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Less Deliberation, More Leadership

Tom Vander Ark looks for signs of leadership in the newly formed Senate HELP Committee.

3 years ago by Tom Vander Ark

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RTTT Phase Two Slog

We're not seeing a rush of significant new thinking in the effort to make up for Race to the Top Phase One shortfalls. What's next?

3 years ago by Tom Vander Ark

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Flipping Florida: The New Employment Bargain

The only thing at stake is the future of American. Two big dramas involving teachers and testing are at play in education. My last post discussed the $350m federal grant program that is likely to lock in another decade of bubble sheet tests rather than a forward leaning framework open to the flood of keystroke data t...

3 years ago by Tom Vander Ark

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More Widgets, Fewer #2 Pencils

With last week's launch of the $350m federal grant program last week, National Journal is hosting a conversation about student assessment. Here's my contribution.

3 years ago by Tom Vander Ark

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Why Great Teachers Matter to Low Income Students

"Consider the recent national math scores of fourth- and eighth-graders, which show startling differences among results for low-income African American students in different cities. In Boston, Charlotte, New York and Houston, these fourth-graders scored 20 to 30 points higher than students in the same socioeconomic gro...

3 years ago by Tom Vander Ark

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i3 Reviews

Had five conversations about i3 in the last 24 hours: ...

3 years ago by Tom Vander Ark

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Read Friedman on Start Ups

Please read Tom Friedman’s post on start ups.  Here’s the ...

3 years ago by Tom Vander Ark