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posted by: Ruthie
| April 29, 2013, 01:22 PM
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"If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might as well have viewed it as an act of war," wrote T.H. Bell in the 1983 report, "A Nation At Risk." Now thirty years after this groundbreaking report, the Fordham Institute's video, "A Nation at Risk: Thirty Years Later" discusses progress in education and what lies ahead.
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posted by: Ruthie
| April 25, 2013, 12:45 PM
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The Council of Chief State School Officers recently announced Seattle's Mr. Jeff Charbonneau as the National Teacher of the Year! President Obama presented Jeff's award in a White House ceremony earlier this week.
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posted by: Ruthie
| April 24, 2013, 04:11 PM
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Head Start Cuts Still to be Determined
In the wake of federal sequestration and subsequent budget cuts, low-performing Head Start centers were told to anticipate a major loss of grant money. However, the Office of Head Start has yet to specify which centers will be affected.
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posted by: Melissa
| April 24, 2013, 01:41 PM
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In recent weeks the controversy surrounding the Common Core State Standards has grown, with the Republican Party officially taking a stance against it and liberal commentators have criticized it, but implementation continues.
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posted by: Ruthie
| April 23, 2013, 01:39 PM
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The Associated Professional Educators of Louisiana (A+PEL) recently released their 2013 membership survey. Similar to the AAE National Membership Survey, this survey polled member teachers on pressing education issues and "highlights the depth of concern teachers have for the status of education in Louisiana," stated Kelli Bottger, director of communication for A+PEL.
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