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Georgetown U., GWU draw commencement controversies
May 18, 2012 08:24 
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As Kathleen Sebelius addressed Georgetown University graduates Friday morning, the secretary of health and human services felt the wrath of antiabortion activists when someone shouted “murderer!” in an otherwise quiet ballroom. Read full...
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How standardized tests are affecting public schools
May 18, 2012 05:00
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Florida’s standardized testing program is being misused and has “severely impacted student learning,” according to a new white paper that says that school districts in the state are required to give as many as 62 tests a year to...
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Why college tuitions are rising: A contrarian view
May 18, 2012 03:00
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This was written by Gary C. Fethke, professor and former dean of the Henry B. Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa, and Andrew J. Policano, dean of the Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine. Their...
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Small, rigorous schools rule new High School Challenge rankings
May 18, 2012 01:10
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The little schools that dominate the top of The Washington Post’s 2012 high school rankings confirm an accelerating trend in American education: We are moving away from the something-for-everyone shopping mall campuses that were once a national...
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GWU’s Knapp recalls playing with Chuck Brown
May 17, 2012 10:21
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Just before Chuck Brown took the stage at a George Washington University Alumni Weekend concert in September, the “Godfather of Go-Go” chatted with GWU President Steven Knapp, who is a percussionist. “He said, ‘Why don’t you come up on...
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What teachers don’t need (but are getting anyway)
May 17, 2012 04:00
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This was written by Paul Thomas, an associate professor of education at Furman University in South Carolina. A version of this first appeared on dailykos.com. By Paul Thomas Just days ago, I completed my 28th year as a teacher — 18 as a high...
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The (college) kids are alright
May 17, 2012 03:00
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This was written by Stephen Whittaker, a professor of rhetoric at The University of Scranton. By Stephen E. Whittaker For three decades, I have taught rhetoric in a university honors program, so I see the academic cream of the crop. Many of my...
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Meet the ‘worst’ 8th grade math teacher in NYC
May 16, 2012 04:00
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This was written by Aaron Pallas, professor of sociology and education at Teachers College, Columbia University. He writes the Sociological Eye on Education blog — where this post first appeared — for The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit,...
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Why education inequality persists — and how to fix it
May 16, 2012 03:00
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This was written by John Jackson, president of the Schott Foundation for Public Education, and Pedro Noguera, the Peter L. Agnew professor of education at New York University. By John H. Jackson and Pedro Noguera Read full article >> ...
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‘Call Me Maybe’ lip-sync craze hits college sports teams
May 16, 2012 01:10
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Being a college athlete often means spending hours on the road in a bus or van, heading to or from games at far-flung schools. And what do these students do to kill time? Apparently, learn all the words to Carly Rae Jepsen’s hit song, “Call Me...
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