ASU is offering online certificate program in Web-based teaching http://sbne.ws/r/4Z5o (from ASCD)
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Around the Edu-Horn, June 21, 2010
House, Senate Dems call for GAO review of quality, biz model of for-profit colleges — http://tinyurl.com/2u56dyr
RT @D_Aarons The agony of a girl who just wanted to fit in 1st in series on bullying by The Boston Globe http://bit.ly/d2GcH8
EdTrust on delivering statewide data systems to Cali — http://tinyurl.com/262mfhk
Mathews: Should Hispanic students be allowed to take AP Spanish? http://tinyurl.com/247urb3
Attending college full time while in HS in GA — http://www.ajc.com/news/ga-program-lets-high-551454.html
Around the Edu-Horn, June 17, 2010
RT @ASCD RT @RushaSams: New role for teachers: advocates! @ASCD http://bit.ly/bktMQB
Weingarten: DC teacher contract should NOT be a model for other cities — http://tinyurl.com/266cqwx
IES awards $100M to study reading comprehension — http://tinyurl.com/2ch28ud
A test score milestone in Philly — http://tinyurl.com/358lzch
Moving higher ed online in MN — http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/06/17/pawlenty
Around the Edu-Horn, June 16, 2010
RT @hechingerreport Does money spent on new education technology improve education?http://bit.ly/99Lcr2
New Attendance Counts website focusing on links between coming to school, achieving — http://www.attendancecounts.org/
RT @cpylevdoe President of Virginia Board of Ed. releases statement on #RttT, Common Core and SOLs: http://tinyurl.com/28hrchy
Continued fed efforts to tighten oversight of for-profit colleges — http://tinyurl.com/276vzpr
Too young for a FL community college? http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/06/16/age
Around the Edu-Horn, June 15, 2010
IN, WGU launch an online university in Hoosier State —http://tinyurl.com/2cgh3rn
Around the Edu-Horn, June 14, 2010
Nashville, Tenn., to open district’s first virtual high school http://sbne.ws/r/4VlM (from ASCD)
RT @smarick check out Michele McNeil’s great article on Rd 2 RTT apps: buy-in, side deals, and more: http://bit.ly/8XfoWp
Newsweek’s top high schools list is out — http://tinyurl.com/2doxmrc (And Falls Church’s GMHS is #44!)
GED to result in HS diploma in WV? http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201006090999
Feds focusing on for-profit colleges — http://tinyurl.com/2fglfgf (kudos @hechingerrerport)
Around the Edu-Horn, June 11, 2010
School’s gains pave the way for ambitious early-college program http://sbne.ws/r/4UFk (from ASCD)
Around the Edu-Horn, June 10, 2010
RT @njleftbehind NJ’s “Telenovela”: Patrick Riccards over at @Eduflack reviews the “telenovela” in Jersey over #RttThttp://bit.ly/a8MKiy
Around the Edu-Horn, June 9, 2010
Experts differ on causes of racial segregation in New Orleans schools http://sbne.ws/r/4Trd (from ASCD)
RT @PoliticsK12: Blog: White House’s Go-To Senator Introduces Turnaround Bill: http://bit.ly/cdGQ3c
Concerns about TAKS gains? http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/06/09/35mct_taks.h29.html
RT @EdPolicyatNAF CA lawmakers voted to raise kindergarten age, which will reduce the state’s K pop by 100,000. http://bit.ly/aruVFI
RT @njleftbehind Schundler: “The Incredible Shrinking Ed. Comm.”: http://bit.ly/biZFhH
Around the Edu-Horn, June 8, 2010
Check out my take on DC teachers’ contract over at National Journal ed experts blog — http://tinyurl.com/2aum7bz Thanks @ekspectacular
Teachers union looks to sue CPS over class size — http://tinyurl.com/2f5ozy3
OH OKs common core standards — http://tinyurl.com/35wlcl6
RT @sgermeraad USA Today: Edujobs makes no effort to keep best teachers working http://bit.ly/dam4Hl #education
Investigating DCPS’ philanthropic support — http://tinyurl.com/2eqwska
RT @Larryferlazzo Interview With Ed Secretary Duncan On Parent Involvement http://bit.ly/crHpsj
