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    <description><![CDATA[The $1 billion-a-year program has had no measurable effect on students’ reading comprehension, on average, a major federal report finds.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court has agreed to re-examine a ruling by a panel of the court that revived a lawsuit challenging the No Child Left Behind Act for imposing unfunded mandates on states and school districts.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Outgoing R.I. Chief Bucked National Push for High-Stakes Tests]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Peter McWalters' rejection of high-stakes testing, his insistence on personalizing high schools and utilizing multiple assessments, have helped make him one of the country’s best-known and most-respected state schools chiefs.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[Former principal Kim Marshall asks whether intensive supervision and evaluation actually improve teaching.  ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Costly Consequences Surface in Revamped Hiring System]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[New York City's hiring policy has created a small but financially significant problem among a slew of teachers who have been unable to find work but remain on the payroll, according to a report.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Single-Sex Schooling Gets New Showcase]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[South Carolina is turning to single-sex classrooms to boost school choice and achievement, but critics question the effort's pace and wisdom.  ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[State Fiscal Woes Start to Put Squeeze on K-12 Budgets]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Except for such energy-rich states as Alaska, Wyoming, and North Dakota, states across the country are confronting deteriorating budget conditions that have tied the hands of legislators and governors hoping to spare K-12 education.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Hurdles May Loom for Move to Raise Diploma Bar in N.J.]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The call for New Jersey to stiffen its high school graduation requirements has top state education officials applauding, but some advocates worried. ]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics are trying to ease new teachers’ transition in other ways—particularly by helping them master new or difficult math content, manage their classrooms effectively, and know where to go for resources.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Why the Best Math Curriculum Won’t Be a Textbook]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[In a digital medium, teachers and students could have both a coherent, core-learning progression and specific adaptations that adjust that progression to local needs, write Charles Patton and Jeremy Roschelle.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[Legislators in Iowa have approved a new statewide curriculum mandate that has some private school advocates alarmed. ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Closing the Gap in 3rd Grade Reading Levels]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36lauer.h27.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[One former school superintendent offers seven suggestions to narrow the reading gap.]]></description>
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    <dc:date>2008-05-06T16:30:54-04:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[If We’re Talking About Race,  Let’s Talk About Education]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36fuhrman.h27.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[If we’re serious about overcoming entrenched racial attitudes and barriers, let’s recognize how important education is to that conversation, writes Susan Fuhrman.]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[articles]]></dc:subject>
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    <dc:date>2008-05-05T09:38:35-04:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Wis. Union for Child-Care Workers Reaches Agreement With State]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36brief-8.h27.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[It provides new rights and a formal role in the regulatory process for the providers.]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[articles]]></dc:subject>
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    <dc:date>2008-05-06T16:39:51-04:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Muslim Students]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36report-3.h27.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Eight out of 10 Muslim high school students surveyed in New York City say their schools are “pretty cool,” and 85 percent say they feel safe in them according to a study.]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[articles]]></dc:subject>
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    <dc:date>2008-05-06T16:38:10-04:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Largest 100 Districts]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36report-6.h27.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Racial- and ethnic-minority students were disproportionately grouped in the nation’s 100 largest public school districts in the 2004-05 school year, according to a report.]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[articles]]></dc:subject>
    <cc:license rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0" />
    <dc:date>2008-05-06T16:41:03-04:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Ex-Secretary Riley Gets a New Position: Capital Rainmaker]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36fedfil.h27.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Former Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley has always acted more like a soft-spoken Southern lawyer than a busy Cabinet officer in the limelight of the nation’s capital. ]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[articles]]></dc:subject>
    <cc:license rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0" />
    <dc:date>2008-05-06T17:21:44-04:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Fla. Commission Clears Measure on Vouchers for November Ballot]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36brief-7.h27.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The amendment would permit the legislature to revive vouchers deemed unconstitutional. ]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[articles]]></dc:subject>
    <cc:license rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0" />
