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Duncan: Teen Deaths Not Caused By School Reform

AP | KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 10.08.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Obama's Cabinet, Derrion Albert, Derrion Albert Beating, Derrion Albert Murder, Arne Duncan, Eric Holder, Barack Obama, Chicago Youth Violence, Chicago Teen Violence, Chicago Gang Violence, Youth Violence, Ron Huberman, Chicago Public Schools, Fenger High School, Mayor Daley, Renaissance 2010, Chicago School Reform, Chicago News

CHICAGO — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan on Wednesday pledged federal support to fight a surge in youth v...

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Chicago Teen Deaths, Violence Tied To School Reform Plan?

AP | KAREN HAWKINS | Posted 10.07.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Derrion Albert, Derrion Albert Beating, Chicago School Reform, Renaissance 2010, Chicago School Closings, Chicago Youth Violence, Chicago Gang Violence, Fenger High School, Ron Huberman, Arne Duncan, Cps, Chicago News

CHICAGO — Even in the cold rain, Danielle Jones would rather stand on the street and wait for her father to pick her up from her high school on ...

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A Post-Olympic Plan for a City Under Siege

Kevin Coval | Posted 10.06.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Derrion Albert, Arne Duncan, Chicago Olympic Bid, Chicago Public Schools, Mayor Daley, Chicago Violence, Chicago Olympics, Cps, Louder Than a Bomb, Ron Huberman, Chicago Gang Violence, Chicago News
Kevin Coval

The city will be abuzz with language and records of now from people who are normally never heard from, the youth. Seen and now heard. And safe.

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Unachievable Dreams?

Alan Gottlieb | Posted 10.06.2009 | Denver

Read More: Education News Colorado, School Reform, Education, Race to the Top, Denver Schools, Arne Duncan, Michael Bennet, Education Reform, Colorado Schools, Denver News
Alan Gottlieb

Teaching has to become a profession that is seen as a viable career choice for capable, driven young people. Not only must it pay more, but the working conditions have to be attractive to the self-motivated and creative.

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Obama Sending Cabinet Members To Chicago Over Derrion Albert's Fatal Beating

AP | Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Barack Obama, Derrion Albert, Derrion Albert Beating, Derrion Albert Murder, Derrion Albert Video, Obama Derrion Albert, Chicago Violence, Chicago Gang Violence, Obama Youth Violence, Eric Holder, Arne Duncan, Chicago News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is sending Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Chicago next week to discuss ...

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The Washington Post--Union Buster?

Gerald Bracey | Posted 11.30.2009 | Media

Read More: School Reform, Arne Duncan, Washington Post, Research, Data, Charter Schools, Media News
Gerald Bracey

Is a new study favoring charter schools remarkable? Are the results on charter schools in? The short answers are "no" and "no."

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Charter Schools Fail Immigrants

Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Immigrants, Education, Arne Duncan, English Language Learner, Charter Schools, Ell, Politics News
Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj

Why is there a glaring mismatch between charter school enrollments and the growing English language learner population?

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Less Than Sacred Hoops

Matt Farmer | Posted 11.29.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Oprah Winfrey, John Calipari, Todd Stroger, Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools, Olympics, Mayor Daley, Tony Cole, Ray Lahood, Jacques Rogge, 2016 Olympics, Chicago Olympic Bid, Chicago Olympics, Obama Olympics, Chicago 2016, Chicago News
Matt Farmer

Why is Arne Duncan going to Copenhagen? Maybe the IOC will want to hear what steps he is taking to ensure that the rest of our nation's public schools begin performing at the level of those in Chicago.

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School's Out for...Never?

Jill Vialet | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: School Recess, Education, Education Reform, Arne Duncan, Barack Obama, Politics News
Jill Vialet

It might ultimately be the right decision to lengthen the school year. But just as the president has identified inefficiencies in our health care system, we also have inefficiencies in our education system.

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Arne Duncan Joins Growing Chicago Olympics Delegation For Copenhagen

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 11.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Olympics, Arne Duncan, Chicago Olympics, Chicago Olympic Bid, Chicago 2016, 2016 Olympics, 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Olympics Vote, Ioc Vote, Chicago News

WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan will travel to Denmark next week to support his hometown of Chicago's Olympic bid. Duncan will joi...

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Head Lice or Handguns: Which Concerns You More?

Matt Farmer | Posted 11.24.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Education, Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools, Mayor Daley, Cps, Gangs, Chicago School Violence, Chicago School Reform, Guns in School, Civic-Federation, Education Reform, Ron Huberman, Chicago News
Matt Farmer

Aggravated assault, gang activity, arson and gun possession. Why won't CPS release data on the number of such dangerous offenses at my children's schools?

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What's Wrong With Our Schools? Part II

Jenifer Fox | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Your Child's Strengths, Department of Education, Jenifer Fox, Teaching Controversy, Homeschooling, School Reform, Teachers Unions, Arne Duncan, Strengths, Schools, Parenting, Teachers, Education Reform, Eduation, Living News
Jenifer Fox

True teaching talent reveals itself when the teacher struggles to engage students in the process, when he refuses to give up until he finds a way to bring about understanding and competence in the student.

