2013 |
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May |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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May. 7th
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Education
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On average, NC teachers are way above average
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April |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Apr. 30th
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Education
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News flash: NC Pre-K is a voucher program
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Apr. 23rd
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Education
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Responding to critics of school vouchers
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Apr. 9th
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Education
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Legislative palisades meet school grades
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Apr. 2nd
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Education
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A closer look at teacher tenure, part 2
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March |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Mar. 26th
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Education
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A closer look at teacher tenure, part 1
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Mar. 20th
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Education
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The Excellent Public Schools Act of 2013
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Mar. 13th
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Education
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School voucher research
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Mar. 5th
|
Education
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The Second Annual Education Statistical-palooza
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February |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Feb. 26th
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Education
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Should we be banking on the NEA ranking?
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Feb. 19th
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Education
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McCrory's State of the State Address
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Feb. 12th
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Education
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A response to the DPI rebuttal of my response to DPI personnel data
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Feb. 6th
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Education
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Media ignores public school job numbers
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January |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Jan. 29th
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Education
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A guide to upcoming legislative session: Education edition
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Jan. 22nd
|
Education
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Ten unanswered questions about NC public schools
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Jan. 16th
|
Education
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McCrory is late to class
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Jan. 8th
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Education
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An overview of teacher quality research in North Carolina
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2012 |
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December |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Dec. 11th
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Education
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NC vs. the world: Results from TIMSS
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Dec. 4th
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Education
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When is a charter school not a charter school?
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November |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Nov. 27th
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Education
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We're tied for 26th! We're tied for 26th!
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Nov. 20th
|
Education
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A depressing take on public education
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Nov. 7th
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Education
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What's next for education in North Carolina?
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October |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Oct. 30th
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Education
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Truth about Republican "cuts" to K-12 education
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Oct. 16th
|
Education
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State Board of Education: Our vision is the system
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Oct. 9th
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Education
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A Review of Walter Dalton's Education Plan
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Oct. 3rd
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Education
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Tony Tata vs. Al Qaeda
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September |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Sep. 25th
|
Education
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The definitive thumbnail guide to the 2012 SAT scores
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Sep. 18th
|
Education
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Another hole in the forced busing argument
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Sep. 12th
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Education
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The CTU strike and the future of education reform
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Sep. 5th
|
Education
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"Won't Back Down": A movie with a school choice message
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August |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Aug. 29th
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Education
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Update on recent school choice research
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Aug. 21st
|
Education
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Help wanted: The second annual public school jobs newsletter
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Aug. 7th
|
Education
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Yeah, about those graduation rates...
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July |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Jul. 31st
|
Education
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Charter school showdown in Raleigh
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Jul. 18th
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Education
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The soft bigotry of low expectations is alive and well
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Jul. 3rd
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Education
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I, for one, do not welcome our new public school overlord
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June |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Jun. 26th
|
Education
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Overview of the state K-12 education budget
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Jun. 19th
|
Education
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Tax credit scholarships: the threat that isn't
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Jun. 12th
|
Education
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Overview of the Senate K-12 education budget
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Jun. 5th
|
Education
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State Board of Education: Virtual charter schools need not apply
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May |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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May. 29th
|
Education
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Overview of the House K-12 education budget
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May. 22nd
|
Education
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Lessons from CIS evaluations
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May. 16th
|
Education
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NC schools got jobbed by one-time EduJobs money
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May. 8th
|
Education
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Fact Check: Graduation rates, teacher pay, per-pupil expenditures
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May. 1st
|
Education
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How excellent is the Excellent Public Schools Act?
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April |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Apr. 24th
|
Education
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Do charter schools harm school districts?
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Apr. 17th
|
Education
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What does a quality education cost?
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Apr. 10th
|
Education
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School superintendent complaints are eight years too late
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Apr. 4th
|
Education
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McCrory's education plan: Reform for the "new normal"
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March |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Mar. 27th
|
Education
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Education: A national security concern
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Mar. 20th
|
Education
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State officials pitch $151 million budget boost
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Mar. 13th
|
Education
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Ladd vs. Peterson on education and poverty
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Mar. 6th
|
Education
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The First Annual Education Statistical-palooza
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February |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Feb. 28th
|
Education
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State Board of Education response to charter growth
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Feb. 21st
|
Education
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NC is 42nd (not 49th) in per-pupil spending
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Feb. 14th
|
Education
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School choice: Crime-fighter
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Feb. 1st
|
Education
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Raising the compulsory attendance age: Worth the cost?
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January |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Jan. 24th
|
Education
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Teacher effectiveness ratings: The start of something good
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Jan. 17th
|
Education
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Four arguments for increasing education funding
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Jan. 11th
|
Education
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Math instruction and slavery word problems: Mistake or method?
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Jan. 3rd
|
Education
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Ten big changes coming to NC public schools in 2012
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2011 |
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December |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Dec. 13th
|
Education
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Charter schools and Howard Lee: A complicated relationship
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Dec. 6th
|
Education
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Time is not on their side
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November |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Nov. 22nd
|
Education
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Twitter Tales: I got dumped by Diane Ravitch
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Nov. 16th
|
Education
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Should schools ban soda and junk food?
