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- Catalyst Crib Sheets$13 billion in new federal grants to urban school districts Jul 1, 2009
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, photo credit: U.S. Department of Education
The money represents the first of two payments targeted at disadvantaged and disabled students and their teachers.
Catalyst Crib SheetsOhio revising basic curriculum for pre-K-12 schools Jul 1, 2009
Department of Education hopes to make them clearer, fewer.
Cover StoriesParadigm shift Jun 1, 2009
The Obama administration, bolstered by enormous political capital, is setting the tone for Ohio’s aggressive new teacher quality efforts.
Cover StoriesUrban instruction Jun 1, 2009
Cincinnati Public Schools is a majority poor, majority-minority district. And it’s the kind of place some teachers-in-training don’t want to be. That’s why the district, in conjunction with the University of Cincinnati, have an intense student-teacher program in place to weed out those teachers who aren’t a good fit for an urban setting.
OpinionsLetter From the Editor Ohioans must check back in on public education in order to benefit our next generation -June, 2009
Viewpoints A good bet against bad policy Our founding editor finds satisfaction and frustration settling a wager. -June, 2009
Opinions Knocking down barriers It took years, some would say decades, to get universal preschool off the ground in Illinois. So when Preschool for All got a green light three years ago, it was cause for celebration, especially among early childhood education advocates who had worked assiduously behind the scenes and on the frontlines to make it happen. But then, a curious thing happened. In some places, shiny new preschool classrooms set up shop, and nobody came. -June, 2009
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