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posted by: Alix
| December 16, 2011, 11:25 am
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According to a new study by the Center on Education Policy, a nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, D.C., estimates by the Obama administration regarding failure rates under No Child Left Behind (NCLB) have been grossly overstated. The research group, which often sides with the reforms touted by Department of Education and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, claim that 48 percent of the nation's 100,000 public schools will be labeled failures under current federal education law. This figure is far below the 82 percent Secretary Duncan had been mentioning for months while advocating for the department's NCLB waiver plan and congressional action.
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posted by: Alix
| December 07, 2011, 09:04 pm
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Happy Holidays from Best Practices Weekly! We hope these resources make your December merrier.
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posted by: Alix
| November 21, 2011, 08:46 am
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ASTA member Ronnie Flowers pens an op-ed about Ohio and forced unionism as featured on the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette website:
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posted by: Alix
| November 21, 2011, 08:44 am
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Today the 2011 annual membership survey was released by ASTA's national partner, the Association of American Educators. The survey was conducted this summer, polling AAE members from all 50 states on issues relating to education and labor reform. Survey results showed shifting attitudes toward policies including school choice, technology, attracting new teachers to the workforce, and collective bargaining.
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posted by: Alix
| October 31, 2011, 11:17 am
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There are few topics more polarizing than gun control and the proper usage of hand guns, especially when children are involved. According to the National Safety Council, nearly nine children are killed daily due to firearms. While the statistics vary from year to year, the debate over gun safety and appropriate use of firearms for children, if any, rages on. Despite the heated dialogue, for students at Floyd Dryden Middle School in Juneau, Alaska, gun safety, handling and target practice is just part of the everyday curriculum during Alaska's Department of Fish & Game Hunter Education and Firearm Safety Course.
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