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| Mon Feb. 14, 2011 3:44 PM PST

The Week in Sharia: Texas Has Its Sputnik Moment (Updated)

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| Fri Feb. 11, 2011 1:30 PM PST

GOP Budget Slashers Under Attack From...Schoolteachers?

CPAC attendees need to mobilize against the teachers' siege, says a freshman House GOPer.

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| Fri Feb. 11, 2011 9:29 AM PST

Wendy Kopp's Lesson Plan for America

The founder of Teach for America talks about charter schools, Waiting for Superman, and what makes a great teacher.

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| Thu Feb. 10, 2011 11:00 AM PST

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"Waiting for Superman" at Mission High (Part 1)

What do students at Mission High School think about charter schools and "education reform?"

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| Wed Feb. 9, 2011 12:00 PM PST

Education Roundup: Where Are All The Black Male Teachers?

Spike Lee and Arne Duncan call for black men to do the right thing, plus other national education news this week.

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| Wed Feb. 9, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Autism Rates Triple in California Schools

The number of students diagnosed with autism has climbed since 2002. Why has special education enrollment stayed relatively flat?

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| Mon Feb. 7, 2011 5:52 PM PST

Harvard Interviews, Undocumented Students, and Me

Mission High School teacher Amadis Velez is on a mission to send undocumented students to college.

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| Fri Feb. 4, 2011 4:03 PM PST

'Parent-Trigger' Proponents Sue Compton's School District

McKinley Elementary School parents and Parent Revolution say the district illegally violated their constitutional rights.

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| Thu Feb. 3, 2011 12:12 PM PST

Realization of the Week: The Same Classroom Is Never the Same

Just when I think I've got this class all figured out, it flips completely.

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| Wed Feb. 2, 2011 10:15 AM PST

Closing the Achievement Gap, One 'A' at a Time

Scenes from one of the most racially integrated Honors classes at Mission High.

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| Fri Jan. 28, 2011 12:00 PM PST

Education Roundup: More Segregation, Science Fails, and the State of the Union

This week, edu-bloggers sound off about the president’s State of the Union address, plus more national education news.

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| Fri Jan. 28, 2011 12:00 PM PST

Compton's "Parent-Trigger" Update: Read the Compton School District's Letter to Parents

The district gave working-class parents of Compton less than a week to prove their signatures. Why such short notice?

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| Tue Jan. 25, 2011 7:33 PM PST

Compton's "Parent Trigger" Education Fight Heats Up

The next round in the parent trigger law showdown.

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| Mon Jan. 24, 2011 1:27 PM PST

The GOP's Safety Net Wrecking Crew

Think Boehner's cutting plan was drastic? Another GOP cut is even worse.

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| Mon Jan. 24, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Pedro's Scars

"Gangbangers stabbed me three years ago," he tells me matter-of-factly, the way I talk about the time I fell off my bike as a kid.

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| Fri Jan. 21, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Education Roundup: Armed Teachers?

This week: A Nebraska senator introduces a bill to arm public school teachers, plus more national education news.

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| Fri Jan. 21, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Education Quote of the Week: Arne Duncan on No Child Left Behind

Many expect education reform to be Obama's biggest priority in the 112th Congress.

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| Thu Jan. 20, 2011 1:03 PM PST

The Girl Who Broke My Heart

Yes, I made an aspiring astronaut cry. But then she returned the favor.

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| Thu Jan. 20, 2011 4:00 AM PST

Education Buzzword Explainer: What the Heck Is Social Capital?

How the term came to be used in discussions about public schools.

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| Wed Jan. 19, 2011 12:00 PM PST