Friday, September 3, 2010 - Check out the most recent editorial relevant articles in the world of education reform.  The New York Times features a piece on the $330 million grant to improve student assessment announced yesterday, citing the large involvement by academics and testing experts to overhaul the current system.

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Thursday, September 2, 2010 - Check out the most recent editorial relevant articles in the world of education reform.  CNN’s Fix Our Schools week offers concrete, unique solutions to the U.S. Education Crisis. This article features award-winning teachers giving advice on fixing public schools, including making school year-round, increasing teacher collaboration, and promoting digital learning.

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Last week, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced the latest winners of Race to the Top, the initiative he devised to leverage federal dollars to drive education reform at the state level. While no grant process is perfect, the competition drove a remarkable volume of new plans and even new laws designed to advance educational opportunity. Many states showed boldness—and I'm particularly excited that all 12 winning states mentioned Teach For America in their applications.

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Wednesday, September 1, 2010 - Check out the most recent editorial relevant articles in the world of education reform.  A new study by the Center for American Progress and the National Council of La Raza considers the role—both current and future—that charter schools have in the education of Latinos and ELLs. It examines how both the large growth of the Latino and ELL student population and the potential expansion of charter schools will influence the educational landscape.

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Thursday, August 26, 2010 - Check out the most recent editorial relevant articles in the world of education reform.  US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan wants schools to give parents more data on teacher effectiveness and educators a report on student achievement, according to the Washington Post.

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Wednesday, August 25, 2010 - Check out the most recent editorial relevant articles in the world of education reform.  The big news of the day is still Race to the Top Round 2.  Politics K-12 reports on Secretary of Education Arne Duncan’s praise and sympathy to those states that came up short in the competition. The New York Times notes the common eastern geography of all but one winner so far (Hawaii).  The Wall Street Journal gives a breakdown of all the scores and payouts.  EdWeek’s Teacher Beat writes that there is no clear teacher narrative (i.e., what core principles on teacher effectiveness helped some states win over others) in the RTTT winners’ applications. HechingerEd graphs the buzzwords of the winners’ and losers’ applications.  Eduwonk notes that nine of the ten winning states are in the middle of competitive executive races (governors and mayor in DC), and the Center for Education Reform asks if the states were chosen for political reasons.  Finally, (EEP signatory) Chester Finn offers a “sober reflection on the RTTT results” on Education Next.

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Tuesday, August 24, 2010 - Check out the most recent editorial relevant articles in the world of education reform.  The big news today is Race to the Top Round 2! The Associated Press reports that Washington, D.C., and nine states -- Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Rhode Island -- will split $3.4 billion in Race to the Top funding awarded in the second round of the grant competition.  Democrats for Education Reform provides a “by-the-numbers” analysis of this round of the grant competition.  Here’s the full summary from the Department of Education.  Some early reactions from EdWeek, edReformer, EduFlack and Quick and the Ed  Congratulations to the winners!

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District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts ,New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island are confirmed winners of the second round of the Race to the Top competition, according to EdWeek.

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Monday, August 23, 2010 - Check out the most recent editorial relevant articles in the world of education reform.

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Friday, August 20, 2010 - Check out the most recent editorial relevant articles in the world of education reform.  John Podesta writes an opinion piece in the Washington Post defending President Obama’s education reforms despite criticism from writer Dana Millbank, in particular.

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