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Local education news:

Seattle School Board to consider bus plan, advertising, superintendent contract, Seattle Times

 

Seattle schools send layoff notices to 45 employees, Seattle Times

 

Seattle's narrowing inequality and surprisingly poor Asian and African Americans, Crosscut

 

EDITORIAL | State help for higher education dwindling, needs stabilizing, The Olympian

 

Education policy:

Colorado legislature veered away from major education bills during 2012 session, Denver Post

 

NSBA comments on U.S. Chamber of Commerce report on school boards, NSBA

 

Testing & assessments:

Backer of Common Core School Curriculum Is Chosen to Lead College Board, New York Times

 

Common Core Standards — An Intrusion into State Business?, Education News

 

2 Denver schools investigated for abnormalities on standardized tests, Denver Post

 

Michigan Explores Ideas on Computer-based Student Assessment, Education News

 

Statistics Agency to Review 'Best High Schools' Data, Education Week

 

Education methods:

Coalition Aims to Bring More Learning Time to Schools, Education News

 

Comparing Countries' Instructional Hours, Education Week

 

Study: Feminizing STEM Role Models Turns Off Girls, Education Week

 

Child development:

Julia Steiny: A Focus on Brain Development, Relationships Pays Off, Education News

 

Sleep Timing a Weighty Problem for Students, Education Week

 

Access & equity:

COLUMN | Why education inequality persists — and how to fix it, Washington Post

 

Teaching profession:

Teacher Performance Assessment Under Scrutiny, Education Week

 

Rural Hurdles in Recruiting, Training, Retaining Spec. Ed. Teachers, Education Week

 

Lawsuit takes aim at California's legal protections for teachers, Los Angeles Times

 

COLUMN | Meet the ‘worst’ 8th grade math teacher in NYC, Washington Post

 

Higher education:

Why So Many Ph.D.s Are On Food Stamps, NPR

Other news:

Mitt Romney’s ‘hijinks’ seen as bullying today, Boston Globe

 
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