Posts tagged with "edreform"
Tom Watkins Challenges Michigan’s Education System |
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by Sarah Cargill August 12, 2011 Former Michigan Commissioner Tom Watkins published a provocative editorial with The Detroit News this week challenging Michigan to grasp hold of its educational system by increasing the literacy rate, improving learning statewide and preparing its citizens for “a world transformed by globalization and technology.” More » |
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Indiana Named Education Reform Idol 2011 |
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by Sarah Cargill August 11, 2011 Fordham Institute names Indiana America’s Education Reform Idol 2011 at its event this morning that compared contestants Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin to see which state made the most legislative gains this year. More » |
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AEI Discusses Limitations and Challenges for Change |
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by Sarah Cargill July 28, 2011 Frederick M. Hess, Deborah Gist and other innovative leaders in education shared stories and anecdotes Wednesday around their experiences in state education departments working toward change. More » |
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Creating Cohorts in a Blended World |
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by Tom Vander Ark May 29, 2011 Cohorts in traditonal schooling are birthday based but creating cohorts in a blended world will look very different. Outlined at five innovative strategies for combining the benefits of customized learning and peer cohorts. More » |
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The Importance of Value Added |
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by Tom Vander Ark April 18, 2011 The combination of digital learning and performance based reviews could make it much easier to measure student progress and transform todays education system. More » |
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Holiday Gift Idea for the edReformers on your List |
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by edReformer Staff December 17, 2010 Here’s an idea for the edReformer on your list: Stacey Childress’s book, Leading for Equity: The Pursuit of Excellence in the Montgomery County Public Schools. It came out last year, but in case you missed it — it is also in paperback More » |
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Brazil’s formula for improvement |
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by edReformer Staff December 15, 2010 Brazil’s public schools have moved “from disastrous to very bad,” but focused on a continued commitment to innovation More » |
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Getting a Jump on the New Year |
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by edReformer Staff December 14, 2010 Our 2011 edition of edReformer is just around the corner, and we will be previewing some of the new voices we’re adding to our team during the coming weeks before the New Year begins. More » |
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Top-Ranked Questions for Digital Town Hall |
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by edReformer Staff December 6, 2010 Here is the list for the top ten questions for the Intel-sponsored Digital Town Hall, which will be running on Tuesday morning. You can tune into edReformer.com tomorrow morning at 8.45 am to watch the live streaming video. More » |
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Rick Ogston, Carpe Diem High School, Yuma, Arizona |
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by edReformer Staff November 16, 2010 Rick Ogston, Director of Carpe Diem High School in Yuma, Arizona, explains why a blended learning model is so important More » |
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Michelle Rhee: Former Chancellor, WDCPS |
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by edReformer Staff November 8, 2010 We interview Michelle Rhee, former Chancellor of the Washington, DC Public Schools system. It’s a look back and a look forward at where she will go from here. 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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On the Brink, but Of What? |
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by Tom Vander Ark September 28, 2010 This has been a remarkable week: Waiting for Superman premier, Education Nation on NBC, and a giant grant to a struggling district. What does it all mean? More » |
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Education Nation Live Feed |
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by edReformer Staff September 27, 2010 Watch live coverage of NBC’s Education Nation right here on edReformer.com More » |
Those Ed Reform Nashville Blues |
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by Education Equality Project September 23, 2010 Yesterday’s big news revolved around the Nashville, Tennessee teacher merit pay study conducted by the National Center on Performance Incentives at Vanderbilt University. EdWeek reported that this study of performance-based teacher compensation (the first ever conducted on this scale) in the United States shows that a nationally watched bonus-pay system had no overall impact on student achievement. More » |
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Boredom Dampens U.S. Achievement |
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by Tom Vander Ark September 13, 2010 I’m in India this week observing education innovations and styles. Newsweek’s Samuelson claims lack of motivation in US high schools results in lost elementary gains. Hard to change society, but we can add cool learning games to the daily student playlist. More » |
Charter Schools Roundup |
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by Daily News September 2, 2010 Charter school woes in Alabama, encouragement for Obama’s education reform, aid money directly to charters More » |
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Back to School |
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by Tom Vander Ark August 21, 2010 Preparation for the 2010-11 year is in the can, but we can look forward to interesting developments next year that will make learning more personal, portable, and powerful. More » |
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WKSKABATD |
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by Tom Vander Ark August 19, 2010 CommonCore.org released a sample curriculum. It was classic prep school, but not reflective of the ‘fewer, clearer, higher’ expectations we should have for all students. Their ‘all kids should know all things’ attack on P21 postpones the choices we should be forcing as we prepare to develop next gen assessments. More » |
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Cashing the Edujobs Checks to Close Budget Gaps |
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by Education Equality Project August 19, 2010 Several media reports from several states show that money from the federal edujobs bill may not go directly to education, but will be used to fill vast budget gaps brought on by recession. More » |
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