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Oklahoma KIDS COUNT factbook 2009

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.odl.state.ok.us (Views: 76, Clicks: 7)  
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The Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy has teamed with the Annie E. Casey Foundation to provide this comprehensive online tool to provide information about children and families living in our state and communities, allowing the generation of custom reports at no cost to the user.

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No More A’s for Good Behavior

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 106, Clicks: 35)  
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Should students be rewarded for being good school citizens, well organized and hard-working? Or should grades represent exclusively a student’s mastery of the material?

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Norman fundraising for World War II vets takes flight

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 75, Clicks: 20)  
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All 16 Norman elementary schools are raising money to send World War II veterans to Washington next year to visit memorials and monuments dedicated to the veterans and their comrades.

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How to help African-American males in school: Treat them like gifted students

nitajo sumitted ago via http://voices.washingtonpost.com (Views: 148, Clicks: 73)  
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Yvette Jackson -- When I was the executive director of instruction and professional development for the New York City Public Schools, I grew keenly aware of the challenges schools face in educating African-American males. For many reasons, far too many boys don’t get the support at home or in the community they need to thrive as adults. Instead, that job falls almost completely on their schools. And that means it comes down to their teachers.

1 comments | Tags: yvette jackson african-american males achievement gap black males council of great city schools | Topic: Secondary BAD >_<

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How value-added scores work (video)

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 139, Clicks: 16)  
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The Times' Jason Song and Jason Felch report on value-added analysis.

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Del Crest eighth-grade class has new laptops for learning

nitajo sumitted ago via http://newsok.com (Views: 103, Clicks: 5)  
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Title I federal grants paid for new Apple MacBooks for 194 eighth-graders at Del Crest Middle School in Del City. The laptops are hoped to boost student performance and help keep them in school.

0 comments | Tags: federal grants midwest city-del city school district del crest middle school del city oklahoma student achievement | Topic: In the Class BAD >_<

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Oklahoma colleges embracing iPad

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 97, Clicks: 8)  
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Oklahoma colleges are embracing the iPad in the hope that the new device will offer flexibility and functionality while also providing relief for students' spines and wallets.

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Elementary Mathematics Specialists and Teacher Leaders Project

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.mathspecialists.org (Views: 139, Clicks: 11)  
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AMTE, ASSM, NCSM and NCTM Release Joint Position Statement on the Role of Elementary Mathematics Specialists in Teaching and Learning of Mathematics - May 2010

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Prime-time television tackles autism

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.cnn.com (Views: 162, Clicks: 5)  
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Perhaps because tackling a sensitive issue such as living with a child with special needs can take a deft touch from the writers, producers and actors, a storyline dealing with autism spectrum disorders isn't something that's been portrayed often in Hollywood.

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100,000 teachers nationwide face layoffs

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 118, Clicks: 7)  
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Senior congressional Democrats and the Obama administration scrambled Wednesday to line up support for $23 billion in federal aid to avert an estimated 100,000 or more school layoffs in a brutal year for education budgets coast to coast.

3 comments | Tags: president obama school funding education jobs tom harkin arne duncan | Topic: Teaching Jobs BAD >_<

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