February 23, 2011

Education Week, Vol. 30, Issue 21
Copies of the federal budget for fiscal year 2012 are stacked up at the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington on Feb. 14.
Copies of the federal budget for fiscal year 2012 are stacked up at the U.S. Government Printing Office in Washington on Feb. 14.
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Education Funding Obama Seeks to Shelter Education in 2012 Budget
Research, early education, teacher training, and Race to the Top would get new aid, but the fiscal 2012 plan faces huge hurdles in Congress.
Alyson Klein, February 15, 2011
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8 min read
School & District Management Obama Unveils Education Research Initiative Modeled on DARPA
The White House is making plans for a new education research program modeled after the federal defense agency that helped hatch the Internet.
Sarah D. Sparks, February 14, 2011
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5 min read
Social Studies U.S. Teachers Find 'Teachable Moment' in Egyptian Protests
The demonstrations that began in Egypt on Jan. 25 gave some U.S. teachers a chance to deepen their students' understanding of that region.
Michelle D. Anderson, February 11, 2011
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6 min read
Science The Evolution of Teaching Evolution
Teachers and scientists push to revamp evolution education in the classroom.
Jennifer Oldham & The Hechinger Report, February 11, 2011
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6 min read
Assessment Opinion Colorblindness and Grading
Standard grading practices are far too subjective and static to give an accurate and fair picture of how different students are performing in school, Mark Skelding writes.
Mark Skelding, February 11, 2011
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6 min read
States Common-Assessment Consortia Expand Plans
With extra federal funding, the two groups intend to provide curriculum resources and professional development for teachers.
Catherine Gewertz, February 11, 2011
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6 min read
College & Workforce Readiness Higher Rates of Students Passing AP Exams
But students from some ethnic and racial minority groups continue to be underrepresented among those who take and pass the tests.
Catherine Gewertz, February 9, 2011
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4 min read
Teacher Preparation Grading of Teacher Colleges to Be Revamped
After complaints from deans, the National Council of Teacher Quality plans to change some of its criteria for grading schools for the project with U.S. News & World Report.
Stephen Sawchuk, February 9, 2011
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8 min read
School & District Management News in Brief Assistant Principal of the Year Finalists Named
The National Association of Secondary School Principals has named three finalists for its Assistant Principal of the Year honor.
Stacy Morford, February 8, 2011
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1 min read
School & District Management Study Disputes Myth of School Bullies' Social Status
Researchers found students in the middle of the social hierarchies, not the popular ones or outcasts, are more likely to bully.
Nirvi Shah, February 8, 2011
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5 min read
From EdNews Colorado
School & District Management Are Superintendents Necessary? One Colo. District Says No
A school district east of Colorado Springs is poised to test the reaches of the state’s Innovation Schools Act, which allows waivers from state laws and collective bargaining agreements.
Robert Gelchion, Education News Colorado & Nancy Mitchell, Education News Colorado, February 7, 2011
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6 min read
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