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Quality of Evaluations Draws New Attention As Stimulus Aid Flows

Submitted 320 days ago

The nation’s oft-criticized systems for evaluating the quality of its educator workforce are poised to receive increased scrutiny, thanks to an Obama administration plan to require school districts to disclose how many teachers perform well or poorly.img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekNoChildLeftBehind/~4/Kk9kdyij9FU" height="1" width="1"/

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Full Appeals Court to Reconsider Ruling That Revived NCLBSuit

Submitted 672 days ago

A federal appeals court has agreed to re-examine a ruling by a panel of the court that revived a lawsuit challenging the No Child Left Behind Act for imposing unfunded mandates on states and school districts.

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Debate Emerges Over Proposed Rules on SES, Choice

Submitted 672 days ago

If the Bush administration has its way, school districts will be required to take a series of actions to ensure that parents and students know about their rights to free tutoring and school choice under the No Child Left Behind Act.

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U.S. Ed. Dept. to Hold Hearings on Proposed Changes to NCLB

Submitted 672 days ago

The rules would set a uniform method of calculating graduation rates.

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Debate Emerges Over Proposed NCLB Rules on Tutoring, Choice

Submitted 672 days ago

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Consensus on Learning Time Builds

Submitted 532 days ago

Under enormous pressure to prepare students for a successful future—and fearful that standard school hours don’t offer enough time to do so—educators, policymakers, and community activists are adding more learning time to children’s lives.

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NCLB Testing Said to Give 'Illusions of Progress'

Submitted 532 days ago

A Harvard testing expert argues that teaching to the test, strategic reallocation of teaching talent, and other factors are producing scores on state tests that are substantially better than students’ actual mastery of the material.

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Branding Education, Government-Style

Submitted 217 days ago

Shawn Maureen Powers examines titles and catchphrases from federal education efforts, and what their development means for our current approach to school reform.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/EducationWeekNoChildLeftBehind/~4/OoSBFUByLJo" height="1" width="1"/

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Low-Performing Ill. Students Not Tested

Submitted 125 days ago

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Proficient Readers Need Good School Libraries

Submitted 63 days ago

America won't reach its reading goals without strong school libraries, writes Gaby Chapman, and they won't exist without concerted efforts to save them.

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