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It's Time for New Ideas in Teacher Training

Schools of education could learn lessons from corporate "universities," Doug Lynch writes.

February 7, 2012 - Education Week

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Who Is Responsible for Student Achievement?

David Cantor argues that policymakers must be sensitive to the pressures on educators and others when unveiling new plans for schools.

February 7, 2012 - Education Week

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Teachers Want to Lead Their Profession's Transformation

Educators from 2011-12 cohort of teacher ambassadors from the U.S. Department of Education respond to the president's recent State of the Union address.

February 7, 2012 - Education Week

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An Immigrant Student's Story: I Was a Dictionary Girl

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 - Education Week

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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.

January 31, 2012 - Education Week

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The Case for Partisanship in Rewriting ESEA

Partisanship has a place in the No Child Left Behind reauthorization debate, says Marcus B. Weaver-Hightower.

January 31, 2012 - Education Week

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Common-Core Work Must Include Teacher Development

The professional development needed to support teachers' part in the common-core standards has remained an afterthought, Stephanie Hirsh writes.

January 31, 2012 - Education Week

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Bringing STEM Into Focus

The use of practical applications in the science classroom, like model-building and data analysis, can help students make critical STEM connections, write Jean Moon and Susan Rundell Singer.

January 30, 2012 - Education Week

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End the Tyranny of the Self-Contained Classroom

Let's break students free of conventional classrooms and invest in new teaching models, Arthur E. Wise writes.

January 24, 2012 - Education Week

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Returning Character Education to Schools

Schools must restore the place of character education in learning, Joseph Gauld writes.

January 24, 2012 - Education Week

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One Student at a Time

Individualized instruction is critical to providing true 21st-century education, David V. Hicks writes.