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Friday, March 30, 2012

Schools Matter: Krash Course #4: Bizarro Robin Hood

Schools Matter: Krash Course #4: Bizarro Robin Hood

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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Daily Kos: The Tragedy of Education Transformation: Leadership without Expertise

Daily Kos: The Tragedy of Education Transformation: Leadership without Expertise

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Daily Kos: Successful School?: More than Data, No Miracles

Daily Kos: Successful School?: More than Data, No Miracles

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Jack Hassard: Charter School Data Fuels Controversy in Georgia - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

Jack Hassard: Charter School Data Fuels Controversy in Georgia - Living in Dialogue - Education Week Teacher

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Friday, March 16, 2012

Daily Kos: Charter Schools Not the Answer, Especially if We Fail to Identify the Question

Daily Kos: Charter Schools Not the Answer, Especially if We Fail to Identify the Question

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

How We Cured “The Culture of Poverty,” Not Poverty Itself | Truthout

How We Cured “The Culture of Poverty,” Not Poverty Itself | Truthout

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Separate, Unequal … and Distracted | Truthout

Separate, Unequal … and Distracted | Truthout

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Daily Kos: The Cult of Personality v. Expertise in the Education Debate

Daily Kos: The Cult of Personality v. Expertise in the Education Debate

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Monday, March 12, 2012

SAT Scores and Family Income - NYTimes.com

SAT Scores and Family Income - NYTimes.com

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The Reproduction of Privilege - NYTimes.com

The Reproduction of Privilege - NYTimes.com

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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Roddy Doyle: the joy of teaching children to write | Feature | Books | The Observer

Roddy Doyle: the joy of teaching children to write | Feature | Books | The Observer

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Saturday, March 10, 2012

EducatorsForAll - Blog - Why Schools "Fail" Or What If Failing Schools…Aren't?

EducatorsForAll - Blog - Why Schools "Fail" Or What If Failing Schools…Aren't?

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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Schools Matter: CCSS, Anyone?

Schools Matter: CCSS, Anyone?

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Saturday, March 3, 2012

Poor school districts suffer: Poor school districts suffer from state imposed outside overseers - Courant.com

Poor school districts suffer: Poor school districts suffer from state imposed outside overseers - Courant.com

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Common Core St. Stds: An Ex. of Data-less Decision Making

Common Core St. Stds: An Ex. of Data-less Decision Making

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Challenging Ruby Payne's Framework
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Class Size/ Student-Teacher Ratio
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Education And Related Data Resources
Poverty, Deficit Perspectives, Education
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Consolidation of Schools and Districts
How to fix our schools, Richard Rothstein
PISA: It's Poverty Not Stupid
Poverty and Potential, David Berliner
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