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Trouble With the Curve: Estimating the Size and Growth Rates of K-12 Markets

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For example, specific policies regarding academic standards, testing requirements, and charter school authorization caps can give rise to specific types of products. Race To The Top (RTTT) and the subsequent introduction of NCLB waivers in 2012. Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, etc.).

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What Makes Professional Development Work?

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Professional development defined as one-hit wonders with hour-long speaker presentations and all-day workshops leaves teachers unequipped to implement best practices and personalized learning opportunities for their students. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by 2gnoMe. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

edWeb.net

From 2009–2012 he served as a trustee for the State University of New York as an appointee of the governor. Currently, he serves on the boards of the Learning First Alliance, National Student Clearinghouse, Center for Naval Analyses, Horace Mann Educators Corporation, ACT, USAC, and board chair for Communities in Schools of Virginia.

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This STEM-focused district hands out paychecks along with report cards

The Hechinger Report

Teachers push [academic] standards into these projects,” and schools don’t “want projects where kids are just an extra set of hands.”. million in 2012) from the federal Education Department. The desire to do this causes some really interesting conversations between schools and project partners,” Boss said.

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Opening the doors to elite public schools

The Hechinger Report

The new policy stands to degrade academic standards and exclude students based on race, she argued, calling it “a backdoor attempt to dismantle the exam school system altogether.” and Jessica Hockett found in 2012. ” “Covid is a fake cover story for those who want to kill the exam.” In January, the Rev.

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Dramatic DeVos nomination begs question: Can she be an effective Ed Secretary?

The Hechinger Report

Third, whether she likes it or not, her job as education secretary is to enforce the accountability provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act, which still requires annual testing, performance goals, high academic standards and interventions for the lowest-performing schools. Department of Education (2009-2012).