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Romney's Education Plan
Posted by Nancy Townes -- STAFF on May 24, 2012 at 9:50am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Here is an overview of Mitt Romney's education plan, courtesy of Fritzwire.com:
Message Points: Mitt Romney's Plan to Restore the Promise of America's Education System
Top-Line Message Points: Education Reform That Gives Every Child A Chance
· As president, Mitt Romney will pursue genuine education reform that puts parents and students' interests ahead of special…
Continue Free Webinar: Teacher Evaluation and Assessment in an Era of Education Reform
Posted by Nancy Townes -- STAFF on May 24, 2012 at 7:56am 0 Comments 0 Likes
— May 29, 7:00 pm ET -- Many states are implementing new teacher evaluation policies. Learn more about this policy trend and what teachers in some states are doing to work with the new processes. We’ll also share tips and strategies for working towards a fair evaluation for teachers of “non-tested” subjects. Register here.
ED Announces the Race to the Top District Competition
Posted by Nancy Townes -- STAFF on May 24, 2012 at 7:30am 0 Comments 0 Likes
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Continue NEWS ITEM: Secretary Duncan will make an announcement regarding dictrict level RTTT
Posted by Nancy Townes -- STAFF on May 21, 2012 at 11:32am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 22, Secretary Duncan will announce the Department's plans for a district-level Race to the Top competition. The forum will air at Noon Eastern Time on the agency's USTREAM channel at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/education-department. FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO
News: Indiana Teachers Face Changes in Evaluation and Compensation
Posted by Susan Lambert --STAFF on May 16, 2012 at 3:04pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Like their counterparts in many states across the country, educators in Indiana are facing new evaluation and compensation systems.
Excerpt: Under the new system, performance, instructional leadership and the academic needs of students can be added to the mix and the old factors can’t account for more than one-third of the calculation in…
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The best music advocacy is being a great teacher.
Posted by Amanda M on May 12, 2012 at 1:43pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Excerpt:
If the state of Florida were given a grade for teacher appreciation, it would most certainly be a D, at best. Rick Scott's horrendous public education policies, such as the Merit Pay Bill, Parent Trigger Bill, and over-emphasis on the…
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ARTS and the ECONOMY
Posted by Sue Rarus -- STAFF on May 11, 2012 at 12:19pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
The Arts, New Growth Theory, and Economic Development
http://www.brookings.edu/events/2012/0510_arts_development.aspx
Check out the webinar on that link above, Brookings Inst. and the National Endowment for the Arts!
RESEARCH/DATA: NEW JERSEY's ARTS EDUCATION CENSUS
Posted by Sue Rarus -- STAFF on May 11, 2012 at 11:16am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Courtesy NJ Arts Education Partnership:
The widely anticipated report Keeping the Promise - Arts Education for Every Child: The Distance Traveled - The Journey Remaining was released May 10, 2012 at the historic Patriots Theater in the War Memorial in Trenton. This is the follow-up study to the 2006 New Jersey Arts Education Census report WIthin Our Power.
The New Jersey Arts Education Census Project (NJAECP) is a partnership of the New Jersey State Council on…
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Romney on the Department of Education
Started by Nancy Townes -- STAFF Apr 17. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Romney :"I will either consolidate with another agency, or perhaps make it a heck of a lot smaller. I'm not going to get rid of it entirely," he said, citing the political risks inherent to advocating an end to the department as a whole.Any thoughts…Continue
What do you think about "measuring" music students? I am thinking in terms of accountability.
Started by Nancy Townes -- STAFF. Last reply by Amy K. Anderson Apr 15. 15 Replies 1 Like
Is it possible to measure music? If so, is it fair to students and teachers? What are the pros and cons?
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