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10 States Get NCLB Waivers; New Mexico Has to Wait
Ten of 11 states that applied for waivers from the No Child Left Behind Act have received that flexibility from federal officials, while one, New Mexico, has not. (February 9, 2012)
Digital Directions Winter 2012
Battle for Supremacy in Whiteboard Market Heats Up
Companies are making moves to differentiate themselves from the pack and reinvent their products in the age of tablet computing. (February 9, 2012)
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- • Disabled student sues to play high school baseball
- • SC Senate panel: Stay in school to get license
Joplin Takes Digital Approach to Rebuilding Education
An ambitious 1-to-1 laptop effort emerges in the wake of the tornado that devastated the Missouri district. (February 8, 2012)
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Opinion
COMMENTARY
Providing non-English-speaking students with resources to navigate through their school day can make all the difference in their academic success, writes Helen Janc Malone. (February 6, 2012)
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Want to Get Into College?
Learn to Fail
Trying to look perfect on a college application is not the ticket to admission, writes Angel B. Pérez. (February 3, 2012)
Finding Common Ground Blog
Governor Cuomo: The True Lobbyist for Students?
In response to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's State of the State Address, Peter DeWitt questions the leader's education reform motives. (February 8, 2012)
Yearly Special Reports
U.S. Education Pressured by International Comparisons
The latest Quality Counts looks at U.S. schools' international standing and lessons to be drawn from high-performing countries.
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Inside Canada's Education System
A principal, teacher, and student share their unique perspectives on the immigrant-student experience.
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Digital Directions
SPECIAL REPORT
This report, part of an ongoing series on virtual education, draws out many of the lessons to be learned from other countries regarding the deployment of virtual education. (January 30, 2012)
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How English-Language Learners Have an Edge
Non-native English speakers—who access meaning through more than one language—can offer novel insights during whole-class comprehension exercises, says one high school teacher. (February 1, 2012)
State of the States
Education is feeling the pinch as state budgets tighten. Read what the governors plan for education funding and reform in 2012 in our State of the State and budget address roundups. (February 2, 2012)
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