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School Transformation Efforts Accelerate
•“Right-Sizing the Kansas City, Missouri School District”
•“Cleveland Metropolitan School District Transformation Plan”
•“Taking Ownership: Our Pledge to Educate all of Detroit’s Children” is from Excellent Schools Detroit
•The draft K-12 common standards are from the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers
NAEP Board Curbs Exclusion of Test-Takers
•Find more information from the National Assessment Governing Board here
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Scientists Get Hooked on Science Early On, a Study Says
•“Eyeballs in the Fridge: Sources of Early Interest in Science” is published in the International Journal of Science Education
•“A Versus F: The Effects of Implicit Letter Priming on Cognitive Performance” is from the British Journal of Educational Psychology
•“Supporting Effective Teaching Through Teacher Evaluation” is from the Center for American Progress
•“Building a Learning Agenda Around Disconnected Youth” is from MDRC
•“A Matter of Degrees: Preparing Teachers for the Pre-K Classroom” is from PreK Now
•“Raising Their Voices: Engaging Students, Teachers, and Parents to Help End the High School Dropout Epidemic” is from Civic Enterprises
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U.S. Urged to Tackle Health Issues Fueling Achievement Gaps
•“Healthier Students Are Better Learners” is from the Teachers College, Columbia University