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School Choice Week Kicks Off; Good Luck Trying to Contain My Excitement 0
- January 27, 2014
The excitement around here is palpable (that means you can feel it). The fun, wild ride known as National School Choice Week has kicked off with a big bipartisan rally in Texas and big kids donned in yellow scarves ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange: Hey, it’s not every day that […]
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Good News for a Friday: More Colorado Kids Graduate High School On Time 0
- January 24, 2014
What better time to talk about good news than a Friday? Chalkbeat Colorado reports that the number of students completing high school on time is moving in the right direction: The state’s graduation rate for the class of 2013 increased by 1.5 percentage points to 76.9 percent — the same increment of change as the […]
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“All Aboard” with Blended Learning and My Future “Learning Engineer” Career 0
- January 23, 2014
When was the last time you asked a kid, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” and got the answer: “A Learning Engineer!” If you’re being honest, you likely would say it’s never happened. But maybe that all will begin to change soon. Rick Hess and Bror Saxberg give life to the […]
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Dougco Collision on Testing and Accountability Could Rattle Reform Debate 0
- January 22, 2014
Have you ever watched a scene in an action movie (in my case, one that’s obviously edited for younger viewers to enjoy) where two cars, or trains, or planes are on a collision course? The characters in the movie may not realize what’s coming, but everyone watching in the theater or at home can sense […]
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Colorado and Washington, DC: A Tale of Two School Principal Evaluation Systems 0
- January 21, 2014
Crafting policy often can be much more art than science. Several years back research showed us that educator evaluation systems were not making meaningful distinctions, and that 98 or 99 percent of teachers were rated effective on a two-tier scale. As a result of such findings, the move to update evaluations has been a big […]
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Jeffco Middle School STEM Discussion Makes Me Scratch My Head 0
- January 17, 2014
Last night little Eddie was able to drop in on a school board meeting for what was until recently the largest school district in Colorado. That’s right. The Jeffco Board of Education took the show out into the community, coming to the people and giving residents a chance to sign up online to make public […]
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