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Afternoon Announcements: MRIs Can Predict Student Receptiveness to Math...

Indiana’s NCLB waiver eligibility is under question now that is has announced a ‘pause’ on implementing the Common Core State Standards. The state filed for its waiver saying it had adopted the...

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Govs. Huckabee and Engler Praise Common Core State Standards

Amid misinformation campaigns against the Common Core State Standards, former Republican governors Mike Huckabee (Arkansas) and John Engler (Michigan) repeatedly praised the Common Core State Standards...

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Afternoon Announcements: 18 Myths About Education

A new infographic debunks 18 popular myths about education. Open Colleges College graduates have endured the recession better than most individuals, data from the Labor Department reveals. The...

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Afternoon Announcements: An Argument in Favor of Gap Years

Many countries have long touted the usefulness of a “gap” year spent living abroad between finishing high school and entering college, but the U.S. has never been one. That thinking may be changing as...

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No Expectations: Harmful Treaties in Community Colleges

In his classic book, Horace’s Compromise, the late educator Ted Sizer wrote that high school teachers and students enact “treaties” with one another: the students agree not to cause trouble, and the...

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Afternoon Announcements: TEDTalks Education

Coursera, a well-known provider of massive open online courses (MOOCs), announced this week that they’ll be partnering with several publishers to provide some textbooks for free for student-use while...

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Everyone's Getting Straight A's: Fewer High School Grads Enrolling in College

The Alliance for Excellent Education’s newest e-newsletter, “Straight A’s” is online. You can read the full articles from this issue here, or short synopses below. As always, if you would like to...

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Afternoon Announcements: President Obama Visits New Tech School Known for...

Utah’s State School Board supports the Common Core State Standards and has asked the Governor, along with state lawmakers, to do the same. In a series of passed resolutions, they outlined their support...

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Afternoon Announcements: Common Core Standards Create a Level Playing Field

Education Secretary Arne Duncan sent a letter to Department of Education Staff with good news: there will be no furloughs due to sequestration cuts. He fears that furloughs would put delays on getting...

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Afternoon Announcements: AFTPresident Randi Weingarten Says Teachers Need...

“Although the two of us have disagreed about several school-reform issues, we strongly believe that the Common Core State Standards, voluntarily adopted by 45 states, is one of the most promising...

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Afternoon Announcements: Students in Rural Alaska Fight to Keep School Open

Tom Vander Ark gives his take on why we need the Common Core State Standards and better tests in our nation’s schools. He calls both “a big step forward.”  Huffington Post Four rural Alaskan schools...

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Afternoon Announcements: Microsoft Donates $1 Million to Expand Blended...

For the Common Core to succeed, it must overcome seven challenges, one noted education writer posits. No matter what, he says, states should move toward better instruction and more...

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Afternoon Announcements: State Education Spending Per-Pupil Lowest in Three...

When Arne Duncan testified this week before the House Education and the Workforce Committee on the President’s 2014 fiscal year budget, he received numerous questions on student loan interest rates...

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Everyone's Getting Straight A's: House Spending Plan Would Cut Education

It's time for another edition of Straight A's, the Alliance for Excellent Education's bi-weekly e-newsletter. You can read the entire issue online, pick from the article snippets below, or receive...

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Afternoon Announcements: Nevada Focuses Attention, Funds on ELLs

District leaders are calling for more time for teachers to prepare for the transition to the Common Core State Standards. “We must make adequate time for a thoughtful conversation about how assessments...

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Afternoon Announcements: Common Core Standards Transforming Classrooms in Idaho

According to a recent Gallup report, high school teachings often don’t instill 21st-century skills in students, such as collaboration and real-world problem solving. The report found that only 22...

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Afternoon Announcements: Senate Committee to Markup Bill to Rewrite NCLB

In a recent feature article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Professor Charles Rinehimer talks about the students that keep him inspired. NPR takes on the story and delves deeper, talking to other...

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Afternoon Announcements: Obama Calls for Enhanced E-Rate Program, High Speed...

President Obama spoke at Mooresville Middle School in Mooresville, North Carolina today as part of his Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tour. He highlighted the school’s groundbreaking work in digital...

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Afternoon Announcements: Side-by-Side Comparison of Three NCLB Bills

US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan unveiled some of the key components of the President’s competitive grant program for high schools. The administration proposed a $300 million high school redesign...

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Afternoon Announcements: Senate Education Committee Marks Up NCLB Bill

Yesterday and today the Senate education committee marked up its version of a bill slated to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. It’s unlikely to pass given partisan differences,...

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