Understanding How Educational Freedom Improves Education

                   
cato-unbound.org     May 19, 2008            

Richard Rothstein is concerned that If we deregulate the teacher market, we will undoubtedly attract some very high quality teachers who might not have made it through the certification hoops. We will also attract some incompetents, who will do serious harm to our children. How many of the latter... [read full story]                    

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Joan Daly-Lewis, Ed. D. joined the group Data

ning.com     May 17, 2008          

Turning data into useful and actionable information - rather than a bureaucratic shackle on the minds of students and teachers - will be the primary challenge of this generation of educational leaders. Join in the discussion. Members: 27 Created By: Ken Wagner Latest Activity: 7 hours ago It is...                    

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Educators for Progressive Instructional Change (EPIC) to Hold First-Ever International Teacher...

prnewswire.com     May 20, 2008          

New Logo Released. Educators for Progressive Instructional Change (EPIC) has scheduled the first-ever International Teacher March on the Washington, D.C. Mall for Saturday, October 18, 2008 from 9 AM to 5 PM, and has released the event logo. Teachers need to Speak Up and Speak Out for their...                    

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Survey an insiders' view of Charlotte schools

charlotte.com     May 20, 2008          

Why are Berryhill Elementary teachers so happy?"I feel like I get to make a lot of my own decisions," says third-grade teacher Colleen McQuade."Our school has a vision, and it's a shared vision," says special education teacher Rachelle Chretien."There's just a mutual respect," says literacy...                    

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Australia: Demand mass meetings to reject Victorian teachers' union sell-out!

wsws.org     May 20, 2008          

By the Socialist Equality Party 20 May 2008 to download this article as a PDF leaflet Victorian teachers should reject the sell-out agreement negotiated by the Australian Education Union (AEU) and the state Labor government of Premier John Brumby, and fight to mobilise teachers, parents, and the...                    

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Insiders' view of schools

charlotte.com     May 20, 2008          

Why are Berryhill Elementary teachers so happy?"I feel like I get to make a lot of my own decisions," says third-grade teacher Colleen McQuade."Our school has a vision, and it's a shared vision," says special education teacher Rachelle Chretien."There's just a mutual respect," says literacy...                    

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Teachers' private lives in limelight

miamiherald.com     May 20, 2008          

When it comes to morals, teachers are held to a higher standard, most educators say. Palm Beach Post The sex education that students in Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties are getting from some school staff members this semester is not on the approved curriculum: Introductory Filmmaking: Shooting...                    

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