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Achievement Gaps Tied to Income Found Widening
- Whither Opportunity? Rising Inequality, Schools, and Children’s Life Chances is by Sean F. Reardon, Meredith Phillips, and others.
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Common Standards Bring K-12, Higher Ed. Together
- A three-day conference, “Architecture for Implementing the Common Core Standards: Strategies, Partnerships, and Progress” took place Feb. 27-29 in Kentucky.
- Kentucky has recently crafted “college-readiness indicators.”
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Study: Churn in the Principal’s Office Bodes Poorly for Success of Schools
- “First Year Principals in Urban School Districts: How Actions and Working Conditions Relate to Outcomes” is by RAND Corp..