Tired of the new normal? Brace yourself for the year of the Mayans. Happy 2012!
-Laura Johnson, Fordham Intern...
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“With modern technology, if all there is is lectures, we don't need faculty to do it. Get 'em to do it once, put it on the Web, and fire the faculty.’’ *
— Joe Redish, University of Maryland physics professor
Physicists Seek To Lose The Lecture As Teaching Tool NPR
$2.5 million
Amount the...
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Only in America: rugged outdoorsy shoes are trendy, living on a cruise ship is traumatizing, students and their families gift guns and drugs to their teachers, and Christmas caroling looks and sounds like an ethnic rainbow.
-Laura Johnson, Fordham Intern...
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“It is clear that the school system remains top-heavy and suffers from a perception of conflicts of interest and waste.’’ *
— DeKalb County Superior Court grand jury
Panel recommends special grand jury investigation into DeKalb schools Atlanta Constitution-Journal
38%
Percentage of high school students in Buffalo, NY that are absent for the equivalent...
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“There is a delicate balance between being a big brother and being Big Brother.” Arizona seems to have lost that balance.
-Laura Johnson, Fordham Intern...
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“When the ball drops at midnight on New Year’s Eve the money drops off the table, and it will be difficult to get it back.’’ *
— John B King Jr., New York state commissioner
State Threatens to Pull Millions for Schools in the City and Elsewhere New York Times
20 tweets per...
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You can go to school to be Santa, or you can go to school to be a stained glass artist. But if you go to school to be a press officer, try and learn how to talk to the press.
-Laura Johnson, Fordham Intern...
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“…good data instead of anecdotes and feelings and political decisions.’’ *
— Adam Levinson, the state education department official in charge of North Carolina’s Race to the Top grant programs
NC boosts student tracking from cradle to college Education Week
3 in 10
Number of students in Western School District, Michigan that don’t actually...
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Don’t forget to stay warm this holiday season. You might not be able to cash your bonus check if your hands are frozen.
-Michael Ishimoto, Fordham Intern...
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“We are on the cusp of charters being in a position to truly meet the needs of all students in Washington’’ *
— Darren Woodruff, A member of the D.C. Public Charter School Board
In D.C. charter schools, a wide variety of challenges The Washington Post
7 States
Number of states that will share...
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