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Pa. looking into possible cheating on state tests

July 13, 2011July 13, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

The Pennsylvania Department of Education is looking into a report that has surfaced highlighting possible cheating on state standardized tests in at least 35 districts and noting aberrant…

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Officials replaced amid Atlanta cheating scandal

July 12, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The fallout from the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal continued to spread as four area superintendents were replaced and a school district in Texas put the superintendent it…

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Educators implicated in Atlanta cheating scandal

July 8, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

For 10 years, hundreds of Atlanta public school teachers and principals changed answers on state tests in one of the largest cheating scandals in U.S. history, according to…

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U.S. Education Department joins D.C. test probe

July 8, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The U.S. Department of Education has joined the District’s investigation into allegations that some recent big gains on standardized test scores might have been the result of cheating…

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Oregon governor appoints himself superintendent of schools

July 7, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

In a flurry of education bills passed last week, Oregon governor John Kitzhaber oversaw legislation to appoint an unlikely candidate for superintendent of schools: himself, reports the American.

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Atlanta works to root out cheating educators

July 7, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Just a month before classes start, Atlanta schools officials are trying to determine how many of the 178 teachers and principals accused of cheating are still on the…

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Why school stakeholders should worry about the ‘funding cliff’

July 7, 2011July 5, 2011 by By Jenna Zwang, Assistant Editor

More than 80 percent of schools anticipate budget cuts in the upcoming school year, and administrators are scrambling to maintain school operations in the face of diminishing funds,…

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As Wisconsin slashes budget, 354 teachers laid off

July 1, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Cuts to Wisconsin's state budget are resulting in layoffs of 519 staff members in Milwaukee Public Schools, including 354 teachers, reports CNN.

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‘Instructional rounds’ approach flips classroom evaluations

June 27, 2011June 23, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

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Ten tips for using social media in school communications

November 6, 2013June 15, 2011 by By Nora Carr, APR, Fellow PRSA

With social media networks now ubiquitous, it’s time to shift the debate from whether it’s a good idea for educators to use this new medium to how to…

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How to cut special-ed spending without sacrificing quality

June 15, 2011June 15, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

As school districts grow accustomed to doing more with less, special-education programs are dealing with their own unique set of challenges—and one expert has proposed several solutions to…

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Court: Teens can’t be suspended for MySpace parodies

June 14, 2011June 13, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

Two Pennsylvania teens should not have been disciplined at school for MySpace parodies of their principals created from off-campus computers, a federal appeals court ruled June 13.

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Readers take a stand for fired teacher

June 10, 2011June 9, 2011 by From staff reports

Our recent story “Teacher who video recorded disruptive student suing over job loss” prompted a wave of responses. Here's what others had to say about the situation—from whether…

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Latest web oddity, ‘planking,’ takes hold in schools

June 8, 2011 by From wire service reports

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Teacher who video-recorded disruptive student suing over job loss

May 24, 2011May 23, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

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Behind grass-roots school advocacy, Bill Gates

May 23, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

A handful of outspoken teachers helped persuade state lawmakers this spring to eliminate seniority-based layoff policies, reports the New York Times. They testified before the legislature, wrote briefing…

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School librarians targeted in budget crunch

May 23, 2011May 20, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

How will students learn key information literacy skills, and how will teachers get help with integrating digital resources into their instruction, without a full-time media specialist in their…

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Schools’ zero-tolerance policies questioned

May 23, 2011May 20, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

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IT outsourcing: Does it make sense for your schools?

November 22, 2013May 18, 2011 by By Dennis Pierce, Editor

Cloud computing, Software as a Service (SaaS), and “managed” or “hosted” services: These are terms that today’s ed-tech directors surely are familiar with. But do these models always…

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New federal program promotes ‘green’ school policies

August 8, 2012May 16, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

As the "green" movement sweeps across the nation, prompting citizens to buy organic produce and reduce their energy consumption, schools are following suit with lesson plans that teach…

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Ga. school system taken off probation, now stable

May 16, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

A Georgia school district that lost its accreditation due to its "dysfunctional" school board has been taken off probation by a national standards agency, the Associated Press reports.

