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An Enemy of the State

Kevin P. Chavous | Posted 05.29.2012

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Kevin P. Chavous

More and more school districts are asking for budget increases to hire investigators and detectives to follow around low-income mothers and their kids to ensure that they aren't 'stealing an education' from the state. Really?

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Mitt Romney and the Fierce Desire for Educational Change

Randy Turner | Posted 05.24.2012

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Randy Turner

As a teacher who has students write research papers on the American Civil Rights Movement, I was stunned to find out that I am on the wrong side of the great civil rights issue of our time. It has to be true. Mitt Romney says so.

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Joy Resmovits

Romney Pushes School Vouchers, Federal Rollback

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 05.23.2012

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In a week-long series of campaign activities that began Wednesday with an address to the Latino Coalition's Annual Economic Summit, former Massachuset...

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One Surprising, Over-the-Top College Admissions Essay: The Fun, Lighter Side of Getting Onto College

Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz | Posted 05.22.2012

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Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz

If you write about something you care about and dare to be yourself, or perhaps use a bit of irony or "tongue in cheek," you might just end up having a good time.

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Joy Resmovits

Are Teachers Prepared To Learn From Standardized Tests?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 05.22.2012

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These days, it's not enough for teachers to know how to manage a classroom, impart knowledge and deliver lesson plans. In the wake of test-heavy po...

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Joplin Tornado Teaches True Meaning of School

Randy Turner | Posted 05.22.2012

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Randy Turner

It was just a building that was destroyed, one that had packed many memories into its two years, but just a building. The circumstances that brought us together were horrific, but what a wonderful school year.

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Joy Resmovits

Race To The Top Adds School Districts To U.S. Education Competition

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 05.22.2012

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Race to the Top, the U.S. Education Department's $4.35 billion contest, is getting personal. The competition this year opens $400 million in grant ...

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College Readiness Is More Than Academics

Kevin P. Chavous | Posted 05.21.2012

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Kevin P. Chavous

From filling out applications, to getting transcripts and recommendations, let's admit the whole process can be overwhelming. Our kids must be taught how to navigate all of the challenges associated with college.

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Newsweek: Best High Schools In America 2012

Posted 05.21.2012

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Where are the best public high schools in America? Newsweek has a whole list of answers with its "1,000 Schools That Made the Grade," released Monday....

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It's Time to Succeed

Chris Gabrieli | Posted 05.17.2012

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Chris Gabrieli

Here's a very simple, common sense idea -- if you practice something more, you get better at it; if you can't complete everything you need to do, take more time.

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Joy Resmovits

Chronic Absenteeism Hurts Millions Of Students

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 05.17.2012

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Danet Robaina-Cline, an attendance counselor at Chaparral High, considers her school lucky. Like other schools in Las Vegas, a city reeling from th...

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A Personal Commitment to Educate All Kids

Kevin P. Chavous | Posted 05.15.2012

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Kevin P. Chavous

We can't wait for schools to get better while we continue to lose kids. We must act now by immediately implementing education reforms for kids in low-performing schools.

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Saki Knafo

Gov. Bev Perdue's Budget Could Save Nation's Leading Early Childhood Programs, Advocates Say

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 05.11.2012

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Children's advocates are applauding the latest state budget in North Carolina, hailing it as the latest victory in a long and drawn-out battle over th...

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Joy Resmovits

Expert: American Scores 'Unacceptable' On National Science Exams

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 05.10.2012

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About a third of eighth-graders who took a national science exam in 2011 were proficient, according to results released Thursday, a statistic called "...

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Joy Resmovits

Can Sleeping Improve School Performance?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 05.03.2012

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In high school, Melissa Edwards woke up at 6:30 a.m. to catch a bus. It was dark, she was tired and the school's 7:15 a.m. morning bell forced the St....

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Teacher Placed On Leave After Father Wired Son To Record Abuse

AP | Posted 04.30.2012

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CHERRY HILL, N.J. -- A southern New Jersey teacher who oversees a classroom where a father says his autistic son was verbally abused by adults has bee...

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Education Reform: Language and Technology vs. STEM

Mirla Gonzalez | Posted 04.27.2012

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Mirla Gonzalez

Today, a lot of attention and funding is given to STEM programs but the humanities, language acquisition in particular, deserves just as much attention.

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House Republicans Reject Colo. Immigrant Tuition Bill Again

Posted 04.26.2012

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A bill that would provide lower tuition rates--rates closer to an in-state level, rather than the higher out-of-state level--to Colorado's undocumente...

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Colo. House Passes Lower Tuition Bill For Immigrant Students

Posted 04.24.2012

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A bill that would provide more affordable tuition rates -- rates closer to an in-state level, rather than the higher out-of-state level -- to Colorado...

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Joy Resmovits

Will Obama's 'Skills Crisis' Fix Pay Off?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 04.30.2012

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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan traveled to a community college in the middle of Iowa to announce Thursday what he called a "transformation" o...

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Joy Resmovits

Exclusionary Housing Leads To Educational 'Segregation' -- Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 04.19.2012

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Tanya McDowell, a Connecticut mother, made headlines last year when she was accused of stealing -- specifically, of stealing an education for her son....

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Joy Resmovits

Public Schools Start Tracking Alumni In College

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 04.18.2012

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From the federal government to school boards, policymakers and administrators are increasingly setting their sights on "college and career readiness" ...

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Spreading Success: The Expanded Learning and Afterschool Project

Jodi Grant | Posted 04.12.2012

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Jodi Grant

We've learned a lot over the years about how our kids learn best. But putting that knowledge to work in our communities and classroom isn't always as easy as it sounds.

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Joy Resmovits

'Crisis' In U.S. Preschools As Spending Drops, Enrollment Climbs

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 04.10.2012

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Before Diamande Montague started preschool, she was the kind of kid who clung to her mother's skirt. When she and her mom went outside and other kids ...

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Colo. Senate Passes Lower Tuition Bill For Immigrant Students

Posted 04.09.2012

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A bill that would provide more affordable tuition rates -- rates closer to an in-state level, rather than the higher out-of-state level -- to Colorado...

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