1 in 3 falling short on new SFUSD grad standards

SFGate - Jill Tucker "One out of 3 seniors in [...]

October 4th, 2013|Categories: High School, San Francisco, School District, Students|Tags: Education, School|

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New Data Demands in Calif. Seen as Onerous by Districts

Education Week - Andrew Ujifusa "To satisfy demands of California’s [...]

October 1st, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, California, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Education’s ‘Shiny Toy Syndrome’

The Marietta Daily Journal - Michelle Malkin "It’s elementary. Public [...]

September 30th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School District, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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7 states slashing education spending

USA Today - Thomas C. Frolich and Michael B. Sauter [...]

September 28th, 2013|Categories: Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School District, Spending, States, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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States, Districts Turn to Chronic Absenteeism to Push Improvement

Education News - Julia Lawrence "Many schools are coming to [...]

September 24th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, At-risk Students, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|

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The Schoolhouse Squeeze: More poor kids. Plummeting tax bases and 12 years of cuts

The Atlanta Journal Constitution - Maureen Downey "School districts across [...]

September 17th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Budget, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Funding, Georgia, Learning, News, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Glendale district says social media monitoring is for student safety

The L.A. Times - Stephen Ceasar "Glendale Unified is using [...]

September 15th, 2013|Categories: Accountability, California, Childhood Education, Children, Computer, Current Events, Education, Los Angeles, News, School, School District, Social Media, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Great Education War being waged on multiple fronts

The Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel - Alan J. Borsuk "The [...]

September 15th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Milwaukee, News, Reform, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Wisconsin|Tags: Education, schools|

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Taking a Relationship-Centered Approach to Education

Education Week - Tyler S. Thigpen "What if schools used [...]

September 15th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School District, Teacher, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Checks on Choice

Students First - Halli Bayer "Somewhere between 25 and 40 [...]

September 14th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, Low Income, Low Performing, News, School Choice, School District, School Voucher, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Washington, D.C.|Tags: Education, schools|

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