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How social media can help, and not hinder, during a crisis

November 6, 2013May 5, 2011 by By Terri Howard and Ralph Metzner

It’s important for school leaders to understand basic crisis management principles—and how social media might play a role in the event of a crisis, for better or worse.…

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Spring Station Middle School owes its success to ‘trying different things’

November 5, 2013April 20, 2011 by From staff reports

The first institution to be highlighted in our brand-new “eSchool of the Month” series is Tennessee's Spring Station Middle School, which “seeks to be a leader in student…

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Ousted principals quickly find new education jobs

March 28, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

After Red Lake High School was labeled one of Minnesota's worst schools, its board moved quickly to dismiss the principal. It didn't take long for Ev Arnold to…

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Survey: Teachers want more access to technology, collaboration

January 17, 2012March 23, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

The second part of a national survey on college and career readiness and the challenges facing U.S. teachers reveals that educators consider the ability to differentiate instruction for…

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Solving our document dilemma with Enterprise Content Management

November 6, 2013March 23, 2011 by By Kellie Barron

It doesn’t matter what industry you’re in – we’ve all heard the term “paperless office” too many times to count. It’s a term so undefined and it often…

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Rural schools face uphill climb for funding

March 22, 2011March 21, 2011 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Large, low-performing, urban school districts make national headlines with their struggles and successes. But rural school districts, less frequently noticed or mentioned, also face significant challenges in helping…

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What the U.S. can learn about improving teacher effectiveness

March 19, 2011March 17, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

U.S. policy makers and educators should look to high-performing global education systems for valuable lessons as they seek to develop systems that improve teacher and school leader effectiveness,…

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Ohio governor’s budget plan includes union limits

March 16, 2011 by Laura Ascione

In another move that would limit the influence of organized labor in the state, Ohio Gov. John Kasich has proposed exempting universities from a requirement that they pay…

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Obama pledges crackdown on cyber bullying

March 17, 2011March 15, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

President Barack Obama paved the way for victims of cyber bullying and their families to speak candidly about how school bullying has affected their lives in profound ways…

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Carole Hankin, Syosset Superintendent, takes home $500,000 in pay and perks

March 9, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

As the debate over education budget cuts escalates across the country, one New York Superintendent, Carole Hankin, has garnered attention for the amount of zeros on her paycheck,…

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Recovery School District Superintendent defends tenure

March 7, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

As the search goes on for his successor, Recovery School District head Paul Vallas can boast of improved test scores and a city wide school choice system with…

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Teachers wonder, why the scorn?

March 3, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The jabs Erin Parker has heard about her job have stunned her. Oh you pathetic teachers, read the online comments and placards of counterdemonstrators. You are glorified baby…

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Viewpoint: School leaders need more help, and not red tape, to transform education

September 24, 2012March 2, 2011 by By Daniel A. Domenech

Our public system of education seems to be under constant attack from the media and self-appointed “reformers.” Regardless of the opinion those outside of education might hold, it…

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Leader of teachers’ union urges dismissal overhaul

February 25, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

Responding to criticism that tenure gives even poor teachers a job for life, Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, announced a plan Thursday to…

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Providence faces shortfall, teachers to get dismissal notices

February 25, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

The school district plans to send out dismissal notices to every one of its 1,926 teachers, an unprecedented move that has union leaders up in arms, reports the…

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States make gains in building data systems

April 24, 2011February 21, 2011 by From staff and wire reports

States have made unprecedented progress collecting longitudinal data in education, but they have not taken action to ensure data are used to improve student achievement, according to the…

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Principals briefed on how to ‘excess’ teachers

February 15, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

One sign of the difficult days ahead was the refresher course that school principals took via conference call last week on how to eliminate teacher jobs as they…

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NYC schools chief weathers rough first 6 weeks

February 14, 2011 by Staff and wire services reports

In her first six weeks as head of New York City schools, Cathie Black has been heckled by parent activists--and heckled them back. She joked that birth control…

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Meet our 2011 Tech-Savvy Superintendent Award winners

October 2, 2012January 31, 2011 by From staff reports

Partnerships with local businesses to provide free Wi-Fi for students … a virtualization project that reportedly has saved $1.5 million in energy costs … an instructional content repository…

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