It’s back. With all of the cool kids still playing on that Twitter thingee, Eduflack is bringing back his daily roundup of some of the top Tweets from @Eduflack …
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Around the Edu-Horn, November 8, 2010
RT @hechingerreport Our latest Go Deep section tackles community colleges. Read all nine stories! http://bit.ly/9Orbg8
N.J. teachers union snubbed by state education chief: http://sbne.ws/r/630S (from ASCD)
Utah state ed leaders to consider grading schools http://t.co/SnIMzDv
Extended school days under consideration in DC public school system http://t.co/jTZDmCB
RT @sgermeraad: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel on #teacher effectiveness: time of change or just talk of change? http://bit.ly/9djRqP
Around the Edu-Horn, October 18, 2010
HI gov. candidates bicker over appointed school board http://t.co/mHGTQHb
Obama’s Education Mess – Yahoo! News http://yhoo.it/buTUAL
Contract: Baltimore teachers union and district leaders to return to negotiating table http://bit.ly/9szsUy
Discipline rate of black students in Del., elsewhere is probed http://usat.me/40668620
Adrian Fenty and Michelle Rhee: We fought for D.C. schools. Now it’s up to you. http://t.co/x8BDF1R
Around the Edu-Horn, September 8, 2010
N.J. pushes ahead with school reforms despite failed grant bid http://sbne.ws/r/5BP6 (from ASCD)
Japan fattens textbooks to reverse sliding rank: http://wapo.st/90Lteb
How D.C. schools might be affected if Rhee decides to move on: http://wapo.st/ccsqxy
Using FB can lower student achievement? http://bit.ly/9MG9XF
Robert J. Samuelson – School reform’s meager results: http://wapo.st/djTCVm
In D.C. schools, Rhee and Fenty learn that tough reforms bring tougher politics: http://wapo.st/c5jg4c
Around the Edu-Horn, September 1, 2010
So now edujobs $$ don’t have to be spent on edujobs? blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig… via @educationweek
How sad! Swing sets removed at some W.Va. schools, thanks to litigation http://yhoo.it/cqBPJa
First online-only public school in Massachusetts opens this week http://sbne.ws/r/5vCb (from ASCD)
RT @EdEquality CNN interviews award-winning teachers to get their advice on #edreform. “It’s all abt the teachers.” http://bit.ly/d1VK5z
U of Phoenix and paid media, promotions — http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/09/01/phoenix
Around the Edu-Horn, August 30, 2010
RT @saramead I made a cool spreadsheet to help people analyze RTT results: Check it out here: http://bit.ly/c08k3L
Teachers blast L.A. Times for releasing teacher effectiveness rankings – latimes.com http://bit.ly/aQDOiX
RT @sgermeraad NY Times: #RTTT has shown that competitive grant programs can be a powerful spur to #edreform http://nyti.ms/bhIjUK
Growth of online learning in Chicago schools draws cheers, worries – chicagotribune.com http://bit.ly/b8GE7z
Education Secretary Duncan hits the road for reform http://flne.ws/25797129
Around the Edu-Horn, August 27, 2010
Christie fired Schundler in NJ over #RTT loss — http://tinyurl.com/2ff3n39
Progress slows in closing achievement gaps in D.C. schools: http://wapo.st/aFDVWV
Kindergartens see more Hispanic, Asian students http://usat.me/39861754
New NSDC study on teacher PD trends and challenges — http://www.nsdc.org/news/NSDCstudytechnicalreport2010.pdf
RT @ewrobelen STEM education to get boost from Race to Top winners: http://bit.ly/b00r6R
Around the Edu-Horn, August 19, 2010
RT @JoanneLeeJacobs A new curriculum map for new standards http://www.joannejacobs.com/2010/08/a-new-curriculum-map-for-new-standards/
Report calls for overhaul of low-performing Buffalo, N.Y., schools http://sbne.ws/r/5pxk (from ASCD)
RT @USChamberICW Summary of #RttT phase 2 finalists, including detailed look at major changes in apps since phase 1: http://bit.ly/cyX8k2
Fenty’s political fortunes tied to success of D.C. school reforms: http://wapo.st/dpAO6o
RT @Dyrnwyn High School diplomas and black grad rates in NJ are of questionable value: http://www.nje3.org/?p=3129
Around the Edu-Horn, August 18, 2010
RT @dorieturner AP: Ga.’s Perdue orders special probe into test cheating: http://bit.ly/bfz3qm
High-school students in S.D. district trade notebooks for MacBooks http://sbne.ws/r/5oWy (from ASCD)
ACT scores show slight gains and persistent achievement gap http://sbne.ws/r/5oWr (from ASCD)
RT @SchlFinance101 Rob Manwaring thoughts on LAT VA analysis: http://t.co/hQHIBLe
Around the Edu-Horn, August 17, 2010
RT @dorieturner AP: Cheating scandal roils Atlanta Public Schools http://bit.ly/90m4fj #education
N.J. schools chief favors more school time, charter expansion http://sbne.ws/r/5ojA (from ASCD)
RI toughens high school graduation requirements — http://tinyurl.com/28jhpjw
RT @EdEquality New report on Black males released. Out of 50 states 1/2 have grad rates below nat’l avg. http://bit.ly/aYMOA1
Toilet paper, the latest must-have school supply — http://www.cnbc.com/id/38711521
