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Manchester Education reform in our Public Schools

Luna-cy #4: dual credits promote challenge

Many Idaho high schools are on the dual-credit bandwagon. Thinking that offering college credit makes their programs more advanced, high schools...
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Luna-cy #3: online credits improve high school education

In May 2010, I went to a local meeting of parents of “Gifted and Talented” students to hear about options the presenter had gathered...
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Luna-cy #2: laptops help High School students learn

My daughter is in her third year at an Ivy League college. In lecture classes every day, students bring laptops to take notes. Typing faster than...
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Luna-cy #1: advanced technology increases learning

In his Students Come First plan, Superintendent Luna proposes to increase academic performance by increasing technology in the classroom. Assuring...
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Superintendent Luna’s plan for Idaho schools = economics, NOT education

Last week, Idaho Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna unveiled his plan to bring Idaho schools into the new millennium through increased use of...
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The Power of Creativity and Scientifc Inquiry

The previous article titled “The Death of Innovation” outlined some things that may be missing in the current public education system...
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"This Is A Crucial Moment In The History Of American Education"

A former Assistant Secretary of Education delivered acompelling and poignant lecture on education reform at the College of William and Mary's...
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Facebook donation to Newark schools becomes controversial

When Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg put up $100 million of his company's stock and challenged Newark civic leaders to match that to repair...
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Waiting for Superman documentary in Atlanta on October 8th, 2010

The documentary, Waiting for Superman, will open in Atlanta on October 8, 2010. In this documentary, filmaker Davis Guggenheim displays how our...
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Educating the whole child

This phrase is often tossed around school board meetings and plastered on posters. Yet it has become little more than a watered-down sound bite.Are...
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