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American Schools Need Common Standards

Jim Rex | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Test Scores, Teacher Education, No Child Left Behind, South Carolina, Education Reform, Public Education, Teaching, Global Markets, North Carolina, Politics News
Jim Rex

The No Child Left Behind Act allows each state to define for itself what "academically proficient" means, thus dramatic differences appear from one state to the next.

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Science is Back in the House

Bill Allen | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Education, Arne Duncan, TIMMS Report, President Obama, Inaugural Address, Competitiveness, Secretary of Education, Teacher Education, Anti-Intellectualism, Science, Anti-Science, Mathematics, Barack Obama Inaugural Address, Science Education, Barack Obama, Taiwan, Yemen, England, Netherlands, Hong Kong, Borat, Kazakhstan, Singapore, Education Reform, Schools, Japan, Teaching, Learning, Politics News
Bill Allen

A worldwide study of education in science and math contains a mixed report card for the U.S. The good news: We did manage to beat Yemen soundly.

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Whom Will He Choose?

Martin Carnoy | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Investment in Education, Vouchers, Teacher Education, Charter Schools, Educational Reform, Secretary of Education, David Brooks, Linda Darling Hammond, Stimulus Package, Barack Obama, President Obama, Obama Administration, Obama White House, Obama Secretary of Education, School Vouchers, Obama Education, Obama Appointments, Barack Obama Education Policy, President Elect Obama, Politics News
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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