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Nov. 8th
|
Education
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DPI gets it right on WorkKeys
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Nov. 2nd
|
Education
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Special Wednesday Edition: No jape on the NAEP
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October |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Oct. 25th
|
Education
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Digital Learning: A Roadmap for Reform
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Oct. 18th
|
Education
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Community college remediation: The dialogue continues
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Oct. 11th
|
Education
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Do the Wake County school board elections matter?
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Oct. 4th
|
Education
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High school graduates struggle in community colleges
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September |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Sep. 27th
|
Education
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What does CMS's Broad Prize mean for Wake County Schools?
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Sep. 20th
|
Education
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The American Jobs Act, Part 2: School personnel
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Sep. 14th
|
Education
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The American Jobs Act, Part 1: School construction
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August |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Aug. 30th
|
Education
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Are North Carolina's schools globally competitive?
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Aug. 16th
|
Education
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Help wanted: The first annual public school jobs newsletter
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Aug. 9th
|
Education
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An overview of the 2010-2011 graduation rates and state test results
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Aug. 1st
|
Education
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Group therapy: The Save Our Schools (SOS) march
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July |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Jul. 26th
|
Education
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Education spending in North Carolina: The ranking problem
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Jul. 19th
|
Education
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New research on school segregation will stir debate
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Jul. 12th
|
Education
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Does testing invariably lead to cheating?
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June |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Jun. 24th
|
Education
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Why do liberals send their children to private school?
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Jun. 21st
|
Education
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Judge Manning: The beatings will continue until morale improves
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Jun. 14th
|
Education
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The graduation rate mystery (Sesame Street song included)
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Jun. 7th
|
Education
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Flex cut: Republicans embrace a bad Democratic idea
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May |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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May. 31st
|
Education
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Class size research: A recap
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May. 24th
|
Education
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Obama pushes NC public schools off the "funding cliff"
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May. 17th
|
Education
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Teacher turnover, 2009-10: A first look
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May. 17th
|
Education
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Teacher turnover, 2009-10: A first look
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May. 10th
|
Education
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We don't need no [nationalized] education
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May. 3rd
|
Education
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Choices for special-needs families: A response to Atkinson and Harrison
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April |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Apr. 26th
|
Education
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Performance pay, CMS style
|
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Apr. 19th
|
Education
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Teacher assistants and student performance: What does the research say?
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Apr. 12th
|
Education
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Rethinking payroll deduction allowances for public employee associations
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Apr. 5th
|
Education
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Charter schools: Not a passing fad like forced sterilization or disco
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March |
|---|
| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Mar. 29th
|
Education
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The Teacher Pay Debate
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Mar. 22nd
|
Education
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School Accreditation: Seven Devils in Exchange for One
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Mar. 15th
|
Education
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Inputs, Outcomes, and the NC Association of Educators
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Mar. 8th
|
Education
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NC State Board of Education: Membership has its privileges
|
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Mar. 1st
|
Education
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A treatise on testing
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February |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Feb. 22nd
|
Education
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Bev's Bumpy Budget
|
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Feb. 15th
|
Education
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Tuition tax credits now!
|
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Feb. 8th
|
Education
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The charter school battle continues
|
|
Feb. 1st
|
Education
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Science test results revealed!
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January |
|---|
| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Jan. 26th
|
Education
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Seeing red: Legislators, charter schools, and the NCAE
|
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Jan. 18th
|
Education
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Education and diversity in Wake County
|
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Jan. 12th
|
Education
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Education spending and productivity in Charlotte
|
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Jan. 4th
|
Education
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Perdue: Bad public education is a birthright
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2010 |
|---|
December |
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| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Dec. 21st
|
Education
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United States = Hungary on international test
|
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Dec. 14th
|
Education
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Charter school haters lack facts, moxie
|
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Dec. 7th
|
Education
|
The NC Virtual Public School rocks!
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November |
|---|
| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Nov. 30th
|
Education
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Poverty and education reform: The Friedman/Strauss debate
|
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Nov. 16th
|
Education
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The dropout dilemma (in stereo)
|
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Nov. 9th
|
Education
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Voters signal support for neighborhood schools and choice
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Nov. 2nd
|
Education
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Searching for the truth about math achievement
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October |
|---|
| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Oct. 26th
|
Education
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New UNC-G ed school leader: Reason for optimism?
|
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Oct. 19th
|
Education
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Is public education a form of welfare?
|
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Oct. 12th
|
Education
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Social Studies Standards Redux
|
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Oct. 5th
|
Education
|
Follow the Money, Education Edition
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September |
|---|
| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Sep. 30th
|
Education
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Obama's Muddled Education Agenda
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Sep. 21st
|
Education
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Race to the Top feeds political patronage
|
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Sep. 14th
|
Education
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Hot in Cleveland
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August |
|---|
| Date | Research Topic | Newsletter |
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Aug. 31st
|
Education
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'A sound mind in a sound body.'
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Aug. 24th
|
Education
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Demographics aren't destiny
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Aug. 18th
|
Education
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"Speaking Out Against a State Empire"
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Aug. 10th
|
Education
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Welcome
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