    <dc:date>2008-05-06T16:42:47-04:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[State Standards]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36report-5.h27.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The teachers’ union analyzed information on standards for English, mathematics, science, and social studies posted as of October 2007 on the Web sites of all states and the District of Columbia.]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[articles]]></dc:subject>
    <cc:license rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0" />
    <dc:date>2008-05-06T16:45:04-04:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[‘Value Added’ Pioneer Says Stinging Critique of Method Is Off-Base]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36value-s1.h27.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[The statistician who pioneered the use of “value added” research techniques is disputing a critique of his approach that was published recently in a prominent academic journal.]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[articles]]></dc:subject>
    <cc:license rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0" />
    <dc:date>2008-05-05T12:31:58-04:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[L.A. School District Taps Veteran Leader for No. 2 Job]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36brief-3.h27.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Ramon C. Cortines began his duties last month as the district’s senior deputy superintendent. ]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[articles]]></dc:subject>
    <cc:license rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0" />
    <dc:date>2008-05-06T16:47:20-04:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Vouchers a Spur to Public Schools?]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36report-1.h27.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Public school students made greater academic improvements as their school choices increased under Florida’s tuition voucher program, a study says.]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[articles]]></dc:subject>
    <cc:license rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0" />
    <dc:date>2008-05-06T16:49:36-04:00</dc:date>
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  <item rdf:about="http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36brief-6.h27.html">
    <title><![CDATA[Texas SAT-Prep Firm Settles Lawsuit Brought by College Board]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36brief-6.h27.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Company will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit, including a donation of $400,000 worth of tutoring for low-income students.]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[articles]]></dc:subject>
    <cc:license rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0" />
    <dc:date>2008-05-06T16:51:41-04:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[School Facilities]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36report-2.h27.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[A paper released says that a $20 billion federal investment to maintain and improve school facilities nationwide could provide a major boost for education and the economy.]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[articles]]></dc:subject>
    <cc:license rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0" />
    <dc:date>2008-05-06T16:53:11-04:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Senate OKs Bill to Ensure Students Have Access to College Loans]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36brief-4.h27.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Legislation would increase limits on how much borrowers can receive in federally subsidized student loans.]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[articles]]></dc:subject>
    <cc:license rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0" />
    <dc:date>2008-05-06T16:55:30-04:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Poll Finds Public Still Unclear on Nature of Charter Schools]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36brief-2.h27.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[What’s a charter school? A majority of adults still have little or no clue, a new poll suggests.]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[articles]]></dc:subject>
    <cc:license rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0" />
    <dc:date>2008-05-06T16:57:52-04:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[New Orleans Charter School Board Ousts Network’s Top Executive]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36brief-5.h27.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Some board members said they were unhappy that Mr. Riedlinger was also serving as chief of the School Leadership Center of Greater New Orleans.]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[articles]]></dc:subject>
    <cc:license rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0" />
    <dc:date>2008-05-06T17:00:24-04:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Scrutiny Heightens for ‘Value Added’ Research Methods]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36value.h27.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[As value-added research designs gain in popularity and undergo increasing scrutiny, experts are beginning to wave cautionary flags about how best to make use of them in education.]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[articles]]></dc:subject>
    <cc:license rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0" />
    <dc:date>2008-05-05T11:51:57-04:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Conferees Assess Progress on Math, Science Education]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36science.h27.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[Despite lawmakers authorizing new federal math and science programs last year, they have not yet risen to the task of paying for those programs.]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[articles]]></dc:subject>
    <cc:license rdf:resource="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0" />
    <dc:date>2008-05-05T16:16:15-04:00</dc:date>
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    <title><![CDATA[Urban Achievement]]></title>
    <link>http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2008/05/07/36report-4.h27.html</link>
    <description><![CDATA[A study that examines how 13 schools in inner-city Cleveland are producing strong academic performance among poor students found common threads.]]></description>
    <dc:subject><![CDATA[articles]]></dc:subject>
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    <dc:date>2008-05-06T17:02:06-04:00</dc:date>
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