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posted by: Jill
| October 12, 2011, 03:23 pm
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Today there is a very happy 14 year-old in school. Last night, she created her own Facebook profile after months (years) of pleading to parents. Her "technology is power" aunt may have had something to do with it. And her Facebook-savvy cousin was more than happy to assist in the birth of an online profile.
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posted by: Alix
| October 11, 2011, 03:31 pm
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Among the many new spending initiatives in President Obama's jobs bill is the flagged 30 billion dollars meant to hire teachers, preserve current jobs, and improve school buildings across the country. While the Senate is expected to debate the controversial legislation this week, the White House is warning that without this federal funding, nearly 280,000 education jobs will be lost this year alone. With rhetoric reaching a boiling point in Washington, the Associated Press is now reporting that President Obama's estimates may be far off the apocalyptic estimates.
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posted by: Alix
| October 10, 2011, 12:00 am
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Senate Tries Their Hand at NCLB Overhaul
As the House of Representatives takes the bill-by-bill approach to a No Child Left Behind overhaul, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, is putting the final touches on a large scale bill to reauthorize nearly ten-year-old federal education law. According to insiders, he has been negotiating on the proposal with Senator Michael Enzi (R-WY) for months and while the plan is not set to be released until next week, details are emerging quickly.
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posted by: Alix
| October 10, 2011, 08:56 am
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Teach for America (TFA), a non-profit organization that recruits recent college graduates and professionals to teach in high-need schools for two years, has become one of the most well known and prestigious alternative certification programs in the country since 1990. While many studies have attributed student successes to TFA members and programs, little has been compiled about TFA retention rates and their impact on the high-need schools they teach in. As TFA enters into its biggest year yet, Phi Delta Kappa this week released a comprehensive study on how long TFA participants teach, and the patterns associated with participating in this unique program.
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posted by: Jill
| October 05, 2011, 10:09 am
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Here are the four latest Best Practices Weekly editions – don't forget to go to www.bestpracticesweekly.com to sign up for the weekly emails or to see archived editions!
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