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Fixing No Child Left Behind: What Our Schools Really Need

Susan Kane | Posted 09.16.2009 | Politics

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Susan Kane

As millions of kids headed back to school this month, many parents, teachers, and administrators had a lot to think about. Things like, will there actually be enough seats in the ballooning classes?

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Clueless: The Dept. of Education Fails Again

Dennis Danziger | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics

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Dennis Danziger

I'm a public high school teacher, and when I voted for Barack Obama I thought I was voting for change. Turns out, as far as education goes, I voted for Bush Lite.

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At Sea Without a Compass: Chart a New Course for Education Reform

Karen Symms Gallagher | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

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Karen Symms Gallagher

The federal government needs to call a public advisory committee, comprised of representatives from every stakeholder group that cares about what is happening in public schools.

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Transform Education? Yes, We Must

Sir Ken Robinson | Posted 02.11.2009 | Politics

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Sir Ken Robinson

Economically and culturally, the future of America and of the rest of world lies now in a different direction. It will depend on the vitality, diversity and creativity of all its people.

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Obama Education Pick Arne Duncan 'Poster Child For No Child Resistance'

This Week In Education | Alexander Russo | Posted 01.18.2009 | Chicago

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Many educators will be happy to know that, under Arne Duncan Chicago was the poster child for districts resisting and criticizing the law. Others may...

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Whom Will He Choose?

Martin Carnoy | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

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Martin Carnoy

With government as the investor of last resort, Obama has broad support to implement major changes in the educational, health care, and energy systems using federal money.

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Educators Expect Obama To Change No Child Left Behind

Daily Herald | Matt Arado | Posted 12.20.2008 | Chicago

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One of President Bush's most noteworthy accomplishments - the No Child Left Behind law enacted in 2002 - might undergo some fundamental changes when ...

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Teachers Can't Vouch for McCain's "Voucher Plan"

Cheryl Lubin | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home

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Cheryl Lubin

As a high school teacher who dips into my own wallet to buy paper and pencils for students in the second largest school district in the land, I recognize the dangers of a pro-voucher McCain administration. Vouchers are not, as Obama so succinctly put it, the panacea for failing schools.

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NEA to Democrats: Come and Get It

Michele McNeil | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

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Michele McNeil

As Democrats continue to fight over who should be their nominee, the nation's largest teachers' union, the National Education Association, wants to re...

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