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More Heat than Light
Watts/NewsFor evidence that the terrain has shifted for education entrepreneurs, one need look no further than last week’s much-publicized hearing convened by State Senator Bill Perkins (D-Harlem) in...
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Learning to Teach … Better
Earlier this month, when the Tennessee state board of education released data showing that teachers trained by Teach For America were among the most effective new teachers in the state, the blogosphere...
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The first NewSchools Summit took place in Silicon Valley in October 1999. That gathering brought together 200 education entrepreneurs to learn from each other and discuss ways to build ventures that...
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From New York City to Nevada, the heat is on teacher tenure. Predictably, the Times quotes NEA President Dennis Van Roekel pushing back against the momentum. However, in so doing, Van Roekel asks a...
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Teaching Practice
This weekend, the Times ran a story on legal training that echoed recent reports on the shortcomings of teacher education. In it, David Segal writes: Law schools have long emphasized the theoretical...
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