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Don’t kill the guys that will make the US #1 again

Harkin follows the lead of a short-selling hedge fund manager and attacks private colleges; in doing so he's working against the president's completion goal of being 1st in the world by 2020.

2 years ago by

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About Schools, Tech, Poetry & Justice

LAUSD doing some of the right things to turnaround failing schools; selling edtech now; and Merwin's ode to mistakes

2 years ago by

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Don't Derail Reform

Old news by now, but Obey's midnight raid of RttT is a terrible idea and likely to be killed by Senate

2 years ago by

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School Finance Fix

School finance is convoluted and ineffective. The fix: 1) money should follow kids to best options, 2) low income kids should get more money, and 3) funding should be flexible and outcome oriented.

2 years ago by

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Small Vindication?

An MDRC study released today told us what we've known for years--that replacing big bad schools with good small schools helps more low income kids graduate. Read about what they missed in the study.

2 years ago by

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More Productivity: Sooner Rather Than Later

Our schools need to be more productive--educationally and operationally. The proposed jobs bill just postpones the transition to more learning online.

3 years ago by

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The Blended Solution to the Root Canal

Education is going to become more expensive, so we need to invest in ways to bring more students into channels for success at greater speed and at lower costs. Online blended learning provides an answer.

3 years ago by