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Blog Entries by Tom Vander Ark from 10/2009

Go Slow to Go Fast (Why ESEA Should Wait)

| Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics
Read More: Education, Arne Duncan, George Miller, Nclb, Politics News

There's an old saying in business that sometimes you have to go slow to go fast; in other words, you have to build the infrastructure of support in order to create profound change.

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The Quiet Revolution

| Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics
Read More: Education, Arne Duncan, Barack Obama, Race to the Top, Politics News

The success of Obama's first term education agenda will be sealed with the announcement of phase 1 Race to the Top winners in March. All indications ...

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Turning Around Bad Schools With Blended Restarts

| Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics
Read More: Education Reform, Arne Duncan, Charter Schools, Politics News

There are about 10,000 really bad schools in America (about 10%). The majority are elementary schools. We know how to make them better, but it takes political will and capacity to improve them.

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