California’s largest district faces fiscal uncertainty despite infusion of state funds

Ed Source - Michael Janofsky "After a year of dire [...]

March 16th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Los Angeles, News, School, School Accountability, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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An Exercise in Empathy: When Principals Shadow Students

Ed Surge - Blake Montgomery "At 9:25 a.m. on Friday, [...]

March 8th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Principal, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Getting a Grasp on One of the Most Critical — and Least Studied — Decisions in Education: Teacher Hiring

The 74 Million - Kathy Moore "For every teacher who [...]

March 8th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, School District, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Blending Learning From the Top Down or the Ground Up?

Education Next - Julia Freeland Fisher "As more states gear [...]

March 6th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Report: State must adopt guidelines for parent engagement in schools

Ed Source - Louis Freedberg "California has established parent involvement [...]

February 23rd, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Parental Involvement, Parenting, Parents, School, School Accountability, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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What If America’s Teachers Made More Money?

The Atlantic - Alia Wong "As districts in certain parts [...]

February 20th, 2016|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, School District, Teacher, Teacher Salary, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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School Policies Have Gotten Smarter in the Decade After No Child Left Behind

Education Next - Michael J. Petrilli and Chester E. Finn, [...]

February 20th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, No Child Left Behind, School, School Accountability, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Illinois launches financial probe into Chicago Public Schools

Reuters - Staff Writer "The Illinois State Board of Education [...]

February 20th, 2016|Categories: Accountability, Chicago, Current Events, Education, Illinois, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Exclusive: It’s ‘all hands on deck’ as LAUSD says nearly 1 in 2 seniors not on track to graduate

LA School Report - Craig Clough "Only roughly one in [...]

February 12th, 2016|Categories: Graduation Rate, High School, Los Angeles, School District|Tags: Education, School|

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Great Ideas For Designing Accountability Systems for Schools

Education Next - Michael J. Petrilli "On Tuesday afternoon, we [...]

February 1st, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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