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posted by: Ruthie
| May 30, 2013, 02:25 PM
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While Teacher Appreciation Week has come and gone, it is never too late to celebrate teachers and their many contributions to communities across the country. Last week, AAE-Utah Membership Director Charity Smith celebrated the history of teaching in Utah by leading a walking field trip for students, teachers, and community members.
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posted by: Melissa
| May 29, 2013, 11:47 AM
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One of the key changes in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is the change in how teachers choose what to read with their students. In the past, teachers have used such tools as Fountas & Pinnell text level gradient, Lexile scores, Accelerated Reader scores, the contents of language arts text books, district-wide reading lists, or even falling back on a sense of what books have been historically read at certain grade levels.
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posted by: Ruthie
| May 29, 2013, 11:24 AM
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Welcome to the Association of American Educators' online biweekly publication, Reform Matters. This education reform-focused publication features both original AAE content and a compilation of the latest news from the growing education reform community.
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posted by: Ruthie
| May 28, 2013, 02:08 PM
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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Addresses 2014 Education Budget
Last month, President Obama released his budget for the 2014 fiscal year. Among its many provisions, the budget holds several financial implications for critical education programs. These initiatives include increased federal spending on education, greater investment in preschool programs, expansion of programs benefiting low income children, increased funding for public charter schools, mandatory investment in preserving teacher jobs, increased spending on redesigning high schools, and greater funding for school safety.
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posted by: Ruthie
| May 23, 2013, 01:57 PM
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You've had these students in your class for a year or more and the time has finally come – graduation day! You might be secretly thinking, "another year, another graduation;" However, to your students your final words of encouragement will mean more to them than you may know.
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