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What Does It Take to Put Inclusive Curriculum Legislation Into Practice?

Edsurge

The state partnered with Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago (AAAJ Chicago) — a local advocacy organization focused on advancing civil rights and racial equity, which advocated for the passage of the TEAACH Act — to support implementation.

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Charters felt pressured to promise miraculous progress — but none met the targets

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report. ” A Hechinger Report analysis found that such lofty goals were common in the 10 years after Hurricane Katrina, particularly between 2008 and 2013, when dozens of new charter schools opened across the city. Photo: Cheryl Gerber for The Hechinger Report.

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Join Us for the Third Annual Global Leadership Summit - March 23rd, 2018 in Boston

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Trained in both developmental psychology and education, Jackson is one of the nation’s leading experts on secondary school education reform and adolescent development. Find out how you can get involved with and utilize ASCD’s resources on Global Competencies for Educational Leaders.

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Digital Transformation and Innovation in Rural School Districts

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According to a CoSN report , more than half of school districts and about one-third of public schools in the United States are in rural areas. He has served as Principal at the secondary level as well as Assistant Superintendent. He received his M.Ed. from The University of Mississippi in educational leadership.

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The Cost Trap, Part 3

Iterating Toward Openness

In my recent post I asked us each to consider what “what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?” On the other hand, I’m fundamentally a “small steps” person, which has led me to try to limit the scope of my current work to the US post-secondary education system (and more specifically US community colleges).

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The 2018 Global Leadership Summit - March 23rd, 2018 in Boston

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Trained in both developmental psychology and education, Jackson is one of the nation’s leading experts on secondary school education reform and adolescent development. Find out how you can get involved with and utilize ASCD’s resources on Global Competencies for Educational Leaders.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

NeverEndingSearch

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. You can now find out.