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- The 2009 report “School Is Not Supposed to Hurt” is by the National Disability Rights Network. The group released an updated version on March 6, 2012.
Districts Gird for Added Use of Nonfiction
- The New York City school district set up a digital “common-core library” that includes 13 “bundles” of sample activities, lesson plans, and other resources for instruction.
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National Standards Issued for Catholic Education
- “National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools” was developed by the Center for Catholic School Effectiveness at Loyola University of Chicago, in collaboration with the Roche Center for Catholic Education at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College.
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Teachers’ Satisfaction With Jobs Plummets, New Survey Reveals
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New Book Builds a Case for Socioeconomic Integration
- The Future of School Integration: Socioeconomic Diversity as an Education Reform Strategy is a compilation by the Century Foundation.
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Minn. District Settles Lawsuit With Students Who Were Bullied
- The 40,000-student Anoka-Hennepin school district has agreed to provide significant new protections to prevent the harassment of students who are or are perceived to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.
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NAEP Board Considering Gathering Additional Data
- “NAEP Background Questions: An Underused National Resource” is by a six-member expert panel commissioned by the National Assessment Governing Board.
