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Jefferson County (Ky.) Schools Fail to Improve

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Sun, 02/10/2013 - 5:47pm
Kentucky's education commissioner warned that the state may have to intercede because nearly all of Jefferson County's persistently low-achieving public schools are failing to improve.

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Kentucky.com

The Secret to Fixing Bad Schools

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Sun, 02/10/2013 - 5:26pm
What would it really take to give students a first-rate education?

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The New York Times

Superintendents’ Tech Priorities for 2013

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Wed, 01/23/2013 - 8:27am
As we look forward to an exciting new year of technology-enabled learning, District CIO reached out to superintendents to find out what their chief technology priority is for 2013. From hardware rollouts to more training on how to use technology, here’s a sampling of what school districts are focusing on this year.

Minnesota Schools Still Separate, Still Unequal

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 01/22/2013 - 11:20am
In 1954, the United States Supreme Court made one of the most important decisions in this nation’s history in Brown v. Board of Education.

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Twin Cities Daily Planet

At Strike’s Root, Runaway Costs in Busing Pupils

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 1:38pm
The day before the start of New York City's first school bus strike in 34 years, a long yellow bus pulled up at Public School 282 in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and the little bodies that popped out could be counted on one hand: Three.

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The New York Times

Better No Charter Schools Than Poor Ones

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 10:03am
Charter school proponents, including this newspaper, always make the point that charter schools are public schools. When they work best, they are places that can strike a spark with students who are not learning in a traditional environment.

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Kennebec Journal

Direct Instruction Leadership Institute

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 9:44am

March 4-5, 2013

San Antonio, TX

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NIFDI

Report: After 60 Years, No Achievement Gains Despite Increased Staff

News Update
Alison DeNisco
District Administration, Feb 2013
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student achievement
funding

NYC DOE Marks Total Of 26 Schools For The Chopping Block

Submitted by Alison DeNisco on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 2:47pm
The city on Tuesday expanded its list of more schools headed to close or phase out due to poor performance.

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NY1

Support for School Prayer Declines

Submitted by Lynn Russo Whylly on Thu, 01/03/2013 - 4:21pm

Support for prayer in school has declined since the 1970s, except among one group: evangelical Christians, finds a new study. The findings may not come as a surprise given the rise of evangelical Christians as a societal force over the same time period. In August, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, sociologist Philip Schwadel reported in the journal Sociology of Religion that even as religious affiliations have decreased in America, evangelicals have become more devout.

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