Policy & Regulation: Page 134
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Is Campbell Brown replacing Michelle Rhee as the face of ed reform?
Salon's Jeff Bryant describes the journalist-turned-activist as an "education Ann Coulter."
By Allie Gross • July 24, 2014 -
New York schools miss univeral pre-K opportunity
Despite the state allocating funds for the programs, many districts did not submit applications.
By Allie Gross • July 24, 2014 -
Huffington Post compares Kids Count report's best and worst states
What separates Nevada from Massachusetts?
By Allie Gross • July 24, 2014 -
Oregon ed officials: Too early to use Common Core for teacher evals
The state's Department of Education and the Portland School Board agree that the Common Core assessments are too new to accurately evaluate teachers.
By Allie Gross • July 24, 2014 -
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools distributes PR messaging guide
Washington Post columnist Valerie Strauss got her hands on the 18-page document and laid out the details.
By Allie Gross • July 23, 2014 -
Philadelphia School District turns to the public for ideas
The "School Redesign Initiative" asks parents, educators, principals, universities, and community organizations to help the fiscally strained district turn itself around.
By Allie Gross • July 23, 2014 -
Arizona wrestles to employ established teachers
An influx of new teachers combined with a wave of retirements is leaving few classroom veterans.
By Allie Gross • July 22, 2014 -
Vox lists the best New Yorker articles on education
These are the 12 articles to read while the magazine's archives are open for the next three months.
By Allie Gross • July 22, 2014 -
Washington state denied NCLB waiver
The state wanted exemption from sending parental notification letters for failing schools.
By Allie Gross • July 22, 2014 -
Obama's 'My Brother's Keeper' initiative expands with 60 urban districts
Several private and non-profit organizations also pledged support to the effort to improve educational outcomes for black and Latino boys.
By Roger Riddell • July 21, 2014 -
Georgia schools seeking loopholes in healthy food standards
Under consideration: Giving every school a 30-day exemption.
By Allie Gross • July 21, 2014 -
Texas ed board to visit charter schools across U.S.
Board members will visit charter school networks that want to open schools in the Lone Star State.
By Allie Gross • July 21, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Education Fixation: The week ahead in ed news
Find out about strange campus traditions, for-profit investigations, and more this week on Education Dive!
By Roger Riddell • July 20, 2014 -
Tacoma district apologizes to teacher fired for being gay in 1972
Over 40 years after the fact, and eight years after the passage of an anti-discrimination law, a Washington social studies teacher is finally getting closure.
By Allie Gross • July 18, 2014 -
Nebraska unveils early education rating system
"Step Up to Quality" allows parents and guardians to evaluate early education programs.
By Allie Gross • July 18, 2014 -
Montana considers universal pre-K
The state is currently one of eight that do not offer publicly-funded pre-K.
By Allie Gross • July 18, 2014 -
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Report: Pre-K should be structured like K-12
A new report from the non-partisan New America Foundation sees pre-K learning as an integral part of the K-12 experience.
By Allie Gross • July 17, 2014 -
Michelle Obama promotes arts education at Grammy luncheon honoring Janelle Monae
The luncheon was held to honor Monae and high school teacher Sunshine Cavalluzzi.
By Allie Gross • July 17, 2014 -
Indiana Ed. Board member pins chaos on Supt. Ritz
In an Indianapolis Star column, at-large State Board of Education member Gordon Hendry says the ed chief creates conflict instead of engaging in rational debate.
By Allie Gross • July 17, 2014 -
Biggest challenge for educators? Individualized learning
An informal survey conducted at ISTE by Edmentum details which of seven major challenges is top of mind for educators.
By Roger Riddell • July 16, 2014 -
Albert Shanker Institute: Communication required for successful school reforms
A new post on the organization's blog posits that reform efforts fail when teachers don't have the time to work with each other.
By Allie Gross • July 16, 2014 -
Wyoming newspaper finds racial discrepancies in punishment
According to the Casper Star-Tribune, data from the 2012-13 school year reveals minority students being disproportionately punished compared to white peers.
By Allie Gross • July 16, 2014 -
Missouri bill will replace Common Core
Gov. Jay Nixon signed a bill this week calling for a group of parents and educators to create standards that will replace the Common Core.
By Allie Gross • July 16, 2014 -
Test scores to be phased into New Jersey teacher evals
As anticipated, Gov. Chris Christie announced that teacher evaluations will begin to include student test scores
By Allie Gross • July 16, 2014 -
Charles Koch Institute bringing school choice forum to Nashville
A panel talk on the agenda will feature charter school and conservative think tank reps.
By Roger Riddell • July 15, 2014
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