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Blog Posts
Pawlenty on Porkulus: The Pizza Principle
Jim Geraghty caught up with Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, attending the National Governors Association meeting, and asked whether Pawlenty would follow suit with fellow Republican governors Bobby Jindal, Haley Barbour, and Mark Sanford in refusing
Feb. 23 5:55 pm
Cursive Writing Being Pushed Aside
MYFOX NATIONAL - Is cursive writing a thing of the past or the way of the future? Some schools might be writing off the basics of cursive writing. Nine-year-old Breanna Grace has mastered cursive, but for many kids growing up in a world dominated by
Feb. 23 4:55 pm
Full Story at WNYW | Fox 5 New York
Riverside County students show gains on test performance
Students from groups that traditionally lag on test performance, including black and Latino students, made strong gains in Riverside County last year. Students in Riverside County showed more improvement on state English tests than any other of the
Feb. 23 4:50 pm
Full Story at Southern CA Press-Enterprise
Monday?s Odds And Ends
2006 Winner, Best K-12 Administration Blog -- "Best of the Education Blog Awards" -- eSchool News and Discovery Education "unexpectedly entertaining"..."tackle[s] a potentially mindfogging subject with cutting clarity... they're reading those mushy,
Feb. 23 4:27 pm
Jackson students benefiting from Professional Learning Communities
Every Wednesday this semester, when the school day ends for most students, Brooke Brantley sticks around. The Jackson Junior High School ninth-grader chose to stay late for after-school tutoring, part of a program called Academic Lab. "Last year I
Feb. 23 4:03 pm
Full Story at Southeast Missourian
ThinkFast: February 23, 2009
AER is just one broken facet in a broken system that has left our Vietnam and Gulf war veterans in the lurch almost as bad as how we abandoned our Filipino warfighter obligations. Shame is assuaged by greed every day. President Obama will host dozens
Feb. 23 3:23 pm
The Law Formerly Known as 'No Child Left Behind'?
Report from the NYTimes: Two years ago, an effort to fix No Child Left Behind, the main federal law on public schools provoked a grueling slugfest in Congress, leading Representative George Miller, Democrat of California, to say the law had become ?the
Feb. 23 3:20 pm
The Law By Any Other Name Will Still Not Be Sweet
There's a piece in the New York Times today about renaming No Child Left Behind. Mike Petrilli of the Fordham Foundation responds: "Is there any better indication that No Child Left Behind is a liberal dream come true than the fact that Team Obama is
Feb. 23 3:18 pm
The Act With No Name
Bush apologists and spinners tell us that he had several real accomplishments in domestic policy over his eight horrendous years. They usually point to the No Child Left Behind education "reform", the corporate welfare known as the Medicare
Feb. 23 2:39 pm
Full Story at The Left Coaster
After-school club helps prep students for MSA
BOONSBORO - It's Wednesday afternoon, the bell rings at the end of the school day and most students at Boonsboro Elementary School are headed home. Thirty-five students, though, will spend an additional 90 minutes at school. The Boonsboro Elementary
Feb. 23 2:22 pm
Full Story at The Herald-Mail Online