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Bring Out Your Dustbins for the Overhyped 65% Solution (at Least in Georgia)0
- January 11, 2012
Education policy gurus, brandish your dustbins. Last week Mike Antonucci brought attention to a report from Georgia that the state is looking to abandon the once vaunted “65% Solution,” the idea (popular circa 2005-06) that schools should be required to spend 65 percent of funds “in the classroom.” Antonucci writes:
This made for useful sound bites, […]
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Bob Schaffer Looks Back at 10 Years of NCLB Federal Education Failure 0
- January 10, 2012
Yesterday I peered ahead at the upcoming legislative session. Today I take a look back at a landmark piece of national education legislation. Yes, I sometimes get confused like that. Anyway, it was 10 years ago this week that then-President George W. Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). A whole […]
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K-12 Issues in Colo. Legislative Session Figure to Be Busier for 2012 0
- January 9, 2012
If I were to write “it’s that time of year again”… again, you’d probably be ready to chew me out. And my little ears are too sensitive for that. So I’ll just take note that Colorado’s legislative session kicks off on Wednesday. Which naturally means (pardon me if you’ve heard this before) get ready and […]
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West Denver Prep or Wherever, It’s Now for Colorado Public School Open Enrollment 0
- January 6, 2012
The hubbub about New Year’s is past, the Christmas toys have grown old and boring. What’s to get excited about around here — except for maybe the Denver Broncos in the playoffs? Well, ’tis the open enrollment season for families in many Colorado school districts who are looking for a better, more effective educational option […]
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Rick Hess’ Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings Point to My Indirect Influence 0
- January 5, 2012
From time to time you’ll see me write about or reference the work of scholars who research the nitty gritty of education policy. These are the high falutin’ number-crunchers with big degrees who work at universities. Well, the venerable Rick Hess has revealed his 2012 Edu-Scholar Public Presence Rankings to measure more than 100 American […]
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Winding Down 2011 by Looking Ahead to Colorado Digital Learning Gains in 2012 0
- December 23, 2011
I don’t think you’ll see me writing much more for the blog this year. Can you believe it’s almost 2012? Well, just in case this is the last post of the calendar year, I wanted to make sure it’s an important one. Looking at the growing world of digital learning certainly qualifies. Basically, I’m past […]
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