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The Romney education plan: Replacing federal overreach on accountability with federal overreach on school choice

Thomas Fordham Institute – Michael J. Petrilli “Governor Mitt Romney’s long-awaited education address happened today…The thrust ...more info

Report: U.S. Students Get Serious About High School

Education Week – Sarah D. Sparks “High school students work harder and are more focused on school than they were a generation ago, ...more info

Private Student Loans Are Becoming More Competitive

Bloomberg Businessweek – Karen Weise “Private student lenders are stepping up their game to compete directly with government loans. For ...more info

Education Schools’ Training On Standardized Tests Found Lacking In New Report

Huff Post Education – Joy Resmovits “In the wake of test-heavy policies like No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top, a teacher’s ...more info

Learn French, Canada, It’s Good for You

ChildUp – John ChildUp “…a child’s brain is not unilingual but rather bilingual, and thus fully wired to learn two languages at ...more info

Educating for Democracy: How “High” is Higher Education?

Huff Post Education – Joel Shatzsky “…there has been a significant shift in emphasis of the purpose of a “higher” ...more info

Explanation of the Wonderful Development Stages an Infant’s Brain Is Going Through

ChildUp – John ChildUp “There is only a handful of processes that an infant’s developing brain employs in order to make sense of the ...more info

Designing Common Core Tests For All Proving a Challenge

Education Week – Nirvi Shah “Although more students with disabilities than ever are included in state testing programs, the task of ...more info

Studies Illustrate Plight of Introverted Students

Education Week – Sarah D. Sparks “Educators often look for ways to bring quiet children out of their shells, but emerging research ...more info

Make the Work Easier for Teachers: Teach Students to Think for Themselves

The Right Question Institute – Dan Rothstein “What do a middle school teacher in a challenging Atlanta public school and a Ph.D graduate ...more info