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Focus Education reform's next big thing: Common Core standards ramp up
Common Core standards are aimed at building students' critical thinking skills, and 46 states have adopted them. But critics say the methods are unproven and the education reform is moving too fast.
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In Atlanta cheating scandal, one culprit may be standardized testing
Some educators say the Atlanta cheating scandal is a warning sign of the dangers and perverse incentives that can result from a policy that stakes so much on standardized testing results.
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Shocked by Sandy Hook, South Dakota allows teachers to arm themselves
A bill signed by South Dakota's governor Friday allows districts to create firearms-training programs for teachers. The program is not mandatory, but it still worries some educators.
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Change Agent Gates, Zuckerberg champion computer programming in a new nonprofit video
Bill Gates, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey lobby for the teaching of computer coding in a new video produced by the nonprofit group Code.org.
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California shooting: Teacher talks down shooter, allowing students to escape
One student is critically wounded, two others injured, in a rural California high school where, just hours before, school officials had been reviewing lockdown procedures for such a case.
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Sandy Hook students return, putting spotlight on need to help children cope (+video)
Counselors are at Sandy Hook Elementary School, but a survey finds that 93 percent of US teachers say they’ve never received training on how to support students who have lost a loved one.
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New school, new routines: what awaits Sandy Hook students Thursday
The students of Sandy Hook Elementary will return to school – in a different building – Thursday morning. Many things have changed since the Dec. 14 massacre that killed 26 students and staff, but the school is trying to create as much continuity as possible for kids.
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Unused school offers Sandy Hook a new home, and path forward
Sandy Hook teachers are recreating classrooms, and parents and children are touring the unused school just six miles away that has rushed to get ready. Even the color scheme will be familiar.
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Change Agent 'Parent power' film stirs hopes among education reform activists
Reviewers called it trite and dull, but education reformers on both the left and right have hailed 'Won't Back Down' as a potential game-changer for public education.
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Maggie Gyllenhaal in 'Won't Back Down' takes on public schools
'Won't Back Down': a hot-button topic, but too many holes.
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Education report: Shortcomings of US schools pose national security threat
Former secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and former New York City schools chancellor Joel Klein cochaired a task force that released its report Tuesday.
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Obama’s reelection campaign moves into high gear
Like all first-term presidents, Barack Obama has been running for reelection since the day he took office. But recent days have seen a flurry of activity, including the unleashing of Vice President Joe Biden.
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State of the Union: What can Obama do about college tuition?
President Obama hit hard on college tuition costs in his State of the Union speech, calling on Congress to extend the tuition tax credit and to stop student loan interest from doubling in July.
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Can new No Child Left Behind law pass before 2012 elections?
A new No Child Left Behind bill is finally getting a hearing in the Senate Wednesday – after three years of sitting in limbo. The bill has bipartisan support, and plenty of detractors.
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Is Alabama immigration law creating a 'humanitarian crisis'?
With the Alabama immigration law taking effect, some 2,000 Hispanic students didn't attend school Monday. Teachers unions and Hispanic activists are voicing their concerns.
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No Child Left Behind: with waivers, Obama offers states flexibility
No Child Left Behind is under fire, with President Obama offering waivers to some states, allowing them to pursue their own plans for school improvements and accountability.
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Americans love teachers but split over teachers’ unions, poll shows
Americans show strong support for public-school teachers, according to a new poll. But a partisan divide exists over the role of teachers' unions.
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Teacher layoffs ahead: Should seniority prevail? Six considerations.
Thousands of teachers are being notified this spring that their jobs are in jeopardy – and many of those layoffs may actually occur, given the severe budget crises affecting state and local governments. The result is renewed scrutiny of the seniority rules that govern layoffs in many states. Just in the past month, Florida has done away with such rules, and Georgia is on its way.
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Here's an idea: Teachers and school officials unite on education reform
Some 150 schools districts sent officials, school board members, and teachers union reps to Denver this week to hear how collaboration can improve student achievement and boost education reform. Can history of acrimony be overcome?
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Drive for education reform has teachers unions on the defensive
Even supporters of teachers unions have been critical of them in recent months, forcing unions to collaborate with school districts on education reform as never before.
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Teachers' union target Michelle Rhee to raise $1 billion for education reform
Former D.C. schools chancellor Michelle Rhee, famous for battling teachers' unions, creates Students First to forward her education reform priorities.
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Education reform: Have business-savvy officials improved big-city schools?
Big-city mayors have been turning to leaders from the business world to push their agenda of education reform. Critics say schools need leadership from educators.
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Linking teachers and student test scores gains some momentum
The use of student test scores in teacher evaluations has been controversial in some places, but a number of school districts are going ahead with the idea.
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'Waiting for "Superman" ': A simplistic view of education reform?
In the eyes of some education observers, 'Waiting for "Superman" ' oversimplifies the problems facing US students and implies an education reform silver bullet for struggling public schools.
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Toronto International Film Festival: An insider’s guide to babe magnets and albino alligators
Colin Firth was in town to promote his new film ‘The King’s Speech,’ while Werner Herzog intoned about albino alligators in his 3-D film ‘Cave of Forgotten Dreams.’
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