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TEDxNYED 2013 Inside-Outside

April 27, 2013

TEDxNYED is a New York City-based TEDx event focused on education. The theme of this year’s TEDxNYED is Inside-Outside, a discussion about education from both inside...

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The 2013 School Leadership Summit

March 28, 2013

The Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL) and Steve Hargadon are pleased to announce the inaugural virtual and worldwide School Leadership Summit, Thursday, March...

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Designing Modern Learning Environments: Design Thinking for Education Leaders Hangout

February 20, 2013

GETideas.org seeks to help education leaders understand the impact of environment on learning and to leverage design when attempting to transform education systems. This Google...

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Midwest Educational Technology Conference (METC)

February 11 - February 13, 2013

  Midwest Education Technology Conference February 11-13, 2013 St. Charles Convention CenterSt. Louis, Missouri http://2013.metcconference.org/...

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U.S. Higher Education Leaders Call for Bold Action on Attainment

January 24, 2013

In an open letter released yesterday, leading U.S. college and university presidents called upon their colleagues to make retention and completion a critical priority to stem...

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Bringing It All Together: Empowering Education Leaders to Innovate Hangout

January 30, 2013

GETideas.org hosts this GooglePlus hangout to engage with noted thought leaders on how to help educators innovate. The discussion includes a dialogue on how innovation in...

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Public Universities to Offer Free Online Classes for Credit

January 23, 2013

In an arrangement with commercial company Academic Partnerships, dozens of public universities plan to offer an introductory online course free and for credit to anyone...

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State Spending on U.S. Higher Education Rebounds in Most States after Years of Decline

January 22, 2013

After falling nearly 11% since the 2008 fiscal year, state appropriations for U.S. higher education are on the rise in most states. Long-term effects of...

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    New Group to Serve as Forum for Global Quality Issues in Higher Ed
    Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
    September 17, 2012

    As higher education goes global, a new organization will serve as a forum for issues of international accreditation and quality assurance, from the regulation of overseas branch campuses to the oversight of free online courses. The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) has announced the formation of the CHEA International Quality Group, a membership organization that will serve as a venue both for common quality-assurance challenges faced by countries around the…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Higher Education, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning
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    Chicago Strike Could Influence Teacher-Accountability Debate
    Source: CNN Schools of Thought
    September 11, 2012

    Thousands of Chicago’s public school teachers are on strike for a second consecutive day as their union announced little progress toward a contract.The debate over teacher evaluations that’s taken center stage in the conflict could have major effects on a national scale, an education expert says. “Chicago absolutely matters,” said Elena Silva, senior associate for public policy engagement at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. ”I think what happens…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, Teaching & Learning
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    Australia’s PM: I Will Boost School Rankings
    Source: The Sydney Morning Herald
    September 5, 2012

    Prime Minister Julia Gillard plans to elevate the international standing of Australian schools, pledging to bring them into the top five education systems in the world by 2025. In the government’s response to the Gonski review of school funding, Gillard has announced a plan for an ‘Australian Education Act’ to enshrine a new funding model. This means that an incoming Coalition government would have to repeal the law if it wanted…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Education Reform, Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, Teaching & Learning
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    Drop in High School Test Results Causes U.K. Angst
    Source: Salon
    August 28, 2012

    Results for British high school test exams have fallen for the first time in 24 years, prompting some educators to accuse the government of arbitrarily toughening standards in a bid to curb grade inflation. The fall in tests for science, English, and other subjects has also drawn angst from students and parents, who say that students have been penalized to make a political statement. Education Secretary Michael Gove has denied leaning on…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, Teaching & Learning
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    ACT Report: Two-Thirds of U.S. College Students Are Not College Ready
    Source: EducationNews.org
    August 22, 2012

    Based on data collected from the American College Testing (ACT) exam, only a quarter of exam-takers are fully prepared for college-level work. More than half of the U.S. high school graduating class took the ACT exam, with more than one quarter of participants not meeting even one of the four ACT College Readiness Benchmarks in English, math, reading, and science. A further 15% of test takers met only one of the four…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Higher Education, Teaching & Learning
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    Amazon Starts Renting Out Printed Textbooks
    Source: Los Angeles Times
    August 13, 2012

    Last year Amazon announced digital-textbook rentals. Now Amazon has launched a new textbook-rental program, this time for print books. The program sends print copies to students, for a fee, with the stipulation that they be returned in reasonably good condition within 130 days unless other arrangements are made. Amazon charges shipping fees to send out the books, but renters can ship them back at no extra cost. Customers can buy the textbooks they are…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Teaching & Learning
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    Better Gauges of College Readiness May Be Key to Improving Graduation Rates
    July 31, 2012

    A new report by Jobs for the Future explores how U.S. institutions and states are grappling with the issue of college placement test and their effectiveness in gauging student preparedness for college-level courses. The report highlights emerging research, including a Community College Research Center study that found that students’ high-school grades are better predictors of college success than placement-test scores.

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Higher Education, Policy & Governance, Research, Teaching & Learning
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    Virtual Schools Not Passing the Test
    Source: NEA Today
    July 26, 2012

    According to a new study from the National Education Policy Center (U.S.), children who enroll in a K12 Inc. cyberschool are more likely to fall behind in reading and math, move between schools or leave school altogether. This research is important as K12 Inc. is the nation’s largest virtual school company, operating 48 full-time virtual schools in 2011-12 and providing services and support to dozens of other schools that offer online…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, E-Learning, ICT in Education, Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, Research, Teaching & Learning
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