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We need an ESEA and a congress that works

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by Tom Vander Ark June 22, 2011

Obama had a remarkable first 100 days. Race to the Top was an ingenious addition to the stimulus plan. But, as Tom Friedman argues, we need more than a 100 day burst. More »

Resegregation, Career Preparation, & Merit Compensation

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by Education Equality Project January 14, 2011

Duncan encourages racial desegregation; LA Gov Jindal promotes career preparation; NJ Gov Christie promotes performance pay More »

We Made Some Progress: 2010 in Review

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by Tom Vander Ark December 30, 2010

There are 5 great reforms: goals, time, choice, money and employment—we made progress on all 5 this year. More »

Van’s top 10 for 2010

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by Tom Vander Ark December 29, 2010

J. Klein, M. Rhee, G Canada, M Bennet, C.. Christie, C Bookerj, Oprah, D. Guggenheim, M Sacler, D Gist, R. Hess, J. Danner, A. Gottlieb, A. Duncan, D. Lemov make Van Schoales top of 2010 list. More »

Ensuring the Bottom Line is Higher Achievement

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by Carlos Contreras December 10, 2010

The bottom line is that we need to expose to students to a level of math and science that allows them to make an informed decision about the future of their own schooling. More »

Sec Arne Duncan Live Stream: Digital Town Hall

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by edReformer Staff December 7, 2010

Today’s Intel-hosted innovation summit about education. More »

Carlos Contreras: Education Policy Director, Intel

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by edReformer Staff December 6, 2010

A day before the Intel Digital Town Hall on Innovation, we talk with Intel’s Education Policy Director Carlos Cantreras. The “Education for Innovation” digital town hall where be will Secretary Arne Duncan will make an announcement about the 2009 PISA results. He will be joined by OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría. More »

Jeb Bush Can Teach New Governors a Thing or Two

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by Tom Vander Ark December 1, 2010

Duncan closed Excellence in Action. He’s not likely to get the ESEA reauthorization he wants and will need to rely on leadership by new governors—many of them schooled by Jeb Bush. More »

Pearson Foundation Report Shows Retention Success

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by edReformer Staff November 30, 2010

The Pearson Foundation teams up with former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Secretary for Education Arne Duncan to reveal “Building a Grad Nation,” a study that takes account of successes in retention and preventing dropouts in our nation’s schools. More »

Best of Fall

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by Tom Vander Ark November 25, 2010

Here’s a dozen blog posts I enjoyed working on this fall; take a look if you missed them the first time around. Happy Thanksgiving. More »

The Global Achievement Gap

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by Tom Vander Ark November 21, 2010

Take a read of this really great Tom Friedman column on the global achievement gap. More »

Duncan’s Most Important Speech

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by Tom Vander Ark November 20, 2010

Duncan attacks the factory model, seniority, LIFO and calls for transformational change and edtech as force multiplier More »

Douglas Levin: Executive Director, SETDA

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by edReformer Staff November 11, 2010

We interviewed Douglas A. Levin, Executive Director, State Educational Technology Directors Association after Secretary of Education Arne Duncan introduced the Department of Education’s Ed Tech Plan. More »

Video: Secretary Arne Duncan, U.S. Department of Education

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by edReformer Staff November 11, 2010

US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks to the crowd at SETDA in Washington, DC this week. Here are his remarks about the new ed tech plan. More »

Fix v Start

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by Tom Vander Ark November 4, 2010

The education paradox—radically constrained and empowered with new tools. More »

We Are Not a Middle Class Nation

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by Education Equality Project November 3, 2010

The day after Election Day; Measuring teacher and leader performance; DFER contributing millions to defeat union support in important election states; celebrating highly effective teachers in DC; More »

Restoring the American Dream

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by Tom Vander Ark October 31, 2010

If we invest in infrastructure, curb run away spending, and open our public services to innovation our kids will have a chance to embrace a new version of the America Dream. More »

Joel Klein’s Letter About “Value Added”

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by edReformer Staff October 26, 2010

Credits to Gotham Schools for printing the whole letter, which I re-publish here. Being transparent about data is a great way to foster the democratic notion of our schools systems. More »

Advancing a Global Learning Agenda

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by edReformer Staff October 21, 2010

Arne Duncan is saying that educational advances in other countries do not necessarily equate to an American loss at home, or abroad. Rather, advances and innovations are win-win solutions for an entire global architecture. The Digital Learning Council has a sense of this kind of change coming, and is working hard to help states advance a roadmap to get there. More »

Whither Will Rhee Wander?

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by Education Equality Project October 20, 2010

While we continue to overdo it on the Rhee news, we ask again, “Where goeth Rhee?” (hint: nobody knows); Peter Groff breaks funding news to charters; value-added looks to be delivered to the table on new teacher assessment processes; Arne Duncan op-ed; More »

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TASC Reports After-School Programs Equalize Tech Access For Students

tvanderark: SLC launches Innovations High School; very cool model,