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Mobile Apps Make Field Trips More Interactive

Education Week - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 14:30
With "augmented reality" technology, teachers can transform a pond or an empty lot into a vibrant classroom.
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Ariz. ELL Dispute Continues, Despite Federal Ruling

Education Week - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 14:19
Plaintiffs in a long-running lawsuit challenging Arizona's practice of educating ELL learners in separate English-language classes for four hours a day are appealing a federal court ruling that upheld the practice.
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Common Core Supporters Firing Back

Education Week - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 14:16
Backers of the common core intensify their efforts to tout the standards in the face of high-profile opposition in some states.
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We Must Create Opportunities for STEM Learning

Education Week - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 13:56
Our country is in trouble. That's the key takeaway from Sara Martinez Tucker's experience as the undersecretary in the U.S. Department of Education.
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Children's Spatial Skills Seen as Key to Math Learning

Education Week - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 13:31
All that time cutting paper and tracing shapes helps young pupils master math later on, according to new research.
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NSF's Peer-Review Process on GOP Radar

Education Week - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 12:51
Congressional Republicans may eye changes to the National Science Foundation’s grant review process.
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Senate Rejects Attempt to Kill La. Science Act

Education Week - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 07:11
The Louisiana Senate overwhelmingly rejected an attempt Monday to repeal a 2008 law that permits public school science teachers to use material outside of the adopted textbook in the classroom.
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Head Start Centers Feeling 'Sequester' Pain

Education Week - Tue, 05/14/2013 - 06:52
Federal aid cuts are forcing some of the publicly funded preschool centers to scale back on student slots and reduce staffing.
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Top Jobs Opening Up in Nation's School Districts

Education Week - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 07:43
At least 17 well-known districts are facing superintendent vacancies, and the turnover may bring big changes in some school systems.
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We Need a New Approach to Principal Selection

Education Week - Mon, 05/13/2013 - 07:29
Meaningful educational change can only happen through effective and visionary leadership, write Ronald J. Bonnstetter and Bill J. Bonnstetter.
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