Issues

September 30, 2009

Education Week, Vol. 29, Issue 05
Education Funding Opinion A Grand Bargain
Federal 'Race to the Top' money could be used to realign the school system, write Theodore Hershberg and Claire Robertson-Kraft.
Theodore Hershberg & Claire Robertson-Kraft, September 25, 2009
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Reading & Literacy Opinion A Lost Art
Computers may be wonderful, but they've cost us the beauty and grace of cursive handwriting, says John B. Amos, a teacher who knows.
John B. Amos, September 25, 2009
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Federal ESEA Action High Priority, Duncan Says
The U.S. Secretary of Education used a meeting of high-level education stakeholders to underline his likely priorities for reauthorization of the law.
Alyson Klein, September 24, 2009
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Patricia Raine
Standards & Accountability Opinion More Is Not Better
The search for common core standards should concentrate on providing focus and flexibility, writes Vicki Phillips, the director of education initiatives at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Vicki L. Phillips, September 24, 2009
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Federal GAO Calls Four States 'High Risk' on Stimulus
The Education Department says California, Illinois, Michigan, and Texas are at “high risk” for spending problems under the economic-stimulus program.
Michele McNeil, September 24, 2009
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3 min read
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Federal School Sees Better Days in the Future
Four years in, Philadelphia’s showcase 'School of the Future' is trying to learn from setbacks and chart a revised course closer to its original vision.
Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, September 24, 2009
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10 min read
Recruitment & Retention Opinion The Assistant Superintendent's Dilemma
David Leach offers recommendations on how to maintain assistant superintendents’ sense of satisfaction and self-efficacy while also encouraging them to aim for the superintendency.
David Leach, September 23, 2009
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Curriculum Opinion The Arts Education Effect
“Put simply, we provide students who are likely to benefit from arts instruction most with the least of everything,” writes Sandra S. Ruppert.
Sandra S. Ruppert, September 23, 2009
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Federal Easier Aid Form Linked to Higher College-Going Rates
Experiment with having tax preparers complete federal financial-aid application found to boost low- and moderate-income students’ chances of enrolling in higher education.
Catherine Gewertz, September 23, 2009
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5 min read
Federal Revised Draft of 'Common Core' Standards Unveiled
Language arts has been beefed up in the latest version of the document, and another standard, "mathematical practice," has been added.
Sean Cavanagh, September 21, 2009
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