Rockdale student: Make students work for grades and limit reliance on technology

Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Maureen Downey "Here is an essay by [...]

May 25th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Education, Georgia, Technology|Tags: Education, schools|

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Is asking about secrets a good way to prod kids to write?

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "A New Jersey [...]

May 13th, 2012|Categories: Children, Education, Georgia, News, Teacher, Writing|Tags: Education, schools|

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Governor signs charter school enabling bill today and endorses November amendment

Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Maureen Downey "Gov. Nathan Deal today signed [...]

May 4th, 2012|Categories: Charter School, Education, Georgia|Tags: Education, School|

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District Superintendents Nationwide Ready for Charter Fight

Education News - Julia Lawrence "District officials from Georgia, Mississippi [...]

April 13th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Charter School, Education, Georgia, Mississippi, Public School, Tennessee|Tags: Education, School|

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School arts = higher scores

UT San Diego - Pat Flynn "North County third graders [...]

February 12th, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Arts, Behavior, Children, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Elementary School, Georgia, Low Income, Minority, Secondary School|Tags: Education, schools|

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Life Skills Program Launched for Free Nationwide

The Education News - B.A. Birch "More than 2.5 million [...]

January 31st, 2012|Categories: California, Current Events, Curriculum, Education, Georgia, High School, Innovation, Middle School, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina|Tags: Education, schools|

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Can we continue to provide less and less yet ask schools for more and more?

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "One of my [...]

January 21st, 2012|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Budget, Curriculum, Education, Georgia, Government, Grants, Learning, Parenting, Secondary School, Taxes, Teacher|Tags: Education, schools|

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Get Schooled Education finance expert: “State is systematically starving our schools.”

Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "The state is systematically [...]

January 17th, 2012|Categories: Budget, Education, Georgia, Government, Grants, Politics, Taxes|Tags: Education, schools|

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Cheating Students Out Of An Education

Forbes - James K. Glassman "Testing may not be perfect, [...]

July 23rd, 2011|Categories: Accountability, Education, Georgia, News, Testing, United States|Tags: Education, schools|

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Cheating Students Out Of An Education

Forbes - James K. Glassman "What happens when struggling students [...]

July 21st, 2011|Categories: Accountability, Education, Georgia, Learning, Teacher, Testing, United States|Tags: Education, School|

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