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April 02, 2013

Teachers Score High in Well-being, Gallup Finds

The latest findings from the Gallup Poll offer some interesting insight around teacher well-being and the work environment for educators across the country. Based on telephone interviews conducted between January and December 2012 of more than 172,000 people--9,370 of whom identified themselves as K...  Read Full Post >

March 29, 2013

Striving and Springing to College

Two remarkable young men realized in college that they had been fortunate in their college preparation, selection, and attendance. The both decided to do something about it. They organized nonprofits and stepped into the CEO role when the graduated.  Read Full Post >

March 13, 2013

Fundraising for Education Innovation

Last Wednesday, we led a #SXSWedu conversation about funding and fund raising in education. Yesterday we discussed the investing side of the equation. Below we tried to quickly answer 15 questions we received at the end of the session.  Read Full Post >

March 11, 2013

NSF Calls for Multidisciplinary Education Research

The National Science Foundation has launched an effort to make the science of learning and education more cohesive  Read Full Post >

March 09, 2013

Sequestration's Precise Impact Still Uncertain for Parents

Parents trying to sort out the impact of sequestration, which went into effect on March 1, may be hard-pressed to understand it. They are not alone.  Read Full Post >

March 05, 2013

Metaskills: Five Talents for the Robotic Age

Marty Neumeier teaches companies to innovate. He shared lessons learned in his new book Metaskills: Five Talents for the Robotic Age. Neumeier sees machines taking jobs that don't require creativity, humanity or leadership.  Read Full Post >

February 18, 2013

Dancing Classrooms

Dancing Classrooms is more than teaching children ballroom dancing. It is a program that teaches leadership, confidence, respect, acceptance, as well as strengthens self-esteem.  Read Full Post >

February 15, 2013

'Lincoln' Is Coming to a School Near You

Free copies of the film "Lincoln" will soon be distributed for free to every middle and high school in the country.  Read Full Post >

January 24, 2013

The Federal Role in Education Today: How We Got Here and Where We Need to Go

Marc Tucker looks at how the federal role in education has changed over the past few decades and suggests that before the federal role grows even larger, the nation should have a major conversation about the direction of education reform.  Read Full Post >

January 24, 2013

Closing Schools Violates Civil Rights, Targets Minorities, Protesters Say

In a crowded room in the U.S. Department of Education building in southwest Washington protesters from 18 cities gathered to tell department officials how school closings have affected their communities  Read Full Post >

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