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The Chicago Public School Teacher's Husband

David Murray | Posted 11.22.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Henry Horner Homes, Lake Street El, Poverty, Chicago Public Schools, There Are No Children Here, Alex Kotlowitz, Oak Park, Teacher, Education, Education Reform, Public Schools, Inner City, Charter Schools, Arne Duncan, Chicago News
David Murray

Our troubles had begun when my wife Kirsten took the job teaching art, K-8, at a West Side elementary school. Then came the informal adoptions.

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Colorado Is Serious About This Race

Lt. Gov. Barbara O’Brien | Posted 11.21.2009 | Denver

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Bill Ritter, Barack Obama, Race to the Top, Arne Duncan, Public Education, Colorado, Denver News
Lt. Gov. Barbara O’Brien

The Department of Education has $4.35 billion in Race to the Top funds. The stars are aligned: President Obama supports this change, it is a cornerstone of Gov. Bill Ritter's agenda and we have leaders who believe in public education.

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The Best School Operators in the Country

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 11.18.2009 | Denver

Read More: Arne Duncan, Charter Schools, Education, Education Reform, Denver News
Tom Vander Ark

Undeniably good results, parent pressure, and federal grants will make charters hard to ignore. I think we'll see more cooperative relationships as cities, like Denver, adopt a portfolio approach.

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Rethink Learning, Now

Sam Chaltain | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Education, Arne Duncan, Brown v. Board of Education, Equity, Sam Chaltain, Grassroots, Al Franken, High-Stakes Testing, Standardized Testing, Education Reform, Teaching, Fairness, Learning, Living News
Sam Chaltain

Learning involves more than basic skills and regurgitating information. It requires higher-order skills and the capacity to digest, make sense of, and apply what we've been taught.

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Education in Chicago: Reason to Cheer: Common Sense About Schools From Thinking Observers

Bill Sweetland | Posted 11.16.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Urban Schools, Arne Duncan, Lincoln Smith, University of Chicago, Helicopter Parents, Remedial Instruction, Two-Year Colleges, Barack Obama, College Admissions, School Reform, Admission Essays, Joseph Bauers, Jim Edgar, Bill Daley, College Essays, Chicago News
Bill Sweetland

Get rid of the college admissions essay. We'll thwart those odious helicopter parents. We know they're helping their pampered offspring cheat their way into Princeton.

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Renaissance 2010 Gets A Solid 'B'

Paras Bhayani | Posted 11.13.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools, Charter Schools, University of Chicago, Green Dot, School Choice, Renaissance 2010, Chicago News
Paras Bhayani

New University of Chicago findings pour cold water on both the most ardent critics and most ardent proponents of both Ren10 and the charter schools it has created.

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What Will Duncan Do?

Eric Tipler | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Arne Duncan, Education, Nclb, Rtt, No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, Education Reform, Living News
Eric Tipler

Arne Duncan's plan comes down to getting more and better data about student performance, and tying it back to individual teachers and schools. As someone who taught under No Child Left Behind, this is scary.

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Obama On Facebook: "Be Careful What You Post"

The Associated Press | JULIE PACE | Posted 11.08.2009 | Home

Read More: Obama on Facebook, Politics, Education, Arne Duncan, Social Networking, Obama's Speech to Students, Obama, Schools, Facebook, Obama Advice, Barack Obama, Home News

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) - President Barack Obama went forward with a controversial speech to students nationwide Tuesday, preceding it by advising young p...

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Education Secretary: Furor Over Obama Speech 'Silly' (VIDEO)

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arne Duncan Barack Obama, Arne Duncan Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, Obama Education Speech Uproar, Obama Education Speech, President Obama, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Education Secretary Arne Duncan says the furor surrounding President Barack Obama's speech this week to the nation's school children is ...

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Obama Going to Talk to Kids: Yikes!

Mona Gable | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arne Duncan, Florida Republican Party Chairman Jim Greer, Education, Obama-Address-to-Students, Barack Obama, Politics News
Mona Gable

You'd think Obama was showing kids on live TV how to slip a condom on a banana.

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The Role of the Private Sector in Education

Tom Vander Ark | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Competitiveness, Education Reform, Charter Schools, Education, Arne Duncan, Private Enterprise, Atlanta, Mosaica, Politics News
Tom Vander Ark

We don't mind if textbook publishers update versions, but hackles go up when private operators propose school management. Most of this is just disguised job protection; the rest is historical bias.

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A Sneak Peek at Obama's Speech to Schoolchildren

Gary Stager | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arne Duncan, Standardized Testing, Education, Education Reform, Nclb, Race to the Top, President Obama, Politics News
Gary Stager

The good thing about the endless assault of standardized language arts and arithmetic tests you endure is that you won't learn anything about history, civics or politics.

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Jason Linkins

Obama Schoolchildren Speech Drives Right-Wingers Batty

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jim Greer, Fearmongering, Arne Duncan, Crazy, Barack Obama, Politics News

UPDATE, 8:17 P.M. EST: ABC News is reporting that some school districts in six states (Texas, Illinois, Virginia, Wisconsin, Missouri and Minnesota), ...

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