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The Tao of Finland's Schools
By Anthony Rebora on September 29, 2011
This month's Smithsonian magazine includes an interesting article exploring the (relatively recent) success of Finland's school system. The author highlights a certain Zen-like quality…
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New ways students cheat on tests
A cheating scheme just uncovered in New York in which a college student took the SAT exam for younger teens — for a fee — is bringing new…
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Recently, I bought "Watch The Throne," Jay-Z and Kanye West's collaborative album. Since Jay-Z's debut album "Reasonable Doubt," he's undergone a metamorphosis: from a young spitfire to a mature statesman, reigning over the hip-hop community lyrically and industrially. Meanwhile, all 15 of his albums to date have gone platinum.…
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OPINION
"Children work all day, go home and do more," says Sue Thomson. Photo: Craig…
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Elementary schools and high schools are tough enough to run, but middle schools are a problem unto themselves. Nobody quite knows what to do with students who are of age to be in…
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Conversations with Arne Duncan
Offering advice on educator evaluations
The national push for new teacher evaluations is real; educators should not miss this opportunity to influence policy makers with solid evidence.
By Carol Corbett Burris and Kevin G. Welner
38 Kappan October 2011
We can’t say how many high school principals get calls from Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, particularly when he knows he’ll be speaking…
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While more time in the classroom may benefit children from disadvantaged backgrounds, is it right for everyone?
September 26, 2011
NHY Times…
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The abrupt request for a…
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NY Times
Sam Wang is an associate professor of molecular biology and neuroscience at Princeton. Sandra Aamodt is a former editor in chief of Nature Neuroscience. They are the authors of “Welcome to Your Child’s Brain: How the Mind Grows From Conception to…
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NY Times Editorial
Like most school systems that serve disadvantaged children, New Haven, an urban district with a high poverty rate, has faced enormous challenges in improving the quality of instruction. But its political leaders and teachers’ union took a bold step last year in agreeing to a new teacher evaluation system that aims to…
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