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Transforming Schools with Technology
by Andy Zucker on January 7, 2009
"I wrote 'Transforming Schools with Technology' because I felt there were too many skeptics and too many zealots writing about technology in schools. It was time for a new book that would be realistic and optimistic without being utopian."
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Adolescence, Achievement, and Change in the Age of Obama
by Michael Sadowski on December 3, 2008
"In his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Barack Obama decried 'the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white.'"
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The Need for Socioeconomic Balance in PreK Classrooms
by Rep. Beth Bye (D-CT) on November 19, 2008
"Barack Obama spoke of his support for investing in early childhood education during the last presidential debate, at a campaign moment when he was being very cautious: a clear sign that public opinion about early childhood education's value is solidified."
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“Dispelling the Myth” Schools
by Karin Chenoweth on November 5, 2008
Every year The Education Trust gives awards to schools that are succeeding in what it calls "Dispelling the Myth," the myth in question being that schools cannot be expected to help most children who are poor, African American, or Latino meet meaningful academic standards.
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The False Debate Over In-School and Out-of-School Time
by Robert Rothman on October 20, 2008
Over the past few months, education policy wonks have engaged in a debate over the relative importance of in-school and out-of-school factors in student success.
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A Conversation with Tony Wagner
by Nancy Walser on October 9, 2008
Leaves are falling and we are well into the new academic year, but before you get too immersed in the daily routine, scan the faces of the students your classes. Try to imagine the day when they leave high school.
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Welcome to Voices in Education
by Douglas Clayton on October 7, 2008
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