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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Ryan Has An Education Record That Suggests Compromise.

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Education Week  (10/27, Ujifusa) reviews the track record of the next Speaker of the House, Rep. Paul Ryan, on education issues. The ar...
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Common Core News of the Day

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Poll: More New York Voters Oppose Common Core Than Support It. The  Rochester (NY) Democrat & Chronicle  (10/26, Spector) reports a...

Segregation Of Latino Students Is A Growing Problem That Needs Attention.

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The  Huffington Post  (10/27, Klein) highlights the ongoing problem of school segregation in the US with special attention paid to the ...

Migration Policy Institute Report Recommends Teachers Do More To Adapt To Culture Of English Language Learners.

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Education Week  (10/27, Mitchell) reports the Migration Policy Institute released a report recommending that educators do more to adapt...

Montgomery County Teachers Don’t Want To Get Rid Of Final Exams.

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The  Washington Post  (10/27, St. George) reports that a “large number” of Montgomery County high school teachers said that eliminating...

More Educators And Parents Reducing Or Eliminating Homework.

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The  AP  (10/27, Boccella) reports there is a growing movement to end homework in US schools. The article shares the story of a parent ...

New York City Will Make SAT Free For Juniors.

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The  New York Times  (10/27, Harris, Subscription Publication) reports New York City will begin offering the SAT free to all public sch...

Obama Makes Case For “Smarter” Standardized Testing.

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In a  Huffington Post  (10/26, Obama) op-ed titled “An Open Letter To America’s Parents And Teachers: Let’s Make Our Testing Smarter,” ...
Monday, October 26, 2015

Kids In Foster Care More Likely To Have AD/HD Diagnosis, CDC Study Suggests.

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TIME  (10/24, Brown) reports that a study due to be presented Oct. 26 at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics and c...

Experts Recommend Early Intervention To Help Children With Selective Mutism.

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HealthDay  (10/24, Willingham) reported on a condition called “selective mutism,” a “little-known anxiety disorder that renders one in ev...

Common Core

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Debate Surrounding PARCC Assessment Continues In Massachusetts. The  Worcester (MA) Telegram & Gazette  (10/23, O'Connell) repo...

Governor Jindal Appeals Court Ruling Against His Common Core Lawsuit.

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The  AP  (10/23) reported that Governor Bobby Jindal’s administration has filed an appeal at the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals contes...

Teachers Benefit From Good Training.

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NPR  (10/24, Hulett) writes on its Education Blog about Deborah Ball, Dean of the University of Michigan’s School of Education, who is ...

TechBoston Connects Local Schools With Nonprofit To Teach Math In An Interactive Way.

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The  Boston Globe  (10/26, Fox) reports eight Boston schools are participating in TechBoston, a joint venture with “EdVestors, a nonpro...

Nonprofit Working To Close Gender Gaps In STEM.

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The  Houston Chronicle  (10/26, Radcliffe) reports on the efforts of Girlstart, an Austin-based nonprofit focused on closing gender gap...