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Charter School Authorizing 2.0

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Australian Study Points to Benefits of Games-Based Math

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Educator Resuscitation 101: A Prerequisite for Summer Learning

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Building STEM Skills by Learning Game Design

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Good Work: Candidates & Causes

I appreciate the folks that ran for office for all the right reasons--especially those that were not able to finance their own campaigns. Running for office requires constant groveling for donations, being exposed to malicious claims, and a grinding campaign schedule. Following are 3 good things to come from election ...

6 months ago by Tom Vander Ark

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Ticket to Teach

DFER released Ticket to Teach today "for the next generation of educators—an “all hands on deck” effort between government, higher education, and the private sector—to create a new social contract with teachers that couples higher expectations and professionalization with commensurate pay, support, and prestige...

2 years ago by Tom Vander Ark