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On Virtual Education
From Virtual School Meanderings, Michael Barbour’s latest post that includes a list of posts related to the latest posts and articles on online education. http://virtualschooling.wordpress.com/2012/06/30/digital-pulse-06292012/. One particular link immediately caught my eye. It relates to the growth of online education for … Continue reading
High School and College Dropout: A Report from ETS and an Interview with Bill Gates
Earlier, I came across a post from ETS in LinkedIn. The post pointed to an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education that was an interview with Bill Gates on college dropout. At the end of the article was a … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment of education, Education, Education Reports, Post-secondary education
Tagged AdSense, Chronicle of Higher Education, college dropout, Education, Educational Testing Service, ETS, high school dropout, Higher education, K through 12, Research, Technology in education
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Duncan Kicks Off “Let’s Read! Let’s Move!” | ED.gov Blog
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is touring the kicking off the Let’s Read! Let’s Move! initiative for the summer with a bang. He has merged the reading improvement with First Lady Michelle Obama‘s campaign to prevent childhood obesity, and is … Continue reading
School Sees ‘Turnaround’ Progress in Just Two Years | ED.gov Blog | Teacher Talk
Reblog of another blog of the ed.gov blog… Kudos to this Kansas City, Kansas, elementary school! School Sees ‘Turnaround’ Progress in Just Two Years | ED.gov Blog | Teacher Talk. #educ_dr
Posted in Education, Fixing Education, Low-Income students, Teaching
Tagged Blog, K through 12, Learning, Schools Incentive Program, SIG Program, Teaching
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Equity for Low-Income Students?
Earlier in another blog, I linked to a Huffington Post education blog that addresses the incredible hurdles faced by many low-income and inner-city students. Read what I have to say here: http://blog.emillereducation.com/2012/06/25/achievement-gap-persists-for-low-income-students-while-competing-philosophies-vie-for-influence/ Or go directly to the Huffinton Post blog … Continue reading
Teacher Talk: Assessment of Science Education with Technology
The post from Teacher Talk emphases the importance of science skills learned and still to be mastered in our nation’s schools. Digital technology helps students learn, but technology can also be used to assess learning. In science, the use of … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment of education, Digital Education, Education, Education Reports, Fixing Education, PostADay, PostADay/PostAWeek, Teaching, Teaching Science
Tagged Blog, Education, education technology, Government reports, K through 12, NAEP, National Assessment of Educational Progress, National Center for Education Statistics, NCES, PostADay/PostAWeek, science education, Technology in education, U.S. Department of Education, WordPress
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Thirty-seven Words
Title IX prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Thirty-seven words. Yet these words “forever altered our high schools and colleges for the better.” Click on the link above to ed.gov … Continue reading
Going Public: The Simplest Approach to Mobile Security — THE Journal
If your school is considering using mobile technology as part of the curriculum, it is probably worried about over-the-air-waves security. This article discusses how to reduce the risk of invasion of privacy for mobile technology. The article is from several … Continue reading
Leaders and Teachers ‘Go the Extra Mile’ to Transform Milwaukee’s Hamilton High
In an era when teachers are fired and schools are vilified, here is a wonderful story of how one school changed its image, its vision, and its educational environment to pull an inner-city school out of the doldrums. And it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Fixing Education, PostADay, PostADay/PostAWeek
Tagged Blog, Education, K through 12, Learning, School district, secondary education, Teaching
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