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Blog Posts
10th Amendment Rally.
Here's What You're Missing ... ... if you're not in Harrisburg today: A crowd of several hundred people, egged on by some of Harrisburg's leading conservative lawmakers, are gathering in the Capitol Rotunda this noon to protest what they say is a
Mar. 16 4:50 pm
Full Story at Capitol Ideas with John L. Micek
Madeleine M. Kunin: Re-Educating America Will Be No Picnic
Education Secretary Arne Duncan and President Barack Obama play basketball together. During Obama's major education policy address last week it became clear that they are not just buddies on the court--they play together for the cause of education
Mar. 16 4:29 pm
Measuring teacher merit
Much has been said about testing and No Child Left Behind. Currently rearing its head again is teacher merit pay and accountability. Lacking are clear definitions and how to evaluate. What precisely is a merit teacher and how are results measured? It
Mar. 16 4:20 pm
Full Story at Indianapolis Star
Education in the Budget Proposal
Basically, good things. In my view, one of the most under-commented-on aspects of Obama?s first two months in office is that the groundwork has been laid for the federal government to be playing a much larger role in education policy than has
Mar. 16 2:55 pm
Full Story at Matthew Yglesias
Winner!
The judges have weighed-in! After more than 780 entries through this post and this post, we have a winner in the Eduwonk NCLB naming contest. I asked some educators, Hill staffers, and other assorted friends of the blog to nominate their favorites
Mar. 16 1:26 pm
Education: St. Paul's political football
In the wake of President Obama's announcement last week of education policy pillars going forward, I had some thoughts. The first was to ask some of the dozens of DFL gubernatorial candidates for their thoughts on the speech and Obama's policy
Mar. 16 1:24 pm
Full Story at MN Progressive Project
Odds and Ends
Your ?odds and ends? links are always extra valuable by providing more context. Taking you last link first, the effects on governments? 4th quarter budgets of the recession are real. But the damage the downturn has done to poor families is even greater,
Mar. 16 1:02 pm
The Democratic Divide--3/16/2009 12:00:00 AM
Richard Lee Colvin is a longtime education journalist and director of the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media, Teachers College, Columbia University. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan?s Senate confirmation hearing in January was
Mar. 16 10:52 am
Full Story at FrontPage Magazine
Schools hurt by DSTP accountability change
REHOBOTH BEACH -- After the spring round of Delaware Student Test Program exams, which started March 11, area administrators are diligently working toward achieving high marks for their schools. But with recent budget cuts throughout the state, schools
Mar. 16 9:27 am
Full Story at The Salisbury Daily Times
Students prep for final WASL; new graduation tests in works
OLYMPIA ? Today, high school students will start to take the Washington Assessment of Student Learning for the final time. Spring WASL test dates High school March 16-17: Reading March 18-19: Writing April 13-14: Math April 20-31: Science Grades
Mar. 16 7:23 am