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Testing Season Follies: McLeod's Insights on Test Prep Rallies and More
It’s standardized testing season in America. As education professor and thought leader Scott McLeod points out, a lot of effort goes into encouragi...

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Marketing Battle: Schools Pull Out Stops to Attract Students
Last week, a lawsuit brought by public school parents in Nashville, Tenn., against an area charter school network received class-action status....

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DeVos Advocates for School Choice with Doubled Determination
It’s time to rethink our education priorities in America, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said in a speech on Wednesday at the Brookings Institutio...

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Stopping School Violence: A Community Responsibility
Our prayers are with the victims of this cowardly act. Two Miami-Dade police detectives ambushed & shot Monday night https://t.co/cYkGOiucan ...

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Rethinking School Customer Service in Wake County
In a district with about 160,000 students and 18,000 employees, school leaders at the Wake County Public School System field hundreds, if not thous...

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Improving Teacher Retention: A Challenge for Principals
Looking for a better way to attract and retain good teachers? Look no further than your school building principals.Research suggests that poor ...

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Embracing School Choice: Dawkins Advocates Leveling the Playing Field
Whether we care to admit it or not, school choice is an idea whose time has come.The days of public school districts being the only option for ...

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3 Big Mindset Shifts for Education: What’s Next in Learning
[caption id="attachment_2326" align="alignright" width="150"] Angela Maiers[/caption]Angela Maiers (@AngelaMaiers) wants us all to know that we...

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Magna Award Winners: Recognizing Innovation Through Student Engagement
When the National School Boards Association’s annual conference kicks off in Denver this weekend, three school districts will be honored for showca...