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A Conversation With Laura Bush: "Education Is The Key"

Kevin M. Ryan | Posted 05.29.2012

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Kevin M. Ryan

"With a really good education, you have a much broader view of the world. Well-educated people can seek help for themselves. They can help others. Educated people can make their own choices about their governments. And certainly for women, an education allows you to understand your rights."

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We Need Experienced Teachers

Pam Grossman | Posted 04.23.2012

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Pam Grossman

Let's talk more about supporting teachers to help them stay in the profession and improve their craft.

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The Crisis in American Education Is a Myth

Randy Turner | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Standardized Tests, Vouchers, Poverty, Teach for America, Teachers, Public Education, Tenure, Education News
Randy Turner

For too long we have allowed politicians to ignore dealing with the real problems of poverty and permitted them to use education as a convenient scapegoat for their negligence.

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Heroic vs. Homegrown Entrepreneurs?

Tanyella Evans | Posted 04.11.2012

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Tanyella Evans

We have become intoxicated with "heroic entrepreneurs" that have set a course to the moon, but I believe that groups focused at the community level are just as deserving of our attention.

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America Needs a National Year of Service

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.26.2012

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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

It's not just the study of geometry, physics, and finance which constitutes a robust education. Learning to give is what rounds off any truly complete course of character training.

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In Defense of Facing Reality

Diane Ravitch | Posted 05.18.2012

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Diane Ravitch

We will have to learn to hold two ideas at the same time: We must both reduce poverty and improve our schools. We cannot fix our schools without strengthening the teaching profession and addressing the social conditions that shape their outcomes.

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In Defense of Optimism in Education

Wendy Kopp | Posted 05.13.2012

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Wendy Kopp

Now that there's more concrete evidence than ever before that it is possible to give our nation's most disadvantaged children an excellent education, we have a moral imperative to step up.

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Cuomo, Common Core and Pearson-for-Profit

Alan Singer | Posted 04.29.2012

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Alan Singer

According to the New York Times, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is "investigating whether the Pearson Foundation, the nonprofit arm of one of the nation's largest educational publishers, acted improperly to influence state education officials."

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Star TFA Teacher Hits Stride, But May Leave Town

| Melissa Bailey | Posted 02.21.2012

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This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. A year and a half after students welcomed the Teach For America recruit with a flash floo...

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Too Many Volunteers And Not Enough Opportunities

Michael Brown | Posted 04.26.2012

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Michael Brown

A record-breaking number of young people are raising their hands to serve. Unfortunately, the overwhelming majority are being turned away.

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Creating A Jewish Culture Of Inclusivity

Lynn Schusterman | Posted 04.14.2012

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Lynn Schusterman

Now is not the time for us to shy away from challenging ourselves to make substantive change for the better. We have the opportunity to raise the bar in the faith-based world by forging a culture in which inclusivity, diversity and equality are paramount.

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Rallying Rivals for a Common Cause

Annis Brown | Posted 04.09.2012

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Annis Brown

Our friendly rivalries aside, U of Michigan and MSU students alike are stepping up in meaningful ways to make an impact in the lives of students and the future of our state and country.

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Amplifying Education: Closing the Achievement Gap

Dispatch | Posted 03.30.2012

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Dispatch

For too long, a child's zip code has defined their educational destiny. We launched the AmpEd campaign because we know that every individual plays an important role in building an unstoppable movement for change.

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Diane Ravitch Calls Herself A Voice For Teachers, In A Cruel Reform Movement

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 03.26.2012

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Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

By: Robyn Gee Professor Diane Ravitch is a big voice in education policy and a huge critic of No Child Left Behind. Yet, as former Assistant Secreta...

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Proposed Constitutional Amendment Would Eliminate Tenure in Missouri

Randy Turner | Posted 03.19.2012

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Randy Turner

I could be fired tomorrow. That is not a prediction, (I'm keeping my fingers crossed) but a simple statement of fact.

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Matt Damon And Mom Reject Award Nomination

Posted 01.05.2012

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Matt Damon and his mother, Nancy Carlsson-Paige, have declined a nomination for the Friend of Education award from the National Education Association'...

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New Teachers Reflect on Teaching in 2011

Susan Sawyers | Posted 02.28.2012

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Susan Sawyers

To wind down 2011, we asked some first-year public school teachers to tell us what they've learned now that they have some experience in the classroom.

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Hope for the Holidays

Bill George | Posted 02.26.2012

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Bill George

No doubt the road ahead will be filled with challenges and pitfalls, but, with help, we believe these emerging leaders will replace cynicism with hope, callousness with compassion, and destructive self-interest with creation of societal gains.

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Yale Grads Launch Experimental Teach For America Alternative

| Neena Satija | Posted 02.14.2012

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This piece comes to us courtesy of New Haven Independent. A daycare in every New Haven public school for young mothers. A documentary about the dev...

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Will More Latino Teachers Solve The Latino Achievement Gap In U.S.?

Turnstyle | Posted 02.11.2012

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Turnstyle

By: Robyn Gee Could bolstering the Latino teacher workforce have an impact on the widening achievement gap between Latino students and their white ...

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WATCH: An Adorable Day In The Life Of A Kindergarten Teacher

Posted 12.07.2011

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Being an educator is one of the toughest jobs in the world, but this adorable day-in-the-life film of Lulu Meraz, a kindergarten teacher at Aspire Tit...

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On the Eighth Day, God Created Billionaires

Randy Turner | Posted 02.04.2012

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Randy Turner

Why did it take me this long to find about the heretofore secret gospel? You know, the one where it says "On the eighth day, God created the billionaires and said, 'And they shall know all about education.'"

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Teach For America Faces Slew Of Questions, Criticism, Amid Big Expansion

AP | By CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 01.27.2012

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MIAMI -- In a distressed neighborhood north of Miami's gleaming downtown, a group of enthusiastic but inexperienced instructors from Teach for America...

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Measuring Teacher "Diversity" in a Segregated School System

Michelle Chen | Posted 01.18.2012

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Michelle Chen

A classroom in an underserved community encapsulates countless obstacles and missed opportunities. Teachers should understand and empathize with the community they work in.

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Joy Resmovits

Teach For America Gives Detroit A Second Try

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 11.17.2011

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When Brenda Belcher, principal of the new Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine, interviewed Mo Torres this past summer for a position t...

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