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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Policy Reforms and De-professionalization of Teaching | National Education Policy Center

Policy Reforms and De-professionalization of Teaching | National Education Policy Center
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Monday, February 18, 2013

Incentive Pay Programs Do Not Affect Teacher Motivation or Reported Practices

Incentive Pay Programs Do Not Affect Teacher Motivation or Reported Practices
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Education Reform Tactics

Education Reform Tactics
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Teach for America’s hidden curriculum - Salon.com

Teach for America’s hidden curriculum - Salon.com
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Saturday, February 16, 2013

How charter schools choose desirable students

How charter schools choose desirable students
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Friday, February 15, 2013

Special Report: Class Struggle - How charter schools get students they want | Reuters

Special Report: Class Struggle - How charter schools get students they want | Reuters
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More Challenges to Kirp’s “Miracle” Narrative – @ the chalk face

More Challenges to Kirp’s “Miracle” Narrative – @ the chalk face
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Thursday, February 14, 2013

Shanker Blog » Revisiting The "Best Evidence" Theory Of Charter School Performance

Shanker Blog » Revisiting The "Best Evidence" Theory Of Charter School Performance
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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

The inadequacies of Teach for America

The inadequacies of Teach for America
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Letters to the Editor – The Post and Courier

Letters to the Editor – The Post and Courier
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Study shows significant midyear turnover among D.C. students - The Washington Post

Study shows significant midyear turnover among D.C. students - The Washington Post
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Sound CREDO Michigan Charter School Report Provides Little Basis for Advocacy | National Education Policy Center

Sound CREDO Michigan Charter School Report Provides Little Basis for Advocacy | National Education Policy Center
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Saturday, February 9, 2013

Yong Zhao in Conversation: Education Should Liberate, Not Indoctrinate - World Observer Online

Yong Zhao in Conversation: Education Should Liberate, Not Indoctrinate - World Observer Online
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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Charter Schools: A Primer | the becoming radical

Charter Schools: A Primer | the becoming radical
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Monday, February 4, 2013

The Teat: Teach For America— Expensive & Convincing Inequity | Cloaking Inequity

The Teat: Teach For America— Expensive & Convincing Inequity | Cloaking Inequity
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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Two Persistent Reformy Misrepresentations regarding VAM Estimates « School Finance 101

Two Persistent Reformy Misrepresentations regarding VAM Estimates « School Finance 101
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Holding Education Hostage by Diane Ravitch | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books

Holding Education Hostage by Diane Ravitch | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books
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      • Policy Reforms and De-professionalization of Teach...
      • Incentive Pay Programs Do Not Affect Teacher Motiv...
      • Education Reform Tactics
      • Teach for America’s hidden curriculum - Salon.com
      • How charter schools choose desirable students
      • Special Report: Class Struggle - How charter schoo...
      • More Challenges to Kirp’s “Miracle” Narrative – @ ...
      • Shanker Blog » Revisiting The "Best Evidence" Theo...
      • The inadequacies of Teach for America
      • Letters to the Editor – The Post and Courier
      • Study shows significant midyear turnover among D.C...
      • Sound CREDO Michigan Charter School Report Provide...
      • Yong Zhao in Conversation: Education Should Libera...
      • Charter Schools: A Primer | the becoming radical
      • The Teat: Teach For America— Expensive & Convincin...
      • Two Persistent Reformy Misrepresentations regardin...
      • Holding Education Hostage by Diane Ravitch | NYRbl...
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Key Topics and Resources

  • Challenging Ruby Payne's Framework
  • Charter schools, Vouchers, School Choice
  • Class Size/ Student-Teacher Ratio
  • Debunking "miracle" schools
  • Education And Related Data Resources
  • Poverty, Deficit Perspectives, Education
  • Private v. Public
  • Teach for America (think-tanks and the media)
  • Teacher Effectiveness
  • Teacher evaluation, merit pay, VAM
  • Testing and Accountability
  • Waiting for Superman
  • What Research Says About the Effect of Teachers

Education Resources/ Sites

  • Alfie Kohn
  • Bridging Differences (EdWeek blog)
  • HechingerEd blog
  • Institute for Research on Education Policy & Practice
  • Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
  • Living in Dialogue (EdWeek/Teacher Magazine blog)
  • Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog
  • National Education Policy Center
  • Save Our Schools
  • SC Schools Report
  • Schools Matter
  • Susan Ohanian
  • The Answer Sheet (Washington Post)
  • The Freire Project
  • The Riley Institute at Furman
  • Walt Gardner's Reality Check (EdWeek blog)

Research

  • Consolidation of Schools and Districts
  • How to fix our schools, Richard Rothstein
  • PISA: It's Poverty Not Stupid
  • Poverty and Potential, David Berliner
  • Review of Charter Schools

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