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14 Jul 09

Best Evidence Encylopedia

Presents reliable, unbiased reviews of research-proven educational programs; from Johns Hopkins University.

www.bestevidence.org/index.cfm - Preview

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30 Jun 09

Amazon.com: Richard F. Elmore: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle

Richard Elmore is quoted as saying, "Teaching is not rocket science. It is, in fact, far more complex and demanding work than rocket science."

www.amazon.com/...ref=ep_sprkl_at_B001H6TUY8 - Preview

teaching reform

29 Jun 09

ICLS 2004: embracing diversity in ... - Google Books

Includes article by Eric Klopfer et al. on value of programming in education.

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edtech learning_theory reform

13 Jun 09

Our Impoverished View of Educational Reform

Fascinating, very readable critique of our approach to school reform that ignores that underlying issue of poverty and how it constrains and influences what can happen in schools.

epsl.asu.edu/...EPSL-0508-116-EPRU.pdf - Preview

poverty reform

04 Apr 09

Creating a New Vision for Public Education in Texas

The work and ideas of thirty-five
public school superintendents who came
together as a community of learners to create
a new vision for public education in Texas

www.tasanet.org/...visioningfinal.pdf - Preview

leadership vision reform

28 Mar 09

No Dream Denied

This report summarizes the findings of the No Dream Denied: A Pledge to America's Children - Full Report.
See especially the section, "Organizing Schools for Teaching and Learning Success."

www.nctaf.org/...ream-denied_summary_report.pdf - Preview

teaching reform

02 Feb 09

State Education Reforms (SER) - Welcome to the Website on State Education Reforms

Draws primarily on data collected by organizations other than NCES, compiles and disseminates data on state-level education reform efforts in four areas.

nces.ed.gov/statereform - Preview

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  • draws primarily on data collected by organizations other than NCES, compiles and disseminates data on state-level education reform efforts in four areas
09 Dec 08

Up Close, Rhee's Image Less Clear - washingtonpost.com

For journalists and pundits who follow education, Rhee's narrative has elements that are irresistible. A slight, young Korean American woman with no big-city school leadership experience is plucked from the nonprofit world by a reform-minded mayor in June 2007 to fire bad teachers, face down their union and take on hidebound bureaucrats, all in the name of turning around a system with a legacy of failure. The stories are not uniformly glowing, but they generally depict Rhee as a gutsy, gritty agent of change driven to turn around the District's schools.

www.washingtonpost.com/...AR2008120702255.html - Preview

leadership reform

06 Dec 08

Rhee Tackles Classroom Challenge - TIME

Michelle Rhee, the new, bold-talking chancellor running the District of Columbia Public Schools system.

www.time.com/...0,9171,1862444,00.html - Preview

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