, are seeking to raise the legal dropout age or limit the reasons students can leave school.
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      Professional Learning Board on 13 Mar 07
       
      And this is how we solve the problem?!?
    • Professional Learning Board
      Professional Learning Board on 13 Mar 07
       
      And this is how we solve the problem?!?
  • emphasizes that the reasons kids leave school are complex and not always focused on academics.
  • "But once people started to get a handle on the fact that the true statistics were closer to one-third of all students [dropping out] and in some school districts closer to 80 percent ... we've had broad bipartisan support."
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Club VTech - Kids' Area - 0 views

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Small-town Minnesota school is big on the Web - 0 views

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shared by Professional Learning Board on 13 Mar 07 - Cached
  • "Clearly, we have not been in a mode of reducing staff and cutting expenditures, like most districts have. That pressure has been relieved."
  • Although interest in online education is growing, it's unlikely to replace traditional learning, said Minnesota Education Commissioner Alice Seagren.
  • That could help retain students who might look elsewhere under the state's open-enrollment system -- a crucial issue, because state money follows the student.
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  • "I think people are still very much wanting their students to have a real person in the classroom," she said.
  • "But you can provide that student with an online class, and that kid will stay in that school district."
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