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Duncan calls for overhaul of education schools

The Obama administration is calling for an overhaul of college programs that prepare new teachers, saying they are cash cows that do a mediocre job of preparing teachers…

District Management

Duncan calls for overhaul of education schools

November 6, 2009October 23, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

The Obama administration is calling for an overhaul of college programs that prepare new teachers, saying they are cash cows that do a mediocre job of preparing teachers…

District Management

Focus on school data bolsters case for SIF

April 24, 2011August 13, 2009 by By Jennifer Nastu, Contributing Editor

As little as a few years ago, the Schools Interoperability Framework (SIF)--a solution that allows school software applications from various vendors to share information seamlessly--was making slow headway…

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ED to fund unified student data systems

December 15, 2009July 6, 2009 by By Laura Devaney, Senior Editor

Backed by a strong and unprecedented federal investment in education, the Obama administration has identified multiple objectives intended to help revamp the nation's education system--and a persistent use…

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Forum calls for better data use in education

April 22, 2011March 12, 2009 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor

Speakers at a forum about the use of longitudinal data in education stressed the importance of comprehensive data systems that follow students throughout their educational careers--from kindergarten to…