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October 2011

The American Dream or dreams of the lottery?

Commentary by Catharine Hill/Education Week

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Conversations with Obama, Duncan on assessment

Guest blog by Carol Corbett Burris and Kevin G. Welner

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Parent: Too many tests, not enough term papers

Guest blog by Wendy Lecker/Washington Post

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A trigger to disaster at schools

Editorial/San Diego Union-Tribune

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Brown weighs bill challenging ban on affirmative action

By Nicholas Riccardi and Larry Gordon/Los Angeles Times

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The trouble with the parent trigger

Blog by Diane Ravitch/Education Week

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New rules for school reform

Guest blog by Sam Chaltain/Washington Post

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More district-charter compacts

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

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Questioning our mania for education technology

Commentary by Jack Schneider/Education Week

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TFA teachers: How long do they teach? Why do they leave?

By Morgaen L. Donaldson and Susan Moore Johnson/Education Week (Phi Delta Kappan)

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It’s not all about the teachers

Guest blog by Will Fitzhugh/Washington Post

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A new yardstick to measure schools?

By Michael Gardner/San Diego Union-Tribune

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Effective teaching as a civil right

By Linda Darling-Hammond/Voices in Urban Education

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Liberty Plaza, Wall Street, & schools

Blog by Deborah Meier/Education Week

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Character education

Blog by Matthew Di Carlo/Shanker Blog

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Getting nostalgic about the law formerly known as NCLB

By Joe Williams/Democrats for Education Reform

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Investigation finds lax oversight of online education

By Nancy Mitchell and Burt Hubbard/Education Week

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Starting early to create city teachers

By Rebecca Vevea/New York Times (Chicago News Cooperative)

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Denying the facts: Investing in computers and higher test scores

Blog by Larry Cuban/Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

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CALPADS goes to college

By Kathryn Baron/Thoughts on Public Education

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Brown saves ed bills for last

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

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Why school reform can’t ignore poverty’s toll

Guest blog by Marcus D. Pohlmann/Washington Post

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Inflating the software report card

By Trip Gabriel and Matt Richtel/New York Times

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No changes to Open Enrollment

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

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Why merit pay for teachers sounds good — but isn’t

Guest blog by Esther Quintero/Washington Post

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What can we learn from Finland?

Blog by Diane Ravitch/Education Week

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Updating No Child Left Behind

Opinion by Sen. Tom Harkin/Politico

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Frightening children in Alabama

Blog by Lily Eskelsen/Lily’s Blackboard

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Down to wire on Race to Top

Blog by John Fensterwald/Educated Guess

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A window into the governor's mind on education

By Michael Gardner/San Diego Union-Tribune

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U.S. schools chief to discuss LAUSD probe

By Susan Abram/Los Angeles Daily News

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NCLB bill: The problem with ‘continuous improvement’

Guest blog by Richard Rothstein/Washington Post

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Texas school districts sue state over funding

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

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Economic inequality: The real cause of the urban school problem

Opinion by Greg J. Duncan and Richard J. Murnane/Chicago Tribune

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A few other principles worth stating

Blog by Matthew Di Carlo/Shanker Blog

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California kids face days without class as revenue falls short

James Nash and Michael B. Marois/San Francisco Chronicle

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Proposal stirs charter school debate: Choice vs. quality?

By Lori Higgins And Chastity Pratt Dawsey/Detroit Free Press

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Hey Alabama, take a hint from California

Blog by Mónica García and Nury Martinez/Huffington Post

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A cautionary charter school tale

Blog by Valerie Strauss/Washington Post

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