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Stories Inspired By 2013 EWA National Seminar at Stanford

Our just-completed national seminar at Stanford University not only put nearly two hundred reporters within arm's reach of major thinkers and analysts, but also served as inspiration for dozens of news stories. Numerous reporters emailed us to say the contacts and background information they came away with were…See More

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Five Questions For ... U.S. News & World Report's Robert Morse on New `Best High School' Rankings

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Clean, clean, clean before you crunch those big data sets

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Education Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2014

The president has unveiled his budget for the 2014 fiscal year, proposing several expansive education spending initiatives, like $77 billion in new early education spending over 10 years and a billion-dollar competitive grant program for the nation's colleges. In all, the budget calls for $71.2 billion in discretionary funding for the U.S. Department of Education, a 4.6 percent increase--or $3.1 billion above what was enacted in 2012. During a live meeting with education stakeholders,…See More

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Education Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2014

The president has unveiled his budget for the 2014 fiscal year, proposing several expansive education spending initiatives, like $77 billion in new early education spending over 10 years and a billion-dollar competitive grant program for the nation's colleges. In all, the budget calls for $71.2 billion in discretionary funding for the U.S. Department of Education, a 4.6 percent increase--or $3.1 billion above what was enacted in 2012. During a live meeting with education stakeholders,…See More

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How I borrowed a lot and paid back a little: A writer’s Take on IBR

In May of my senior year at Union College (See photo), the only thing I was thinking about was passing finals and completing papers with pretentious titles. Postgraduation plans, like a job, were nothing more than vapors momentarily wafting in the way of those footnotes buried in my textbooks. I had no idea what kind of job I’d…See More

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"Beyond Compliance: Embracing Teacher Appraisal at Bloomington, Indiana

April 25, 2013 to April 26, 2013

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Indiana Teacher Appraisal and Support System, which is a part of the Center on Education and Lifelong Learning at Indiana University Bloomington, is partnering with the Joyce Foundation to sponsor a statewide conference on teacher evaluation April 25 and 26 at the Hilton Indianapolis North hotel. This conference, titled "Beyond Compliance: Embracing Teacher Appraisal," will help school administrators,…See More

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Getting Students Wired to Cross the Digital Divide

Flickr/austinevan As more education reform efforts lean on technology to try to improve schools and lift student achievement, policy makers are grappling with a tricky reality: a digital divide in the era of digital natives.A number of recent studies suggest the effectiveness of new techniques like flipped classrooms or supplemental videos to boost a student’s…See More

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Getting Students Wired to Cross the Digital Divide

Flickr/austinevan As more education reform efforts lean on technology to try to improve schools and lift student achievement, policy makers are grappling with a tricky reality: a digital divide in the era of digital natives.A number of recent studies suggest the effectiveness of new techniques like flipped classrooms or supplemental videos to boost a student’s…See More

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Student AP Scores Rise; Equity Issues Remain

After a decade of declining scores on Advanced Placement exams, 12th-graders nationwide fared better than the previous class, according to a report the College Board released today.These results are surprising because the number of students taking the AP exams increased; usually when the pool of test takers expands, the…See More

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During Press Brief, President Warns Spending Cuts Could Hurt Education

Earlier today President Obama addressed reporters during a White House briefing on the sequester. While gauging the effect sequestration will have on the economy is difficult, the president has stressed the impending fiscal straightjacket could have serious implications for businesses, education institutions, the…See More

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