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Coming in Spring 2012: A Fresh Look at Teaching and Learning
11/3/2011
In fall 2011, Jobs for the Future (JFF), supported by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, began defining a framework for building the knowledge base for a deeper learning experience through student-centered approaches.
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Boston Opportunity Agenda issues first annual report card
10/26/2011
The Boston Opportunity Agenda marks the first time that the City of Boston, the Boston Public Schools, the city’s leading public charities and many local foundations have come together to ensure that all residents have access to the education necessary for upward economic mobility, civic engagement, and lifelong learning for themselves and their families.
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iNACOL releases two papers on Competency-Based Learning
7/25/2011
The International Association for K-12 Online Learning has released two insightful reports that share knowledge on enhancing and advancing competency-based learning options.
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Integrating Technology with Student-Centered Learning - Executive Summary
7/15/2011
The Executive Summary to the NMEF report which presents the potential technology holds to expand education beyond traditional boundaries and support key practices of student-centered learning.
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Integrating Technology with Student-Centered Learning
7/14/2011
NMEF's report, "Integrating Technology with Student-Centered Learning," cites research revealing 43 percent of high school students feel unprepared to use technology as they look ahead to college and work. The report goes on to present the potential technology holds to expand education beyond traditional boundaries and support key practices of student-centered learning.
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A Roadmap for Next-Generation State Accountability Systems
6/23/2011
The Council of Chief State School Officers' Next-Generation Accountability Task Force has released a Roadmap for Next-Generation State Accountability Systems.
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Pathways to Prosperity: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing Young Americans for the 21st Century
4/14/2011
Funded in part by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, Pathways to Prosperity contends that in order to regain the educational leadership we held for more than a century, the United States must build a more comprehensive network of pathways to serve youth in high school and beyond.
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Securing the Dream: Power, Progress, Prosperity
1/31/2011
The authors of these five reports, published by the Gaston Institute at UMass Boston, have given a great deal of thought to the implications of the disparities (in education, economics, and health) for the lives of Latinos.
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Community Organizing & Engagement for Education Reform - A Directory of New England Organizations
1/25/2011
Intended to be useful to people and organizations working on education reform in New England, this directory is presented as a snapshot in time; we are aware that the information about the organizations will evolve. The Web address and contact information is included for each organization so the reader can find newer information.
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The Strengths & Challenges of Community Organizing as an Education Reform Strategy - Executive Summary
1/25/2011
An overview of the highlights of full report, examining the impact of community organizing on education policy, school capacity and student educational outcomes.
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